Jean Josselin (6 January 1940 – 7 February 2021) was a French

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boxer. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal at the

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. After that he turned professional and won his first 19 bouts. On 25 April 1966 he won the

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title, and later in 1966 unsuccessfully contested the WBA and WBC titles against

Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes (June 15, 1937 – May 29, 2020) was a boxer from Dallas, Texas, United States. Cokes was the simultaneous NYSAC, WBA, WBC and ''The Ring'' Welterweight Champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed ...

. He lost the European title to

Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the Undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed super welterweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 ...

in 1967, regained it from

Silvano Bertini Silvano Bertini (27 March 1940 – 27 June 2021) was an Italian boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 1963 European Championships and a bronze at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 1965 he turned professional and was undefeated i ...

in 1969, and lost four months later to Johann Orsolics. Josselin retired in 1972 after a string of 8 losses, 4 draws and 1 victory. Josselin died on 7 February 2021, aged 81, one month and one day after his birthday.Jean Josselin, légende de la boxe à Besançon, est mort à l’âge de 81 ans

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