All boxersMarcel Cerdan
“The Moroccan Bomber”
Boxing · Deceased110-4-0RECORD
65WINS BY KO / TKO
45WINS BY DECISION
114PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Marcellin Cerdan |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Moroccan Bomber |
| Date of birth | 22 Jul 1916 |
| Died | 28 Oct 1949 |
| Nationality | French |
| Birthplace | Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Middleweight, Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 169 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1934–1949 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 10 Nov 1934 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jake LaMotta, 16 Jun 1949 |
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Titles and honours
- NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight champion (1948–1949)
- European middleweight champion (1947–1948, 1948)
- European welterweight champion (1939)
Background
French boxer who learned his craft in North Africa, won the European welterweight title in 1939 and the world middleweight title by beating Tony Zale in 1948. He died in a plane crash in the Azores in October 1949 while travelling to a rematch with Jake LaMotta.
Fight history
114 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jake LaMotta | TKO (corner retirement) | 9 | 16 Jun 1949 | Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | Lost NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Lucien Krawczyk | KO | 4 | 8 May 1949 | Stade Philip, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Dick Turpin | KO | 7 | 29 Mar 1949 | Earls Court Empress Hall, London, England | ||
| Win | Tony Zale | TKO (corner retirement) | 11 | 21 Sep 1948 | Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US | Won NYSAC, NBA and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Cyrille Delannoit | Decision (points) | 15 | 10 Jul 1948 | Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium | Won European middleweight title | |
| Loss | Cyrille Delannoit | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 May 1948 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Lost European middleweight title | |
| Win | Lucien Krawczyk | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Mar 1948 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Lavern Roach | TKO | 8 | 12 Mar 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jean Walzack | KO | 4 | 9 Feb 1948 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | Retained European middleweight title | |
| Win | Giovanni Manca | KO | 2 | 26 Jan 1948 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | Retained European middleweight title | |
| Win | Anton Raadik | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 31 Oct 1947 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Billy Walker | TKO | 1 | 7 Oct 1947 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Win | Harold Green | TKO | 2 | 28 Mar 1947 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bert Gilroy | KO | 4 | 11 Feb 1947 | Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London, England | ||
| Win | Leon Fouquet | KO | 1 | 2 Feb 1947 | Parc des Expositions, Paris, France | Won vacant European middleweight title | |
| Win | Georgie Abrams | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Dec 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jean Pankowiak | KO | 5 | 20 Oct 1946 | Stade de la Croix de Berny, Antony, France | ||
| Win | Holman Williams | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Jul 1946 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Robert Charron | Decision (points) | 12 | 25 May 1946 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Joe Brun | KO | 2 | 14 Apr 1946 | Nice, France | ||
| Win | José Ferrer | KO | 4 | 24 Feb 1946 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Win | Edouard Tenet | Decision (points) | 12 | 18 Jan 1946 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Agostinho Guedes | KO | 1 | 12 Jan 1946 | Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Win | Victor Buttin | KO | 3 | 8 Dec 1945 | Saint-Etienne, France | ||
| Win | Assane Diouf | KO | 3 | 30 Nov 1945 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Tommy Davies | KO | 1 | 19 Oct 1945 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Tenet | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Jun 1945 | Stade de la Croix de Berny, Antony, France | ||
| Win | Oscar Menozzi | KO | 3 | 3 Jun 1945 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Jean Despeaux | KO | 5 | 13 May 1945 | Stade de la Croix-de-Berny, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Joe Brun | TKO | 7 | 9 Mar 1945 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Ralph Burnley | TKO | 2 | 16 Dec 1944 | Brancaccio Theatre, Rome, Italy | ||
| Win | Floyd Gibson | Decision (points) | 3 | 14 Dec 1944 | Brancaccio Theatre, Rome, Italy | ||
| Win | Clint Perry | KO | 1 | 12 Dec 1944 | Brancaccio Theatre, Rome, Italy | ||
| Win | Bouaya | KO | 1 | 21 Oct 1944 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Joe DiMartino | TKO | 1 | 19 Feb 1944 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Sammy Adragna | Decision (points) | 3 | 17 Feb 1944 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Harold Drouhin | KO | 1 | 15 Feb 1944 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Willie Sampson | KO | 2 | 30 Jan 1944 | Stade Philip, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Larry Cisneros | KO | 2 | 29 Dec 1943 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | James Toney | TKO | 2 | 26 Dec 1943 | Stade Camp Saint-Philippe, Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Bulldog Milano | KO | 2 | 30 Oct 1943 | Stade Philip, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Larry Cisneros | KO | 6 | 10 Oct 1943 | Stade Camp Saint-Philippe, Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Omar Kouidri | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Sep 1943 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | John McCoy | KO | 2 | 8 Aug 1943 | Stade Petain, Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | José Ferrer | TKO | 1 | 30 Sep 1942 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | Retained European welterweight title | |
| Loss | Victor Buttin | Disqualification | 8 | 15 Aug 1942 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | Disqualified for low blows | |
| Win | Fernand Frely | TKO | 3 | 2 Aug 1942 | Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Victor Jana | TKO | 2 | 25 Jul 1942 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Gaspard Deridder | KO | 1 | 28 Jun 1942 | Grand Palais, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Fernand Viez | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 May 1942 | Grand Palais, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Gustave Humery | KO | 1 | 26 Apr 1942 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Fred Flury | TKO | 7 | 21 Feb 1942 | Palais des Fêtes et des Expositions, Nice, France | ||
| Win | Roby Seidel | TKO | 3 | 31 Dec 1941 | Grand Casino, Vichy, France | ||
| Win | Roland Coureau | TKO | 9 | 13 Sep 1941 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Joe Brun | TKO | 2 | 20 Jul 1941 | Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Francois Blanchard | KO | 6 | 22 Jun 1941 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Omar Kouidri | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 5 May 1941 | Oran, French Algeria | Retained European welterweight title | |
| Win | Victor Fortes | TKO (corner retirement) | 2 | 13 Apr 1941 | Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Victor Janas | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Mar 1941 | Stade Philip, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Victor Fortes | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 2 Feb 1941 | Foyer Civic, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Young Raymond | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 26 Jan 1941 | Stade Philip, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Young Raymond | KO | 1 | 19 Jan 1941 | Foyer Civic, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Cleto Locatelli | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Jun 1939 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Saverio Turiello | Decision (points) | 15 | 3 Jun 1939 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | Won European welterweight title | |
| Win | Roger Cadot | TKO | 6 | 21 May 1939 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Felix Wouters | Decision (points) | 12 | 22 Mar 1939 | Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Win | Saverio Turiello | Decision (points) | 12 | 20 Feb 1939 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Al Baker | TKO | 7 | 4 Feb 1939 | Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Win | Ercole Buratti | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Jan 1939 | Automobile Hall, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Loss | Harry Craster | Disqualification | 5 | 9 Jan 1939 | Earls Court Empress Hall, London, England | Disqualified for low blow | |
| Win | Omar Kouidri | Decision (points) | 12 | 24 Nov 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Alfred Katter | KO | 5 | 10 Nov 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Amedeo Deyana | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Oct 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Al Baker | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Sep 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Victor Deckmyn | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Jul 1938 | Arenes d'Eckmühl, Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Jean Morin | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Jun 1938 | Automobile Hall, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Gustave Humery | KO | 6 | 20 May 1938 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cleto Locatelli | Decision (points) | 12 | 5 May 1938 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Eduard Hrabak | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Aug 1938 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | Date as listed on Wikipedia (out of sequence) | |
| Win | Charles Pernot | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Mar 1938 | Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Omar Kouidri | Decision (points) | 12 | 21 Feb 1938 | Vox, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Jean Zides | TKO | 9 | 20 Jan 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Eddie Ran | KO | 2 | 13 Jan 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Charles Fedorowich | TKO | 2 | 6 Jan 1938 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Max Ifergane | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Dec 1937 | Rabat, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Jean Morin | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Oct 1937 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Louis Jampton | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Oct 1937 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Eduard Hrabak | KO | 6 | 13 Sep 1937 | Vox, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Kid Marcel | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Aug 1937 | Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Ali Omar | TKO | 5 | 3 Jul 1937 | Hall de la Foire, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Omar Kouidri | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Apr 1937 | Salle de l'Agriculture, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Omar Kouidri | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Mar 1937 | Rabat, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Maurice Naudin | TKO | 3 | 30 Jan 1937 | Hall de la Foire, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Aissa Attaf | TKO (corner retirement) | 8 | 16 Jan 1937 | Central Ring, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Jean Debeaumont | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Nov 1936 | Pavillon Bleu, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Aissa Attaf | KO | 1 | 8 Nov 1936 | Salle Mazella, Algiers, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Primo Rubio | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 Oct 1936 | La Manutention, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Al Francis | KO | 6 | 2 Aug 1936 | Arenes d'Eckmühl, Oran, French Algeria | ||
| Win | Mariano Castillanos | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Jun 1936 | Pavillon Bleu, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Kid Abadie | KO | 3 | 27 May 1936 | Pavillon Bleu, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | M Ricardo | TKO | 5 | 23 May 1936 | Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Joseph Martinez | TKO | 9 | 11 Apr 1936 | Taza, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Max Ifergane | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Apr 1936 | Pavillon Bleu, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Antoine Abad | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Mar 1936 | Pavillon Bleu, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Mak Perez | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Dec 1935 | Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Mak Perez | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Nov 1935 | Salle des Fetes du Maarif, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Francisco Mestres | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Aug 1935 | Roland Garros-Marocain, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Joseph Sarfati | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Jul 1935 | Roland Garros-Marocain, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Mak Perez | TKO (corner retirement) | 2 | 5 Jul 1935 | Roland Garros-Marocain, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Max Privat | TKO (corner retirement) | 5 | 13 Apr 1935 | Cirque Melburn, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Leon Benazra | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Apr 1935 | Cirque Melburn, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Perez III | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Feb 1935 | Cirque Melburn, Casablanca, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Leon Benazra | TKO (corner retirement) | 5 | 12 Nov 1934 | Meknes, French Morocco | ||
| Win | Marcel Bucchianeri | Decision (points) | 6 | 10 Nov 1934 | Meknes, French Morocco | Pro debut |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).