Alex Blanchard (born 3 January 1958) is a retired Dutch professional boxer who was active between 1979 and 1991. Between 1985 and 1987 he was rated as world's second light heavyweight boxer by the World Boxing Council. On 29 May 1984 he won the European light heavyweight title (

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) by knocking out

Richard Caramanolis Richard Caramanolis (born 7 March 1958) is a retired French professional boxer who was active between 1980 and 1989. On 2 February 1984 he won the European light heavyweight title (EBU) against Rudy Koopmans, extending his winning streak to 27� ...

in sixth round; before the bout Caramanolis was a reigning European Champion with a 27–0 record. Blanchard defended the EBU title five times, against Manfred Jassman (1984), Richard Caramanolis (1985), Andrew Andries (1985),

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(1986) and

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(1987), and lost it in 1987 to Tom Collins. On 11 February 1985, Blanchard won the vacant WAA title by knocking out

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in second round.

References

External links

Bokser Blanchard wil zijn comeback maken
parool.nl. 16 October 2009.
Personal website
Richard Caramanolis vs Alex Blanchard 1984

1958 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch male boxers Boxers from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub