Josué Blocus

Josué Edmond Blocus (born November 20, 1969 in Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe) is a French heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1996 Olympics. Blocus is a black Frenchman whose family is from Guadeloupe.

Josué Blocus
Personal information
Full nameJosué Edmond Blocus
Nationality France/: United States
Born (1969-11-20) November 20, 1969
Saint-Claude, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight
ClubAS Fresnes 94

Amateur

At the 1996 European Championships in Vejle, Denmark, he beat Zoran Manojlovic (Yugoslavia) but lost to Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus) on points.

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta he fought as a 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).

Professional

He turned pro in 1997, showing big power in six early wins, including one over Sedreck Fields. He then fought only five times over the next five years before getting outpointed in 2002 by Friday Ahunanya and knocked out by club fighter Guerrero (record 15-6). In 2007, at age 37, he rebounded and scored the biggest win of his pro career, beating Canadian champion 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
Win 6-7 Darryl Holley TKO 1 09/10/2010 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win 16-1 David Cadieux SD 12 12/05/2007 Montreal, Quebec, Canada WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 113-115.
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.
Win 14-23-2 Eric "Hollywood" Starr TKO 4 16/12/2005 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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.
Loss 16-1 Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya SD 10 01/06/2002 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 93-97, 93-97, 96-95.
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.
Win 7-15 Kevin Rosier TKO 1 09/12/2000 Villeurbanne, Rhone, France
Win 22-5 Mario Cawley UD 6 28/11/2000 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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.
Win 10-19 Lou Turichiarelli TKO 1 12/06/1999 Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3-1 Juan Pablo Rodriguez TKO 1 09/05/1998 Sacramento, California, United States
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.
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.
Win 1-0 James Lester TKO 1 07/06/1997 Sacramento, California, United States
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.
Win 0-2 Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields KO 1 05/05/1997 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 0-1 Russell Pugh KO 1 26/04/1997 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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