Robelis Despaigne (born 9 August 1988,

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practitioner. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the

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event. He beat Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije in the first round, before losing to

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in sudden death in the quarterfinal. Because Obame reached the final Despaigne was entered into the repechage. There he beat

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, with the fight stopped because of the points difference. He beat

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in his bronze medal match by walkover as Keita could not compete due to injury.

Mixed martial arts career

Despaigne made his MMA debut against Katuma Mulumba on June 3, 2022 at Titan FC 77. He won the bout at the end of the first round via TKO stoppage.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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