Josué Blocus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Edmond Blocus |
| Nationality |  France/: United States |
| Born | 20 November 1969 Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Super Heavyweight |
| Club | AS Fresnes 94 |
Josué Edmond Blocus (born 20 November 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 Adalat Mamedov, 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[]
External links[]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- Heavyweight boxers
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of France
- French male boxers