Jackson Chanet (born February 7, 1978) is a French boxer best known for winning the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships heavyweight title.
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| Full name | Jackson Chanet | ||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1978 Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne | ||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||||
| Club | CP Saint Dizier | ||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editChanet was French heavyweight (201 lb limit) champ from 1998- 2000. At the Euros he defeated Sebastian Köber (Germany), Magomed Aripgadjiev (Azerbaijan) and Emil Garai (Hungary) before earning a DQ victory over Russian southpaw Sultan Ibragimov DSQ-4 to win the European heavyweight crown. At the Olympics he lost the rematch against Ibragimov.
Professional career
editAt the pros he fought largely at super middleweight (168 lb), 31 lb less than as an amateur. He also won a European title against Vitali Tsypko in 2005 but was KOd by Armenian Mger Mkrtchyan in his first defense. In 2006 he lost to David Gogiya.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Jackson Chanet from BoxRec (registration required)