Henri Piet (1 January 1888 – 4 May 1915) was a French
Lightweight
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The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
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. He is notable for his EBU lightweight challenge against
Freddie Welsh, winning the French welterweight belt in 1912. He died in the boxing ring in 1915, aged 27.
Boxing career
Piet rose to prominence as a lightweight boxer when he challenged Freddie Welsh for the EBU (European) lightweight title. The fight took place at
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on 23 August 1909. Piet lasted until the twelfth round when his knee gave way and he retired from the fight.
Afterwards Welsh stated that Piet was "The classiest boy I met since I came over, he will trim up a lot of fancied boxers if he goes to the States."
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1888 births
1915 deaths
Boxers from Paris
Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
French male boxers
Lightweight boxers
Sport deaths in France