Antoine "Tony" Porcel (17 December 1937 – 22 March 2014) was a French boxer. He competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, where he was disqualified in his third bout against

Sergei Sivko Sergey Aleksandrovich Sivko (russian: Сергей Александрович Сивко, 7 June 1940 – 10 November 1966) was a Russian amateur boxer. In 1960 he won the Soviet flyweight title and an Olympic silver medal. Next year he moved t ...

. 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

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champion in 1966–67 and 1970–71, and lost a 1966 match for the European flyweight title to

René Libeer René Jules Libeer (28 November 1934 – 12 November 2006) was a French flyweight boxer. Competing as an amateur he won bronze medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, ...

. He later became a boxing trainer, and died from Alzheimer's disease at the age 76.

1960 Olympic results

Below is the record of Antoine Porcel, a French flyweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Ralph Knoesen (South Africa) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) dy disqualification in the third round

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1937 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Oran Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of France French male boxers Pieds-Noirs Bantamweight boxers Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{France-boxing-bio-stub