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Michel Montreuil

Michel Montreuil
Born(1897-12-26)26 December 1897
Belgium
Died1959 (aged 61/62)
NationalityBelgian
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight, bantamweight
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights94
Wins54
Wins by KO16
Losses25
Draws14

Michel Montreuil (26 December 1897 – 1959) was a Belgian boxer who was Belgian and European champion at flyweight.

Career

Montreuil first fought for a national title in February 1919, losing on points to Robert Corbiaux at flyweight. He was recognised as Belgian flyweight champion in 1921, and in February 1923 unsuccessfully challenged for Charles Ledoux's European flyweight title. He got a second shot at the European title in September that year, beating Andre Gleizes on points over 20 rounds to become champion of Europe. He made successful defences of the European title against Emile Juliard and Elky Clark, before losing it to Clark on points in January 1925.[1]

Montreuil's form dropped off after the defeat, and over the next two years only won three fights, with six defeats in this period, including losses to George "Kid" Nicholson and Ernie Jarvis.[2][3]

In February 1927, he defended his Belgian title, losing a points decision to Nicolas Petit-Biquet.[4] In January 1929 he again faced Petit-Biquet, this time for the Belgian bantamweight title, losing on points in what proved to be his final fight.

References

  1. ^ "Elky Clark's Hardest Fight". Dundee Courier. 2 February 1925. Retrieved 5 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Boxing". Gloucester Citizen. 20 September 1926. Retrieved 5 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ernie Jarvis...". Sporting Times. 22 January 1927. Retrieved 5 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Daley, Alex (2018) Born to Box: The Extraordinary Story of Nipper Pat Daly, Pitch Publishing, ISBN 978-1785313684