Yvon Durelle
Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), born in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, Canada, was an Acadian Canadian champion boxer.
Biography
Early life and career
From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small Acadian fishing village on the Atlantic coast. Like many others of his generation, he left school at an early age to work on a fishing boat. In his spare time, Durelle liked to box and while still working in the fishery, he began prize fighting on weekends. Dubbed as the Fighting Fisherman, he began his professional career in 1948, boxing at various venues around the province of New Brunswick. Over time he gained a reputation as a tough opponent with a hard punch and his victories eventually made him one of the top ranked middleweight fighters in Canada.
Championship years
In May 1953, Durelle won the Canadian middleweight championship then, after defending his title and winning 8 straight bouts, he moved up in weight class to fight in the light heavyweight division where in his first fight against a heavier and stronger opponent, he defeated the Canadian champion to take the light-heavyweight title. The following year, he fought outside his native Canada for the first time, going to Brooklyn, New York to fight Floyd Patterson, an up-and-coming American Golden Gloves champion. Outpointed in 8 rounds by the man who would soon become the heavyweight champion of the world, Durelle's strong performance in a losing cause against Patterson gained him wide respect in the international boxing world.
In New York City in March 1957, Durelle broke into the top ten world rankings with a 10-round decision over Angelo Defendis. In May he won the British Empire light-heavyweight championship and the following month fought the top-ranked contender in the world, Tony Anthony. In a fight most experts say he won handily, Durelle was given only a draw against the heavily favored Anthony but it elevated him to the number 3 ranking in the world. He became a much talked about sports personality in his native country after he beat the German champion, Willi Besmanoff. In 1958, he defeated Clarence Hinnant, regarded by many as one of the best all around boxers of the time. The victory provided Durelle with the opportunity for his first chance to fight for a world title.
Yvon Durelle's light-heavyweight championship fight against the great Archie Moore on December 10, 1958 at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec, is one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. Listed as a 4-to-1 underdog, the bout made Yvon Durelle a legend in Canada, gaining him near cult status for his performance. In one of the first fights broadcast coast-to-coast on American television, Durelle stunned boxing patrons by knocking the champion down 3 times in the first round. Under boxing rules today (except those of the World Boxing Council), the fight would have been stopped after three knockdowns in one round and Yvon Durelle would have been world champion. Also, he missed an opportunity when, after the first knockdown, he stood over Moore watching for several seconds before returning to his corner. As a result of his delay, the referee had to wait to begin the count, and Moore made it to his feet at the count of nine. Durelle swarmed all over the champion for four more rounds and knocked him to the canvas again in round five but Moore held on and eventually wore Durelle down to retain his world championship with an eleventh round knockout. The fight was the talk of the boxing world and members of the Canadian Press voted it the sporting event of the year.
From boxing to wrestling
Six months later, in June 1959, at Durelle's home village of Baie-Ste-Anne, thirty-five fishermen died when they were swept out to sea by 40 foot tidal waves that pounded the wharf. Distraught at the loss of friends and relatives, in August he lost in a world title fight rematch with Archie Moore by a third round knockout. In November of that year he lost in 12 rounds to the Canadian heavyweight champion, George Chuvalo. Durelle fought only a few more times, before taking up professional wrestling in 1961. He returned to boxing in 1963 winning twice more before retiring permanently. He continued to earn a living at wrestling, primarily in eastern Canada but on occasion with Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling, in Calgary, Alberta.
Later life and death
Despite his size and brutal profession, Durelle is often referred to as a modest and gentle man (his nickname was "doux", meaning "soft"). However, in the 1970s an event would profoundly impact him and his family when, in a bar that he owned and operated, he shot and killed a man who had attacked him. Charged with murder, he was defended by a young lawyer by the name of Frank McKenna and was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. The trial received massive and sustained publicity and McKenna would eventually go into politics and be elected Premier of the province of New Brunswick.
Retired in his native village, a small museum with souvenirs of his twenty-year boxing career was built attached to his home where he and his wife of more than fifty years greeted fans who still showed up to see the New Brunswick boxer. In an article for ESPN.Com about the most memorable matches in boxing history, current-day referee Mills Lane said: "I don't think you'll ever see a fight like Durelle-Moore again...That fight transcended what great fights are."
Durelle's acclaimed biography, The Fighting Fisherman - The Life of Yvon Durelle, was written by New Brunswick author Raymond Fraser and published by Doubleday in 1981. A French translation, Yvon Durelle - le boxeur qui venait de la mer, was released a year later by Editions Inedi of Montreal. Two further editions of the book have since appeared from Formac Publishing, in 1983 and 2005.
Durelle incurred a stroke on December 25, 2006, and died at age 77 on January 6, 2007, at The Moncton Hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick. He had also contracted Parkinson's disease prior to this. His funeral was held on January 11, 2007, from Ste-Anne Roman Catholic Church in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick.
Professional boxing record
| 87 Wins (48 knockouts, 39 decisions), 24 Losses (9 knockouts, 15 decisions), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | -- |  Jean-Claude Roy |
PTS | 8 | 06/12/1964 | Montmagny, Quebec |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-4 | Phonse LaSaga |
TKO | 1 | 24/03/1963 | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-4-1 | Cecil Gray |
KO | 7 | 25/02/1963 | Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec |
Gray knocked out at 2:53 of the seventh round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25-5 |  Paul Wright |
PTS | 10 | 15/09/1960 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | John Armstrong | KO | 4 | 22/06/1960 | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-4-4 | Ray Batey |
DQ | 9 | 15/06/1960 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Emile Dupre | TKO | 3 | 26/05/1960 | Brewer, Maine |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-3-1 | George Chuvalo |
KO | 12 | 17/11/1959 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |
Canada Heavyweight Title. Yvon knocked out at 1:01 of the 12th round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-6 | Young Beau Jack |
TKO | 9 | 23/10/1959 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-6 | Charlie Jones |
UD | 10 | 28/09/1959 | Exhibition Grounds, Quebec City, Quebec |
47-45, 48-44, 47-46. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-16-1 | Al Anderson |
KO | 4 | 15/09/1959 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Al knocked out at 2:45 of the fourth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 175-21-9 | Archie Moore |
KO | 3 | 12/08/1959 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec |
NYSAC/NBA World Light Heavyweight Titles. Yvon knocked out at 2:52 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Teddy Burns |
TKO | 3 | 12/05/1959 | General Carter State Armory, Caribou, Maine |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the third round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 173-21-9 | Archie Moore |
KO | 11 | 10/12/1958 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec |
World Light Heavyweight Title. Yvon knocked out at 0:49 of the 11th round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-4 | Louis "Baby" Jones |
KO | 2 | 02/10/1958 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Jones knocked out at 2:45 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-9 | Freddie Mack |
PTS | 10 | 28/08/1958 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-6 |  Mike Holt |
RTD | 8 | 16/07/1958 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec |
Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 45-8-6 |  Germinal Ballarin |
UD | 10 | 21/05/1958 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec |
50-41, 48-43, 48-43. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 31-5-1 | Tony E. Anthony |
TKO | 7 | 14/03/1958 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:31 of the seventh round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 40-11-1 | Clarence Hinnant |
TKO | 6 | 31/01/1958 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-6-1 | Jerry Luedee |
UD | 10 | 11/12/1957 | Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida |
96-95, 98-92, 97-95. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-6 | Mario Nini |
KO | 4 | 22/11/1957 | Edmunston, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-2 | Floyd McCoy |
KO | 2 | 07/11/1957 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
McCoy knocked out at 0:40 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37-8-7 |  Willi Besmanoff |
UD | 10 | 25/09/1957 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan |
47-44, 56-45, 38-37. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-8-4 | Tim Jones |
TKO | 8 | 29/08/1957 | Stadium, Moncton, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the eighth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-17-10 | Guenter Balzer |
TKO | 8 | 15/08/1957 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the eighth round. |
| Draw | 31-4 | Tony E. Anthony |
PTS | 10 | 14/06/1957 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan |
41-41, 39-43, 40-39. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-14-1 | Gordon Wallace |
KO | 2 | 30/05/1957 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Commonwealth/Canada Light Heavyweight Titles. Wallace knocked out at 2:17 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-10-2 | Leo "Mule" Johnson |
TKO | 5 | 16/05/1957 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-2 | Angelo DeFendis |
MD | 10 | 22/04/1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City |
5-4, 8-6, 5-5. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-3 | Clarence Floyd |
TKO | 7 | 25/03/1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the seventh round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 38-10 | Clarence Hinnant |
TKO | 7 | 19/02/1957 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-6 | Bobby L. King |
KO | 1 | 27/10/1956 | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
King knocked out at 2:50 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-41-5 | Chubby Wright |
SD | 10 | 04/10/1956 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-7-2 | Gary Garafola |
KO | 1 | 20/09/1956 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Garafola knocked out at 2:10 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-2-1 | Wilfred Picot |
TKO | 4 | 06/09/1956 | Lord Beaverbrook Rink, Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 49-14-6 | "Chief" Alvin Williams |
UD | 10 | 16/08/1956 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-1-1 | Wilfred Picot |
TKO | 4 | 19/07/1956 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the fourth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-7-2 |  Arthur Howard |
PTS | 10 | 19/06/1956 | Clapton Greyhound Track, Clapton, London |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-11-1 | Jerome Richardson |
PTS | 10 | 20/05/1956 |  Hamilton, Bermuda |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 84-12-1 | Artie Towne |
DQ | 7 | 28/11/1955 | Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 29-2-3 |  Yolande Pompey |
TKO | 7 | 18/10/1955 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 29-15-5 | Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade |
TKO | 8 | 03/09/1955 | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-12-2 | Billy Fifield |
KO | 1 | 28/07/1955 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. Fifield knocked out at 1:10 of the first round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-1 | Floyd Patterson |
RTD | 5 | 23/06/1955 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-13-2 |  Jimmy J. Garcia |
TKO | 8 | 16/06/1955 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the eighth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-0 | Ron Barton |
DQ | 3 | 24/05/1955 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-29-2 | Art Henri |
PTS | 12 | 10/12/1954 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 46-5-6 | Gerhard Hecht |
UD | 10 | 12/11/1954 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-11-1 | Gordon Wallace |
UD | 12 | 27/09/1954 | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27-26-5 | Bob Isler |
PTS | 10 | 25/08/1954 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25-3 | Paul Andrews |
KO | 5 | 26/07/1954 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City |
Yvon knocked out at 1:06 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27-6-3 | Doug Harper |
UD | 12 | 07/07/1954 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-8-1 | Jerome Richardson |
SD | 10 | 23/06/1954 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-7-1 | Sampson Powell |
UD | 10 | 09/06/1954 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-2-1 | Charley E. Chase |
SD | 10 | 04/06/1954 | Stadium, Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-11-2 | Billy Fifield |
KO | 10 | 24/05/1954 | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Fifield knocked out at 1:28 of the tenth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25-5-1 | Waddell Hanna |
PTS | 10 | 05/05/1954 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 9-0 | Floyd Patterson |
UD | 8 | 15/02/1954 | Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York |
2-5, 3-5, 3-5. |
| Draw | 25-6-2 | Doug Harper |
PTS | 12 | 27/01/1954 | Victoria Pavilion, Calgary, Alberta |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. 6-4, 4-5, 4-4. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 24-6-2 | Doug Harper |
SD | 12 | 17/11/1953 | Victoria Pavilion, Calgary, Alberta |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. 3-5, 3-5, 4-3. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-6-1 | Gordon Wallace |
UD | 12 | 15/10/1953 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29-18-1 | Al Winn |
UD | 10 | 30/09/1953 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30-10-6 | Melvin Wade |
KO | 9 | 24/09/1953 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Wade knocked out at 1:08 of the ninth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-5-1 | Gordon Wallace |
UD | 12 | 07/09/1953 | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Canada Light Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 50-12-4 |  Wilfredo Miro |
KO | 2 | 26/08/1953 | Sinclair Arena, Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Miro knocked out at 2:15 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-8-1 | Curtis Wade |
TKO | 8 | 20/08/1953 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-1-1 | Archie Hannigan |
KO | 5 | 02/08/1953 | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Claim Maritime Light Heavyweight Title. Hannigan knocked out at 1:37 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-17-3 | Joey Greco |
TKO | 4 | 20/07/1953 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-7-1 | Curtis Wade |
SD | 10 | 25/06/1953 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-6-2 | Harry "Kid" Poulton |
SD | 12 | 19/06/1953 | Memorial Rink, Stellarton, Nova Scotia |
Canada Middleweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-18-2 | Tony Amato |
KO | 6 | 20/05/1953 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Amato knocked out at 0:44 of the sixth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35-4-1 | George "Rockabye" Ross |
TKO | 12 | 04/05/1953 | Glace Bay Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Canada Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the 12th round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-5-1 | Jimmy Nolan |
UD | 10 | 09/10/1952 | Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta |
7-2, 8-2, 9-0. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-20-4 | Hurley Sanders |
UD | 10 | 24/09/1952 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-20-4 | Hurley Sanders |
UD | 10 | 25/06/1952 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-7-1 | Eddie Zastre |
UD | 10 | 21/05/1952 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3-2 | Cobey McCluskey |
TKO | 6 | 12/07/1951 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-8-1 | Arnold Fleiger |
KO | 2 | 20/06/1951 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Fleiger knocked out at 2:35 of the second round. |
| No Contest | 10-3-2 | Cobey McCluskey |
NC | 9 | 05/06/1951 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 39-5-1 | Bob Stecher |
SD | 10 | 23/05/1951 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-12-1 | Tiger Warrington |
PTS | 10 | 10/12/1950 | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-2 | Alvin Upshaw |
KO | 7 | 05/11/1950 | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 7-3-2 | Cobey McCluskey |
UD | 10 | 22/10/1950 | Springhill, Nova Scotia |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 60-40-14 | Al Couture |
TKO | 6 | 25/08/1950 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-2 | Ossie Farrell |
KO | 1 | 19/08/1950 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 6-3-2 | Cobey McCluskey |
UD | 10 | 14/08/1950 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-11-1 | Tiger Warrington |
UD | 10 | 01/07/1950 | Moncton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Coot O'Rea | KO | 2 | 18/06/1950 | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
O'Rea knocked out at 1:10 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Alvin Upshaw |
TKO | 7 | 23/05/1950 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the seventh round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 17-10-2 | Roy Wouters |
PTS | 10 | 20/01/1950 | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Eddie Hamilton | TKO | 3 | 25/11/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-0-1 | Bob Stecher |
UD | 10 | 11/11/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-1 | Ossie Farrell |
KO | 1 | 26/10/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Eastern Canada Middleweight Title. Farrell knocked out at 1:20 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-4-1 | Bernard McCluskey |
KO | 5 | 12/10/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Eastern Canada Middleweight Title. McCluskey knocked out at 2:32 of the fifth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Pat Davis | KO | 2 | 18/09/1949 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Davis knocked out at 1:49 of the second round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Bill McLaughlin |
PTS | 8 | 26/08/1949 | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-19-4 | Kid Wolfe |
PTS | 10 | 07/08/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-12-4 | Billy Landry |
PTS | 8 | 20/07/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-2 | Cobey McCluskey |
PTS | 8 | 15/07/1949 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-6-1 | Jimmy Mooney |
UD | 8 | 06/07/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
New Brunswick Middleweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-1 | Cobey McCluskey |
PTS | 8 | 12/06/1949 | Baie-Sainte-Anne, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Joe Tyne | KO | 1 | 30/05/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Tyne knocked out at 1:30 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Manuel Leek | KO | 6 | 17/05/1949 | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Leek knocked out at 1:46 of the sixth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-3 | Harry "Kid" Poulton |
PTS | 8 | 20/04/1949 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Harry "Kid" Poulton |
PTS | 6 | 23/03/1949 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-4 | Crosley Irvine |
TKO | 3 | 25/02/1949 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the third round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Al Batten | KO | 5 | 02/02/1949 | Newcastle, New Brunswick |
Batten knocked out at 1:20 of the fifth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 2-0 | Billy Snowball |
DQ | 4 | 07/12/1948 | Tracadie, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Al Batten | PTS | 8 | 03/12/1948 | Baie-Sainte-Anne, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Percy R. Richardson |
PTS | 4 | 11/11/1948 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Al Fraser | PTS | 4 | 13/09/1948 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Al Fraser | PTS | 4 | 25/08/1948 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Sonny Ramsay | KO | 2 | 28/07/1948 | Chatham, New Brunswick |
Ramsay knocked out at 1:24 of the second round. |
Related works
- Yvon Durelle's biography, The Fighting Fisherman: The Life of Yvon Durelle by author Raymond Fraser (Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-15863-7), published in 1981, republished in 2005.
- In 2003, Ginette Pellerin of the National Film Board of Canada made a French film documentary on his life called Durelle.
Awards and recognition
- Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1971
- Inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1975
- Inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989
References
- Fraser, Raymond. The Fighting Fisherman : The Life of Yvon Durelle Doubleday & Company ISBN 0-385-15863-7 (1981 – rereleased 2005)
- "Canadian boxing great Yvon Durelle dies". CBC News. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
External links
- Website for Yvon Durelle
- Professional boxing record for Yvon Durelle from BoxRec
- Obituary for Yvon Durelle from Bell's Funeral Home in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
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