Gaëtan Hart (born November 9, 1953) is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Québec, who was a three-time boxing champion for his country. He lost his only world title fight against

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in 1980. Boxer

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died 16 days after being knocked out by Hart in 1980. Six weeks prior to that bout, Hart defeated Ralph Racine and put him in a coma from which Racine eventually recovered. In 1992, he was featured in a

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documentary, '' The Steak'' (a title inspired by

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's short story '' A Piece of Steak''), directed by Pierre Falardeau.John MacKinnon, "Hart film is real life". ''

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'', May 7, 1992. Hart now runs a

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, directly across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also p ...

(

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) boxing club. An article on Hart appeared in the April 1979 ''

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''.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Gaetan 1953 births Living people Canadian male boxers Sportspeople from Gatineau Lightweight boxers Welterweight boxers 20th-century Canadian sportsmen