Christophe Dettinger
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Christophe Dettinger | |
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| Born | May 3, 1981 |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Le Gitan de Massy (i.e., The Gypsy from Massy) |
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| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Christophe Dettinger, known as the "Gypsy of Massy" (born 3 May 1981), is a French professional boxer. He was the French Cruiserweight champion in 2007 and 2008. His career ended in 2013.[1] In 2019, he was convicted of punching back two mobile gendarmes after clashes in Paris as part of the Yellow Vest Movement. [1]
Boxing career[edit]
October 30, 2007, he became the French champion in the Cruiserweight weight class, by beating Kamel Amrane.
Yellow vests movement[edit]
Several videos taken during the demonstration of the Yellow vests movement of January 5, 2019 in Paris were showing him punching policemen on the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor.[2] Three days after punching police at Yellow vests protest, Christophe Dettinger surrendered himself.[3] A website set up to raise funds for the boxer showed that it had received pledges of more than €114,000 [4] The fundraiser was closed after less than 20 hours after officials expressed outrage. Anti-corruption campaigner Christophe Grébert defended the fund, saying it was legal to ask for funds to pay court costs. Shutting the fundraiser, he said, was a "bad signal for democracy".[5]
On 13 February 2019, Dettinger was sentenced to 1 year of prison and 18 months' probation for assaulting two police officers during the protest on 5 January.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Dettinger face à un nouveau défi". 6 December 2013.
- ^ "EN VIDÉOS - "Gilets jaunes" : un manifestant filmé en train de frapper un gendarme". FIGARO. 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Boxer Christophe Dettinger surrenders after punching police at gilets jaunes protest". TIMES. 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Over $170K raised for ex-French boxer who punched riot police during 'yellow vest' protest - National - Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Outcry over fundraising for protest boxer". 8 January 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Gilets jaunes : le boxeur de gendarmes Christophe Dettinger condamné à un an de prison ferme". France 24 (in French). 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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