Josué Blocus

Josué Blocus
Personal information
Full name Josué Edmond Blocus
Nationality  France
Born (1969-11-20) November 20, 1969
Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super Heavyweight
Club AS Fresnes 94

Josué Edmond Blocus (born November 20, 1969 in Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe) is a French heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1996 Olympics. Blocus is a black Frenchman whose family is from Guadeloupe.

Amateur

At the 1996 European Championships in Vejle, Denmark, he beat Zoran Manojlovic (Yugoslavia) but lost to Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus) on points.

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta he fought as a superheavyweight and beat Jesús Guevara, Venezuela, RSC-2 (02:13) but was stopped in the second round by big-punching Adaliat Marnedov, Azerbaijan by RSC-1 (02:11).

Professional

He turned pro in 1997, showing big power in six early wins, including one over Sedreck Fields. He then fought only five times over the next five years before getting outpointed in 2002 by Friday Ahunanya and knocked out by club fighter Guerrero (record 15-6). In 2007, at age 37, he rebounded and scored the biggest win of his pro career, beating Canadian champion David Cadieux on the road.

Professional boxing record

16 Wins (14 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 6-7 United States Darryl Holley TKO 1 09/10/2010 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win 16-1 Canada David Cadieux SD 12 12/05/2007 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 113-115.
Win 9-2-1 United States Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha TKO 7 16/06/2006 Georgia (U.S. state) Duluth, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the seventh round.
Win 14-23-2 United States Eric "Hollywood" Starr TKO 4 16/12/2005 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Loss 15-6-3 United States Ron "El Tejanito" Guerrero RTD 5 15/02/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Blocus did not come out for the sixth round.
Loss 16-1 Nigeria Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya SD 10 01/06/2002 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 93-97, 93-97, 96-95.
Win 10-3-1 United States Albert "Hammer" Stewart TKO 3 30/03/2002 Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the third round.
Win 7-15 United States Kevin Rosier TKO 1 09/12/2000 France Villeurbanne, Rhone, France
Win 22-5 United States Mario Cawley UD 6 28/11/2000 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4-3-1 United States Clarence Goins TKO 1 13/11/1999 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the first round.
Win 10-19 United States Lou Turichiarelli TKO 1 12/06/1999 Massachusetts Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3-1 United States Juan Pablo Rodriguez TKO 1 09/05/1998 California Sacramento, California, United States
Win 0-3 United States Gene Jones KO 2 18/10/1997 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Jones knocked out at 1:09 of the second round.
Win 2-7 United States Ronnie "The Bear" Smith TKO 3 17/06/1997 Mississippi Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the third round.
Win 1-0 United States James Lester TKO 1 07/06/1997 California Sacramento, California, United States
Win 3-7-1 United States Alonzo Hollis TKO 3 14/05/1997 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the third round.
Win 0-2 United States Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields KO 1 05/05/1997 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 0-1 United States Russell Pugh KO 1 26/04/1997 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

External links

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