Antoine Porcel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antoine Porcel

French boxer (1937-2014)

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Oran, Oran Province, Algeria

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2014

Profession: boxer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Antoine "Tony" Porcel (17 December 1937 – 22 March 2014) was a French boxer.
He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he was disqualified in his third bout against Sergei Sivko.
In 1963 he turned professional and retired in 1973 with a record of 26 wins (11 by knockout), 25 losses and 10 draws.
He was the French bantamweight champion in 1966–67 and 1970–71, and lost a 1966 match for the European flyweight title to René Libeer.
He later became a boxing trainer, and died from Alzheimer's disease at the age 76.