Yves Ulysse Jr.
Yves Ulysse Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1988 |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 10 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Yves Ulysse Jr. (born July 29, 1988, in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional boxer from Canada. He is currently promoted by InterBox.[1]
Beginning in boxing
As a teenager, Yves practiced various sports such as basketball, football and taekwondo. Around the age of 19 he heard about a boxer named Floyd Mayweather Jr who fights for 35 million. When he first heard this he said to himself, "I am fighting in the street for any dollar and he(Floyd) makes 35 million for a fight. I want to make money too." So Yves began to train in Club De Boxe Champions of Montreal.[2]
Amateur career
Yves spent three years on Canadian national boxing team. He also won two Canadian Amateur Championships in the Light welterweight category.[3] He also participated in two world amateur championship tournaments in 2011 and 2013. He lost in the round of 32 at the 2011 tournament [4] and in the round of 16 at the 2013 tournament.[5] He also reached the quarterfinals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[6]
Professional career
In December 2013, the 25-year-old boxer signed his first professional contract when he teamed up with InterBox. His first fight took place on 18 January 2014, when he knows beaten on the undercard of the Pascal-Bute fight.[7]
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ "Ulysse Junior Biography". InterBox. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Yves Ulysse Junior, la nouvelle coqueluche d'InterBox". 12Rounds.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Yves Ulysse Jr : Un talent charismatique". TheMainFight.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "AIBA 2011 World Boxing Championship results" (PDF).Retrieved 14 December 2014
- ^ "AIBA 2013 World Boxing Championship results".Retrieved 14 December 2014
- ^ "Result Light Welter Weight (64kg) Men Quarterfinals Bout 176". XIX Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Ulysse, le dernier venu d'InterBox". TVA Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Yves Ulysse Jr.- Boxer". Boxrec.com.