Gilbert Delé (born 1 January 1964) is a French former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1986 to 1993. He held the
WBA light-middleweight
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Boxing
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title in 1991 and challenged twice for the
IBF
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light-middleweight title in 1992 and 1993. At regional level he held the
European
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light-middleweight title from 1989 to 1990.
Career
Delé turned pro in 1986, and captured the vacant
WBA light middleweight title in 1991 with a
technical knockout
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over Carlos Elliott. He defended the belt once before losing it to
Vinny Pazienza
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later that year.
He retired in 1993 after unsuccessfully challenging
IBF
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light-middleweight title holder
Gianfranco Rosi twice.
See also
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List of WBA world champions
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Boxers who won t ...
References
External links
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1964 births
French people of Guadeloupean descent
Light-middleweight boxers
Living people
World boxing champions
French male boxers
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