Josué Blocus
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Edmond Blocus |
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
November 20, 1969 Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Super Heavyweight |
| Club | AS Fresnes 94 |
Josué Edmond Blocus (born November 20, 1969 in Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe) is a French heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1996 Olympics.
Amateur
Blocus is a black Frenchman whose family is from Guadeloupe. European Championships in Vejle 1996, Denmark he beat Zoran Manojlovic (Yugoslavia) WDQ 2 but lost to Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus) on points.
At the Olympics in Atlanta he fought at superheavyweight and beat Jesús Guevara, Venezuela, RSC-2 (02:13) but was stopped in the second round by big-punching Adaliat Marnedov, Azerbaijan by RSC-1 (02:11).
Pro
He turned pro in 1997 showing big power in 6 early wins among others over durable Sedreck Fields (KO1). But he became rather inactive, fighting only five times over the next five years before getting outpointed in 2002 by Friday Ahunanya and even KOd by clubfighter Guerrero (record 15-6). In 2007 at age 37 he rebounded and scored the biggest win of his pro career beating Canadian champ David Cadieux on the road.
Professional boxing record
| 16 Wins (14 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision) | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-7 |  Darryl Holley |
TKO | 1 | 09/10/2010 | .svg.png){kind=small} Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-1 |  David Cadieux |
SD | 12 | 12/05/2007 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 113-115. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-2-1 | Nicolai "Stone Man" Firtha |
TKO | 7 | 16/06/2006 | Duluth, Georgia, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the seventh round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-23-2 | Eric "Hollywood" Starr |
TKO | 4 | 16/12/2005 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15-6-3 | Ron "El Tejanito" Guerrero |
RTD | 5 | 15/02/2003 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Blocus did not come out for the sixth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-1 |  Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya |
SD | 10 | 01/06/2002 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
93-97, 93-97, 96-95. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3-1 | Albert "Hammer" Stewart |
TKO | 3 | 30/03/2002 |  Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-15 | Kevin Rosier |
TKO | 1 | 09/12/2000 | Villeurbanne, Rhone, France |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-5 | Mario Cawley |
UD | 6 | 28/11/2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-3-1 | Clarence Goins |
TKO | 1 | 13/11/1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-19 | Lou Turichiarelli |
TKO | 1 | 12/06/1999 |  Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Juan Pablo Rodriguez |
TKO | 1 | 09/05/1998 |  Sacramento, California, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-3 | Gene Jones |
KO | 2 | 18/10/1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Jones knocked out at 1:09 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-7 | Ronnie "The Bear" Smith |
TKO | 3 | 17/06/1997 |  Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-0 | James Lester |
TKO | 1 | 07/06/1997 | Sacramento, California, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-7-1 | Alonzo Hollis |
TKO | 3 | 14/05/1997 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields |
KO | 1 | 05/05/1997 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Russell Pugh |
KO | 1 | 26/04/1997 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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