Alex Blanchard (born 3 January 1958) is a retired Dutch professional boxer who was active between 1979 and 1991. Between 1985 and 1987 he was rated as world's second light heavyweight boxer by the
World Boxing Council
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. On 29 May 1984 he won the European light heavyweight title (
EBU
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) by knocking out
Richard Caramanolis in sixth round; before the bout Caramanolis was a reigning European Champion with a 27–0 record. Blanchard defended the EBU title five times, against Manfred Jassman (1984), Richard Caramanolis (1985),
Dennis Andries
Dennis Andries MBE (born 5 November 1953) is a British former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.
Professional career
Andries turned pro in 1978 and won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1986 in a decision over American JB ...
(1985),
Ralf Rocchigiani
Ralf Rocchigiani (born 13 February 1963) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 1999. He held the World Boxing Organisation (WB0) cruiserweight title from 1995 to 1997. At regional level, he held the German title twice b ...
(1986) and Enrico Scacchia (1987), and lost it in 1987 to
Tom Collins
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. On 11 February 1985, Blanchard won the vacant World Athletic Association (WAA) title by knocking out Jerry Reddick in second round.
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Professional boxing record
References
External links
Bokser Blanchard wil zijn comeback maken
parool.nl. 16 October 2009.
Personal website
1958 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Dutch male boxers
Boxers from Amsterdam
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
Long stubs with short prose
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