Jean Josselin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jean Josselin

French boxer

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Profession: boxer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jean Josselin

  • Jean Josselin (born 6 January 1940) is a retired French welterweight boxer.
  • He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
  • After that he turned professional and won his first 19 bouts.
  • On 25 April 1966 he won the European Boxing Union (EBU) title, and later in 1966 unsuccessfully contested the WBC and WBA titles against Curtis Cokes.
  • He lost the EBU title to Carmelo Bossi in 1967, regained it from Silvano Bertini in 1969, and lost four months later to Johann Orsolics.
  • Josselin retired in 1972 after a string of 8 losses, 4 draws and 1 victory.

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