Jean-François Bergeron (born July 26, 1973) is a Canadian former
professional boxer
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. As an amateur, he represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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Amateur career
He won the Canadian championship five time and won gold in 4 international championships, beating the likes of Paolo Vidoz and Michael Sprott.
Southpaw Bergeron won the silver medal at the
1995 Pan American Games. He competed in Atlanta at the Olympics but was knocked out by
Attila Levin
Attila Levin (born November 8, 1976) is a Swedish professional boxer.
Amateur career
Levin had a decent amateur career prior to turning professional.
*In 1996 Levin competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark as a Super Heavyweigh ...
.
Bergeron wrapped up his amateur career with a record of 70 wins, 15 defeats.
Professional career
Bergeron fought his first pro bout on April 3, 1998, at age 24. In 2001 he beat undefeated American amateur champ Willie Palms. In 2003 he beat
Darroll Wilson
Darroll Lamont Wilson (born June 8, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2006. He is best known for his gutsy performances against some of the best fighters of his day, and his upset third-round TKO win over S ...
(who holds a knockout win over
Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion, having held the lineal heavyweight championship from 1997 to 1998, and the WBO title from 2006 to 2007. Briggs is known for h ...
). Bergeron was injured at the time and fought only with his right arm from the second round, but still managed to win the fight by a unanimous decision. In 2006 he bested Steve Panell (who had knocked down Wladimir Klitschko when they fought).
Fight against Valuev
Bergeron faced former WBA heavyweight champion
Nikolai Valuev
Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (, rus, Никола́й Серге́евич Валу́ев, p=vɐˈlujɪf; born 21 August 1973) is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heav ...
on Sept 29th 2007 in German
He lost by unanimous decision.
After his fight with Valuev he fought
Dominick Guinn
Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall.
Known as the "Southern Disaster",Gerbasi, Thomas (2013)Domi ...
losing by second-round knockout on October 24, 2008.
Professional boxing record
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Dominick Guinn
Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall.
Known as the "Southern Disaster",Gerbasi, Thomas (2013)Domi ...
, KO
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, 24/10/2008
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Montreal
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Quebec
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Nikolay Valuev
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Oldenburg, Germany
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Montreal
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Chad Van Sickle
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Montreal
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Edegar Da Silva
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, 15/09/2006
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Quebec
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Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
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, 24/03/2006
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Montreal
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Quebec
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, 18/03/2005
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Quebec
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, 03/12/2004
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Montreal
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Quebec
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Rogerio Lobo
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, 20/03/2004
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Montreal
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Quebec
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Darroll Wilson
Darroll Lamont Wilson (born June 8, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2006. He is best known for his gutsy performances against some of the best fighters of his day, and his upset third-round TKO win over S ...
, UD
, 10
, 07/03/2003
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Niagara Falls, Ontario
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, 17/11/2002
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Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
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, 06/09/2002
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Montreal
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Quebec
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, 31/05/2002
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Bucharest
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Romania
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Laughlin, Nevada
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, U.S.
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, 18/01/2002
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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, 30/11/2001
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Montreal
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Quebec
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Willie Palms
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, 28/09/2001
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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, 10/07/2001
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Montreal
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Quebec
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, 02/03/2001
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Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
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Quebec
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, 15/12/2000
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Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
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Quebec
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, 16/06/2000
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Quebec
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, 06/05/2000
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Maniwaki, Quebec
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, Canada
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, 29/06/1999
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Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada
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, Win
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, align=left, Tracy Wilson
, KO
, 2
, 06/11/1998
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Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, 05/05/1998
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Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada
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, Win
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, align=left, Mark Johnson
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, 2
, 24/04/1998
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Sherbrooke
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,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada
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, Win
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, align=left, Donald Harris
, TKO
, 2
, 03/04/1998
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Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada
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Outside the ring
Bergeron is often asked to take on the analyst role in boxing matches, appearing on local Québec channel
TVA
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and Québec radio stations. He offered his expertise on radio on
Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980) is a Romanian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the IBF super-middleweight title from 2007 to 2012, successfully making nine consecutive defenses and reaching a peak r ...
's championship fight at the Bell Centre in Montréal on October 19, 2007. He also served as a sparring partner to
Vitali Klitchko in preparation for his fight against
Corrie Sanders
Cornelius Johannes "Corrie" Sanders (7 January 1966 – 23 September 2012) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003 after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in two rounds, whi ...
for the WBC world heavyweight championship in April 2004.
He has also successfully completed his firefighter training and is currently working as a firefighter at the St-Jérôme fire station.
External links
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Canadian Olympic Committee
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1973 births
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Living people
Olympic boxers of Canada
People from Saint-Jérôme
Sportspeople from Quebec
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Canadian male boxers
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games