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Joseph Bessala
Joseph Bessala (1 January 1941 – 25 April 2010) was a welterweight boxer from Cameroon. Amateur In 1965, Bessala won the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. He twice won the African Championships in welterweight: in 1966 in Lagos, Nigeria, (prevailing over Ghanaian, Eddie Blay in the final) and 1968 in Lusaka, Zambia, where he prevailed in the final fight over the Zambian, Julius Luipa, whom he beat again at the Olympic Games. He won the silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. In the final, he was lost to East Germany's Manfred Wolke. Amateur highlights *1965 won the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. Beat in the final Issake Dabore (Nigeria) by TKO-2. *1966 won the African Championships in Lagos, Nigeria. Beat Eddie Blay (Ghana) in the final. *1968 won the African Championships in Lusaka, Zambia. Beat Julius Luipa (Zambia) in the final. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Joseph Bessala, a welterweight ...
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Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''. Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4-1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and didn't win a medal. After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske Henry Maske (, ; born 6 January 1964) is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996. Amateur career Maske was born in Treu ..., and most recently with Francesco Pianeta. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany w ...
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