Maurice Tavant
Tavant, Maurice 
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| Birth Name | Tavant, Maurice |
| Weight class | lightweight |
| nationality | French |
| birthday | November 16, 1936 |
| place of birth | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| style | Left-hand boom |
| size | 1.67 meters |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 71 |
| Victories | 51 |
| Knockout victories | 29 |
| Defeats | 16 |
| draw | 4th |
Maurice Tavant (born November 16, 1936 in Tournon-sur-Rhône ) is a former French boxer . He was the European lightweight professional boxer champion .
Career
After a short amateur period, Maurice Tavant became a professional boxer in 1959. His domicile was Lyon , his manager and trainer Robert Peronne. He played his first professional fight on October 25, 1959 in Paris , losing to his French compatriot Andre Olivier in the lightweight. He then remained undefeated in 18 fights. Among other things, he defeated it on June 23, 1961 in Lyon in the revenge Andre Olivier on points. On April 9, 1962 he lost in Lyon surprisingly against the Algerian Belhadri Belkheir by knockout, but was able to defeat this in the revenge on October 1, 1962 in Lyon on points.
In the following two years he fought against domestic and foreign boxers with varying degrees of success. On August 10, 1963 he lost in San Piero di Bagno against the Italian master Piero Brandi on points, while on November 29, 1964 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle he clearly beat the German master Karl Furcht on points.
On June 30, 1965 he boxed in Villeurbanne for the first time for the French championship. He beat defending champion Daniel Demeux on points in the super lightweight and won the title. A few months later he defeated in Villeurbanne in the fight for the European title at lightweight the Italians Franco Brondi in the 3rd round KO on February 5 Maurice Tavant defended that title in the Kieler Ostseehalle against the charge of manager Theo Wittenbrinck Lothar evening by a Technical knockout win in the 10th round. On April 16, he was able to defend his title again in Villeurbanne. He beat Aldo Pravisani from Italy on points.
On November 3, 1966, Maurice Tavant lost the European title in Copenhagen by losing points to the Dane Borge Krogh .
His attempt to become French lightweight champion, he had to give back the super-lightweight championship title before his European championship fights, failed on May 17, 1968 when he only reached a draw against defending champion René Roque in Villeurbanne , which meant that the champion remained. On January 27, 1969 Maurice Tavant got this title with a technical knockout victory over Leonard Tavarez , who had previously dethroned René Roque, then after all. On June 5, 1969, he met Borge Krogh again in Copenhagen. But he also won this fight for revenge on points.
On March 31, Maurice Tavant had the Panamanian Ismail Laguna as an opponent in the Palais des Sports in Lyon . For him it was about no more or less than getting into the big international boxing business with a victory over Laguna, who recently had the world championship title of the boxing associations WBA and WBC. The attempt failed because Maurice Tavant lost in this fight on points. Laguna was later then again world champion of the above. Associations.
On November 6, 1971 Maurice Tavant lost in Lyon while trying again to become French super lightweight champion by a knockout loss to Roger Zami. That was his last fight.
Maurice Tavant was a good technician, but he also had a hard punch, as proven by his 29 knockout victories in 51 won fights.
Title fights as a professional
| date | place | for the title of | Weight class | Result |
| June 30, 1965 | Villeurbanne | France | Super light | Points victory over Daniel Demeux |
| 10/9/1965 | Villeurbanne | Europe (EBU) | Light | KO victory in the 3rd round over Franco Brondi, Italy |
| 5.2.1966 | Ostseehalle Kiel | Europe (EBU) | Light | Technical knockout victory in the 10th round over Lothar Abend, Germany |
| April 16, 1966 | Villeurbanne | Europe (EBU) | Light | Points victory over Aldo Pravisani, Italy |
| November 3, 1966 | Copenhagen | Europe (EBU) | Light | Point loss to Borge Krogh, Denmark |
| May 17, 1968 | Villeurbanne | France | Light | Tie against René Roque , France |
| January 27, 1969 | Palais des Sports Paris | France | Light | Technical knockout victory over Leonard Tavarez |
| 11/6/1971 | Lyon | France | Super light | Technical knockout loss against Roger Zami |
literature
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tavant, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tournon-sur-Rhône |