Bruno Girard (born November 25, 1970) was a French professional boxer who competed in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, he held the WBA title in both divisions.
Bruno Girard | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1970 Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
Professional boxing career
editThe light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged Byron Mitchell for WBA and Lineal Super Middleweight Titles in 1999, in his first US fight. The fight was a draw,[1] and in the rematch in 2000 Girard won a unanimous decision to win the titles. Girard defended the belt once against Manny Siaca and then was stripped of the title for declining a rematch.
In late 2001 he moved up to light heavyweight and took on southpaw Lou Del Valle for the Vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title and drew with him. Later that year, he took on Robert Koon for the Vacant belt, and won via TKO. He defended the belt twice including a rematch with Del Valle,[2] before losing to Mehdi Sahnoune via 7th-round TKO in 2003. Girard retired after the bout.
Professional boxing record
edit| 48 fights | 42 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 35 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Loss | 42–4–2 | Mehdi Sahnoune | TKO | 7 (12) | Mar 8, 2003 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | Lost WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 47 | Win | 42–3–2 | Lou Del Valle | SD | 12 (12) | Jul 13, 2002 | Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, France | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 46 | Win | 41–3–2 | Thomas Hansvoll | UD | 12 (12) | May 23, 2002 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 45 | Win | 40–3–2 | Robert Koon | TKO | 11 (12) | Dec 22, 2001 | Le Zénith, Orléans, France | Won vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 44 | Draw | 39–3–2 | Lou Del Valle | SD | 12 (12) | Aug 4, 2001 | Plage du Prado, Marseille, France | For vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Marco Antonio Duarte | KO | 4 (8) | May 14, 2001 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Manny Siaca | SD | 12 (12) | Sep 16, 2000 | Châteauroux, Indre, France | Retained WBA super-middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Byron Mitchell | UD | 12 (12) | Apr 8, 2000 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Won WBA super-middleweight title |
| 40 | Draw | 36–3–1 | Byron Mitchell | SD | 12 (12) | Dec 11, 1999 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | For WBA super-middleweight title |
| 39 | Win | 36–3 | Juergen Hartenstein | TKO | 8 (12) | Jun 7, 1999 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | Retained EBU super-middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 35–3 | Andrey Shkalikov | SD | 12 (12) | Apr 10, 1999 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Won vacant EBU super-middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–3 | Rob Bleakley | TKO | 6 (8) | Feb 26, 1999 | Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France | |
| 36 | Win | 33–3 | Michel Simeon | PTS | 6 (6) | Dec 3, 1998 | Épernay, Marne, France | |
| 35 | Win | 32–3 | Hassan Mokhtar | PTS | 8 (8) | Nov 6, 1998 | Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France | |
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | Patrice Cord'Homme | PTS | 10 (10) | May 16, 1998 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | Retained France super-middleweight title |
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | Darren Dorrington | PTS | 8 (8) | Mar 30, 1998 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain | |
| 32 | Win | 29–3 | Allaoua Anki | UD | 10 (10) | Feb 3, 1998 | Pont-Audemer, Eure, France | Retained France super-middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28–3 | Orlando Wiet | PTS | 8 (8) | Dec 6, 1997 | Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | |
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Darren Sweeney | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 5, 1997 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain | |
| 29 | Win | 26–3 | Vitaliy Kopytko | KO | 6 (?) | Oct 10, 1997 | Selles-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Jean-Roger Tsidjo | PTS | 10 (10) | Apr 4, 1997 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | Retained France super-middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Mathieu Raybier | PTS | 10 (10) | Feb 14, 1997 | Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France | |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Jean-Roger Tsidjo | UD | 10 (10) | Apr 13, 1996 | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Won France super-middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Abderhaman Taouri | PTS | 8 (8) | Feb 24, 1996 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Janos Ferenc Dobai | PTS | 8 (8) | Oct 27, 1995 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Gaston Cool | PTS | 8 (8) | May 6, 1995 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 22 | Loss | 19–3 | Tshimanga M'Biye | PTS | 10 (10) | Mar 11, 1995 | Lille, Nord, France | For France super-middleweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Mohamed Siluvangi | PTS | 8 (8) | Jun 24, 1994 | Sedan, Ardennes, France | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Hamid Hadi | PTS | 8 (8) | May 20, 1994 | Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Gaston Cool | PTS | 6 (6) | Apr 8, 1994 | Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Rund Kanika | PTS | 6 (6) | Feb 1, 1994 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Blagoy Sokolov | PTS | 8 (8) | Dec 3, 1993 | Châteauroux, Indre, France | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Marvin O'Brien | PTS | 8 (8) | Oct 15, 1993 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Christophe Younsi | PTS | 6 (6) | May 19, 1993 | Soissons, Aisne, France | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Kristo Slavchev | KO | 4 (?) | Apr 9, 1993 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Konstantin Semerdjiev | PTS | 6 (6) | Feb 11, 1993 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Tzvetan Todorov | PTS | 6 (6) | Nov 29, 1992 | Chenôve, Côte-d'Or, France | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jean-Paul Roux | PTS | 6 (6) | Nov 13, 1992 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Nebojsa Milosevic | PTS | 6 (6) | Oct 16, 1992 | Voglans, Savoie, France | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Abdelakim Zirek | PTS | 6 (6) | Sep 7, 1992 | Laval, Mayenne, France | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Patrice Cord'Homme | PTS | 6 (6) | Jun 19, 1992 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Camilo Alarcon | PTS | 6 (6) | May 22, 1992 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Abdelakim Zirek | PTS | 6 (6) | Apr 17, 1992 | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mohammed Hamila | PTS | 6 (6) | Mar 27, 1992 | Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Louis Benoit | PTS | 6 (6) | Feb 14, 1992 | Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Arnaud Brillant | PTS | 6 (6) | Dec 14, 1991 | Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alain Leboucher | PTS | 6 (6) | Nov 29, 1991 | Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Milko Stoikov | PTS | 6 (6) | Oct 18, 1991 | Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Byron Mitchell fights to draw with Girard, retains title". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Girard keeps hold of title". BBC. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Bruno Girard from BoxRec (registration required)
- Bruno Girard - CBZ Profile