Jean-François Bergeron (boxer)

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Jean-François Bergeron
Personal information
Full nameJean-François Bergeron
Born (1973-06-26) June 26, 1973 (age 51)
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight
ClubClub de Boxe St. Jérôme
Medal record
Pan American Games
File:Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Super Heavyweight

Jean-François Bergeron (born July 26, 1973) is a Canadian former professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Amateur career

He won the Canadian championship five time and won gold in 4 international championships, beating the likes of Paolo Vidoz and Michael Sprott. Southpaw Bergeron won the silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. He competed in Atlanta at the Olympics but was knocked out by Attila Levin. Bergeron wrapped up his amateur career with a record of 70 wins, 15 defeats.

Professional career

Bergeron fought his first pro bout on April 3, 1998, at age 24. In 2001 he beat undefeated American amateur champ Willie Palms. In 2003 he beat Darroll Wilson (who holds a knockout win over Shannon Briggs). Bergeron was injured at the time and fought only with his right arm from the second round, but still managed to win the fight by a unanimous decision. In 2006 he bested Steve Panell (who had knocked down Wladimir Klitschko when they fought).

Fight against Valuev

Bergeron faced former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev on Sept 29th 2007 in Germany.[1] He lost by unanimous decision. After his fight with Valuev he fought Dominick Guinn losing by second-round knockout on October 24, 2008.

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (19 knockouts, 8 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 28-6-1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dominick Guinn KO 2 24/10/2008 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Bergeron knocked out at 2:40 of the second round.
Loss 46-1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Valuev UD 12 29/09/2007 File:Flag of Germany.svg Oldenburg, Germany NABA Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-8 File:Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hawkins UD 10 15/06/2007 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada NABA Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-4-3 File:Flag of the United States.svg Chad Van Sickle TKO 4 26/01/2007 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the fourth round.
Win 25-8 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Edegar Da Silva KO 5 15/09/2006 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada interim NABA Heavyweight Title. Silva knocked out at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Win 34-12-2 File:Flag of the United States.svg Andy Sample TKO 1 02/06/2006 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the first round.
Win 34-9 File:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pannell KO 3 24/03/2006 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pannell knocked out at 2:30 of the third round.
Win 14-7 File:Flag of the United States.svg Marcus McGee UD 8 16/09/2005 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 15-2-1 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jimmy Joseph TKO 4 18/03/2005 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round.
Win 18-12 File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Reynaldo Minus UD 6 03/12/2004 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 31-9 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerio Lobo KO 2 20/03/2004 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lobo knocked out at 2:20 of the second round.
Win 27-6-2 File:Flag of the United States.svg Darroll Wilson UD 10 07/03/2003 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Win 17-9 File:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Nix TKO 5 17/11/2002 File:Flag of North Dakota.svg Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Win 22-8 File:Flag of the United States.svg Mario Cawley KO 4 06/09/2002 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cawley knocked out at 0:36 of the fourth round.
Win 11-1-1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Brown RTD 7 31/05/2002 File:Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania
Win 24-12-1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Marcellus Brown TKO 3 21/04/2002 File:Flag of Nevada.svg Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the third round.
Win 16-16 File:Flag of the United States.svg Jason Nicholson UD 6 18/01/2002 File:Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 10-5 File:Flag of the United States.svg Curt Paige TKO 2 30/11/2001 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the second round.
Win 9-0 File:Flag of the United States.svg Willie Palms UD 6 28/09/2001 File:Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 10-10 File:Flag of the United States.svg Art Card TKO 2 10/07/2001 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the second round.
Win 8-8-1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Sean Williams TKO 3 02/03/2001 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the third round.
Win 3-6 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben Perlini KO 2 15/12/2000 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Perlini knocked out at 1:43 of the second round.
Win 5-7-1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Muhammad Raheem UD 4 16/06/2000 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 2-7 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcelo Aravena UD 6 06/05/2000 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada
Win 4-11 File:Flag of the United States.svg Mark Johnson TKO 4 29/06/1999 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the fourth round.
Win 3-2 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Wilson KO 2 06/11/1998 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Wilson knocked out at 0:48 of the second round.
Win 1-4 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcelo Aravena TKO 3 05/05/1998 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the third round.
Win 4-8 File:Flag of the United States.svg Mark Johnson KO 2 24/04/1998 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Johnson knocked out at 1:10 of the second round.
Win 1-3 File:Flag of the United States.svg Donald Harris TKO 2 03/04/1998 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.

Outside the ring

Bergeron is often asked to take on the analyst role in boxing matches, appearing on local Québec channel TVA and Québec radio stations. He offered his expertise on radio on Lucian Bute's championship fight at the Bell Centre in Montréal on October 19, 2007. He also served as a sparring partner to Vitali Klitchko in preparation for his fight against Corrie Sanders for the WBC world heavyweight championship in April 2004. He has also successfully completed his firefighter training and is currently working as a firefighter at the St-Jérôme fire station.

External links

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]
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