Maurice Huguenin

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Maurice Huguenin
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight, bantamweight
NationalityFrench
Born(1909-11-03)3 November 1909
Paris, France
Boxing record
Total fights110
Wins72
Wins by KO33
Losses28
Draws10

Maurice Huguenin (born 3 November 1909) was a French boxer who won the French flyweight title,[1] and challenged for the European flyweight title on two occasions and the European bantamweight title once.

Career[]

Born in Paris, Huguenin made his professional debut in March 1926, losing to Victor Crauc. After mixed results in his first three years as a pro, in 1929 he started a winning run that lasted until 1932, including wins over Joe Mendiola, Italian champion Orlando Magliozzi, , and future European champion Praxille Gydé.

In the latter half of 1932 he lost twice (to and ), with two drawn fights against .

In February 1933 he got his first shot at the European title against defending champion Gydé. The fight went the distance, with Gydé taking a split decision.

During the rest of 1933 and 1934 Huguenin won 26 fights (including victories over , , Eugene Huat, and three over ), with one draw (with Angelmann) and two losses (to and Benny Lynch).[2]

In January 1934, Huguenin was ranked 8 in the world at flyweight in a list compiled by 100 American boxing critics.[3] A year later he was ranked fourth by The Ring magazine.[4]

He started 1935 with a win over Gino Cattaneo before facing Gydé in late January for the European and French titles. Gydé took a points decision to retain the titles.

In late 1935 he suffered three straight defeats, to Cuban champion Rafael Valdez, Jimmy Warnock (in a fight that set an attendance record of 15,000 for an indoor fight in Ireland),[5][6] and .

His third attempt to win a European title came in February 1937, when he lost on points to in Brussels for the bantamweight title.[7][8] He won his next two fights, drawing the next, before losing by a first-round knockout to Peter Kane in June 1937.[9] Only a week later he beat Young Gonzalez in what would prove to be his final winning bout. He lost his last nine fights, including a third-round knockout at the hands of Panama Al Brown,[10] before retiring in late 1938.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Boxing Ring". The Star ("Green 'Un"). 23 March 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Lynch and Maharg Win". Dundee Courier. 9 August 1934. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Best Flyweights". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 January 1934. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Boxers' Ranking". Portsmouth Evening News. 23 January 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Warnock's Skill". Belfast News-Letter. 21 November 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Tough Test for Warnock". Northern Whig. 4 February 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Huguenin After European Bantam Title". Northern Whig. 29 January 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Nicholas Petit-Biquet...". Portsmouth Evening News. 5 February 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Kane's Quick Win: Huguenin Knocked Out in Less Than Three Minutes". Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Huguenin K.O.'D". Northern Whig. 24 September 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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