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 (1970-11-25) November 25, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityFrench
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1+12 in (187 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins42
Wins by KO7
Losses4
Draws2

Professional boxing career

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The 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Byron Mitchell fights to draw with Girard, retains title". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ^ "Girard keeps hold of title". BBC. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Dean Francis
EBU super middleweight champion
April 10, 1999 – 2000
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Andrey Shkalikov
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA super middleweight champion
April 8, 2000 – 2001
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Byron Mitchell
Vacant
Title last held by
Roy Jones Jr.
as Champion
WBA light heavyweight champion
Regular title

December 22, 2001 – March 8, 2003
Succeeded by