Patrice L'Heureux (1 February 1972 – 7 October 2018) was a Canadian professional boxer.

Patrice L'Heureux
Born
Patrice L'Heureux

(1972-02-01)1 February 1972
Died7 October 2018(2018-10-07) (aged 46)
Other namesLe Granit
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Reach81 in (205.7 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Wins by KO13
Losses4
Draws1
No contests0

Amateur

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L'Heureux participated in the 1999 Pan American Games but was knocked out by Alexis Rubalcaba.[1]

Professional career

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On 13 November 2004, L'Heureux challenged Steve McKay (record 5–1) for the vacant Canadian heavyweight championship in Montreal. After knocking down McKay in the eighth round with a body shot, L'Heureux then knocked him out for good 27 seconds into the ninth round. However, in his first fight after winning the prestigious title in 2005, L'Heureux was viciously pummelled by American clubfighter Steve Pannell (33-8) to lose his undefeated ring record by a technical knock out at 2:31 of the first round. He beat undefeated Olympian Art Binkowski on points later that year.[citation needed]

The 6-foot 5-inch tall right-hander suffered his second loss when he was knocked out in the seventh round by David Cadieux on 12 May 2006. He lost the rematch on points. On 26 May 2007, he suffered his fourth loss to the undefeated Alexander Povetkin by a knockout in the second round. L'Heureux subsequently won four straight fights including two fights against Stephane Tessier. His first fight with Tessier earned L'Heureux the Quebec Boxing Council (CQB) Heavyweight Title. He died of a heart attack on 7 October 2018, aged 46.[2]

Professional boxing record

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24 Wins (13 knockouts, 11 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 3-0   Wayne John TKO 5 11 June 2010   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the fifth round.
Win 3-20-1   Stephane Tessier SD 8 14 May 2009   Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada CQB Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 11-16-2   Joe Stofle TKO 5 4 April 2009   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the fifth round.
Win 19-22-2   Ken Murphy UD 6 5 April 2008   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 3-12   Stephane Tessier UD 8 21 September 2007   Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada CQB Canada Heavyweight Title.
Loss 11-0   Alexander Povetkin KO 2 26 May 2007   Bamberg, Germany Patrice knocked out at 1:02 of the second round.
Loss 13-1   David Cadieux UD 12 18 November 2006   Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada CQB Canada/Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 14-15   Travis Fulton TKO 3 30 September 2006   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the third round.
Loss 11-1   David Cadieux KO 7 12 May 2006   Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada CQB Canada/Canada Heavyweight Title. Patrice knocked out at 0:23 of the seventh round.
Win 17-4   Josh Gutcher KO 1 12 November 2005   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Gutcher knocked out at 2:45 of the first round.
Win 44-19-2   Troy Weida TKO 3 12 October 2005   Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round.
Win 14-0-2   Art Binkowski UD 10 18 June 2005   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title.
Win 26-17   Marcos Celestino TKO 2 14 May 2005   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the second round.
Win 10-2   Adenilson Rodrigues TKO 2 9 April 2005   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the second round.
Loss 33-8   Steve Pannell TKO 1 26 February 2005   Hull, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the first round.
Win 5-1   Steve MacKay TKO 9 13 November 2004   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the ninth round.
Win 22-37-2   Garing Lane UD 8 11 September 2004   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 26-6   Jose Arimatea Da Silva UD 8 24 April 2004   Quebec City, Canada
Win 3-2   Marcus Harden KO 3 20 December 2003   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Harden knocked out at 1:15 of the third round.
Win 4-6-1   Charles Brown UD 8 22 November 2003   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 8-4   Tali Kulihaapai TKO 3 24 May 2003   Reno, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the third round.
Win 7-12-1   Ritchie Goosehead TKO 1 28 February 2003   Granby, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the first round.
Draw 13-17-2   Willie Chapman PTS 4 15 February 2003   Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Win 9-3-1   Billy Zumbrun TKO 4 13 October 2002   Choctaw, Mississippi, U.S.
Win 4-1   Charles Spear TKO 2 6 September 2002   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:29 of the second round.
Win 25-11-1   Shane Sutcliffe UD 6 30 November 2001   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 4-8-1   Dean Storey UD 4 5 June 2001   Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Win 3-10   Marcelo Aravena UD 4 2 March 2001   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 1-2   Conrad Browne TKO 3 8 September 2000   Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the third round.
Win 4-6   Ritchie Goosehead DQ 4 6 May 2000   Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada

Football career

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L'Heureux is a former Canadian football player with the Diablos of Trois-Rivières in Quebec.

References

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  1. ^ "Panamerican Games 1999".
  2. ^ Décès de l’ancien boxeur Patrice L’Heureux, rds.ca; accessed October 12, 2018.(in French)
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