Jean-Marc Mormeck
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| Jean-Marc Mormeck | |
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| Real name | Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck |
| Nickname(s) | The Marksman |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 11½ in. (181 cm.) |
| Nationality |  French |
| Birth date | June 3, 1972 |
| Birth place | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Jean-Marc Mormeck (born June 3, 1972) is a French professional boxer of African descent and a former WBC & WBA unified world cruiserweight champion.
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[edit] Early life
Mormeck was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe as an only child to Fulbert and Sonia Mormeck. When he was 6, he and his family moved to Paris, France where he still lives. Mormeck engaged himself in football and Muay Thai as an amateur. After watching some boxing matches on television, he became inspired to excel in it.[1]
[edit] Boxing career
He fought as an amateur in 1990 and turned professional in 1995. On November 10, 1998, Mormeck won the French light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Alain Simon. He defended that title three times before relinquishing it.
Later, Mormeck captured the WBA cruiserweight title by a 9th round technical knockout win over Virgil Hill on February 23, 2002. Following three defenses with wins over Dale Brown, Alexander Gurova and Virgil Hill again, he added the WBC cruiserweight crown to his collection on April 2, 2005, by way of unanimous decision over Wayne Braithwaite.
He lost his WBA and WBC cruiserweight titles to O'Neil Bell by knockout in the 10th round on January 7, 2006, for the undisputed (WBC/WBA/IBF) cruiserweight championship. Later, he regained them back from Bell (Bell lost the IBF title over a dispute from the organization) by unanimous decision on March 17, 2007.
In the first defense of his second title reign, Mormeck again lost his WBA and WBC titles as he was bested by the United Kingdom's David Haye on November 10, 2007. Haye recovered from a 4th round knockdown to get back at Mormeck and score a technical knockout in the 7th. Although Mormeck rose up just in time, the referee figured that he was in no condition to go on which caused a stoppage to be declared.
As of 2008, Mormeck's career is under hiatus.
[edit] Trivia
- Before his first encounter with O'Neil Bell, Mormeck had no nickname that he asked the fans to come up with one. He did not know that the fans had selected the monicker "The Marksman" until it was announced at the fight.[citation needed]
- Mormeck made one appearance in a French television series called "Tout le monde en parle."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Profile: Jean-Marc Mormeck. Eastboxing.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
- ^ Jean-Marc Mormeck. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
[edit] External links
- Professional boxing record for Jean-Marc Mormeck from Boxrec
- Jean-Marc Mormeck's Boxrec Encyclopedia
- Jean-Marc Mormeck's Official Website
| Preceded by Virgil Hill |
WBA cruiserweight champion February 23, 2002 – January 7, 2006 Elevated to super champ April 2, 2005 |
Succeeded by O'Neil Bell |
| Preceded by Wayne Braithwaite |
WBC cruiserweight champion April 2, 2005 – January 7, 2006 |
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| Preceded by O'Neil Bell |
WBA cruiserweight super champion March 17, 2007 – November 10, 2007 |
Succeeded by David Haye |
| WBC cruiserweight champion March 17, 2007 – November 10, 2007 |
