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Josué Edmond Blocus (born November 20, 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 Adaliat Marnedov , 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
16 Wins (14 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision) [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Win
6-7
Darryl Holley
TKO
1
09/10/2010
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win
16-1
David Cadieux
SD
12
12/05/2007
Montreal , Quebec , Canada
WBO NABO Heavyweight Title
Win
9-2-1
Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha
TKO
7
16/06/2006
Duluth, Georgia , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the seventh round.
Win
14-23-2
Eric "Hollywood" Starr
TKO
4
16/12/2005
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Loss
15-6-3
Ron "El Tejanito" Guerrero
RTD
5
15/02/2003
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Blocus did not come out for the sixth round.
Loss
16-1
Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya
SD
10
01/06/2002
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
93-97, 93-97, 96-95.
Win
10-3-1
Albert "Hammer" Stewart
TKO
3
30/03/2002
Reading, Pennsylvania , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the third round.
Win
7-15
Kevin Rosier
TKO
1
09/12/2000
Villeurbanne , Rhone , France
Win
22-5
Mario Cawley
UD
6
28/11/2000
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
4-3-1
Clarence Goins
TKO
1
13/11/1999
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the first round.
Win
10-19
Lou Turichiarelli
TKO
1
12/06/1999
Wilmington, Massachusetts , United States
Win
3-1
Juan Pablo Rodriguez
TKO
1
09/05/1998
Sacramento, California , United States
Win
0-3
Gene Jones
KO
2
18/10/1997
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Jones knocked out at 1:09 of the second round.
Win
2-7
Ronnie "The Bear" Smith
TKO
3
17/06/1997
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the third round.
Win
1-0
James Lester
TKO
1
07/06/1997
Sacramento, California , United States
Win
3-7-1
Alonzo Hollis
TKO
3
14/05/1997
Montreal , Quebec , Canada
Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the third round.
Win
0-2
KO
1
05/05/1997
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
Win
0-1
Russell Pugh
KO
1
26/04/1997
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
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