Julien Lorcy
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| Julien Lorcy | |
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|---|---|
| Real name | Julien Lorcy |
| Nickname(s) | Bobo |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Nationality |  French |
| Birth date | April 12, 1972 |
| Birth place | Bezons, France |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 62 |
| Wins | 56 |
| Wins by KO | 40 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Julien Lorcy (born April 12, 1972 in Bezons, Val D'Oise, France), was a professional boxer who held the WBA lightweight title twice.
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[edit] Amateur career
Record: 65-4 (36 KO)
- 1990 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion
- 1991 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion
- 1991 World Championship Featherweight competition in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Billy Irwin (Canada) on points
- Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points
- Qualified for the Olympics as a Lightweight, in trials at Berck, France. Results were:
- Defeated Thomas Damgaard (Denmark) on points
- Defeated Giuseppe Pasquini (Italy) on points
- Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) on points
- Defeated Dariusz Snarski (Poland) on points
- At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, lost in the quartefinals in Lightweight competition. Results were:
- Defeated Kamel Marjouane (Morocco) on points
- Defeated Shigeyuki Dobashi (Japan) TKO 2
- Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points
[edit] Professional career
Nicknamed "Bobo, turned pro in 1991 and won the WBA Lightweight Title in 1999 after upsetting countryman Jean Baptiste Mendy. He lost the title in his first defense to Italian Stefano Zoff later that year.
Lorcy captured the WBA Lightweight Title again in 2001 with a decision over Takanori Hatakeyama, but again lost the title in his first defense to Raul Balbi. He retired in 2004 after a loss to Juan Diaz in a final bid for the WBA title.
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| Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Mendy |
WBA Lightweight Champion 10 April 1999 – 7 August 1999 |
Succeeded by Stefano Zoff |
| Preceded by Takanori Hatakeyama |
WBA Lightweight Champion 1 July 2001 – 8 October 2001 |
Succeeded by Raul Horacio Balbi |
