Antoine Porcel
 Porcel at the 1960 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 December 1937 Oran, Algeria |
| Died |
22 March 2014 (aged 76) Ferney-Voltaire, France |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Antoine "Tony" Porcel (17 December 1937 – 22 March 2014) was a French boxer. He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he was disqualified in his third bout against Sergei Sivko. In 1963 he turned professional and retired in 1973 with a record of 26 wins (11 by knockout), 25 losses and 10 draws. He was the French bantamweight champion in 1966–67 and 1970–71, and lost a 1966 match for the European flyweight title to René Libeer.[1] He later became a boxing trainer, and died from Alzheimer's disease at the age 76.[2]
References
- ↑ Antoine Porcel. boxrec.com
- ↑ Antoine Porcel. sports-reference.com
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