| Jean-Marc Mormeck | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck |
| Nickname(s) | The Marksman |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | June 3, 1972 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 4 |
Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck (born 3 June 1972) is a French professional boxer of Antillean descent and a former WBC & WBA unified world cruiserweight champion.
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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]
He fought as an amateur in 1990 and turned professional in 1995. Early in his career, Mormeck lost 2 minor four-round bouts on points but kept winning for years afterwards. On 10 November 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 23 February 2002. Following three defenses with wins over Dale Brown, Alexander Gurov and Virgil Hill again, he added the WBC cruiserweight crown to his collection on 2 April 2005, by way of unanimous decision over Wayne Braithwaite.
However, Mormeck lost his WBA and WBC cruiserweight titles to O'Neil Bell after being knocked out in the 10th round. This bout, on 7 January 2006, was for the undisputed (WBA/WBC/IBF) cruiserweight championship. In their rematch, Mormeck regained the WBA and WBC belts back from Bell (Bell lost the IBF title over a dispute from the organization) by unanimous decision on 17 March 2007.
In the first defense of his second title reign, Mormeck again lost his WBA and WBC titles as he was bested by mandatory challenger and knockout specialist David Haye on 10 November 2007. Mormeck was dropped heavily in the 7th round after being hit by a strong right from Haye. Although Mormeck rose up just in time, the referee realized that he was dazed and in no condition to go on, which caused the contest to be stopped and Haye winning the fight by knockout.
On 17 December 2009, Mormeck made his return to the ring after a two-year layoff, fighting for the first time as a heavyweight, against Vinny Maddalone. Mormeck outpointed the veteran heavyweight over 8 rounds.[2]
Mormeck fought tough Uzbek heavyweight and WBA#7 Timur Ibragimov (30-3-1, 16 KO) on 2 December 2010, at Halle Carpentier, Paris. Mormeck started slowly but dominated the middle rounds to win a split decision (116-112, 116-111, 113-115).
In October 2011, Mormeck was signed to fight unified Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on 10 December 2011 at Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany [3] until Klitschko pulled out after having a kidney stone removed on December 2, 2011. The fight was postponed to March 3, 2012. [4] In this fight, Mormeck will attempt to be only the third cruiserweight champion to win a world title at Heavyweight, after Evander Holyfield and David Haye.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Virgil Hill |
WBA cruiserweight Champion 23 February 2002 – 2 April 2005 Promoted |
Succeeded by Virgil Hill as Regular champion |
| New title | WBA cruiserweight super champion 2 April 2005 – 7 January 2006 |
Succeeded by O'Neil Bell |
| Preceded by Wayne Braithwaite |
WBC cruiserweight champion 2 April 2005 – 7 January 2006 |
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| Preceded by O'Neil Bell |
WBA cruiserweight super champion WBC cruiserweight champion The Ring Cruiserweight Champion 17 March 2007 – 10 November 2007 |
Succeeded by David Haye |