Michel Montreuil (26 December 1897 – 1959) was a
Belgian
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who was Belgian and European champion at
flyweight
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Boxing
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.
Career
Montreuil first fought for a national title in February 1919, losing on points to Robert Corbiaux at flyweight. He was recognised as Belgian flyweight champion in 1921, and in February 1923 unsuccessfully challenged for
Charles Ledoux
Charles Ledoux (27 October 1892 – 21 May 1967) was a French bantamweight boxer who was active from 1909 to 1926. While never capturing a world title, he squared off against the best opposition available to him both nationally and internation ...
's European flyweight title. He got a second shot at the European title in September that year, beating
Andre Gleizes on points over 20 rounds to become champion of Europe. He made successful defences of the European title against
Emile Juliard and
Elky Clark
Elky Clark (4 January 1898 – 22 September 1956) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed from 1921 to 1927. He held the British and inaugural Commonwealth flyweight titles from 1924 to 1926, the EBU European flyweight title from 1925 to ...
, before losing it to Clark on points in January 1925.
Montreuil's form dropped off after the defeat, and over the next two years only won three fights, with six defeats in this period, including losses to
George "Kid" Nicholson and
Ernie Jarvis.
In February 1927, he defended his Belgian title, losing a points decision to
Nicolas Petit-Biquet.
[Daley, Alex (2018) ''Born to Box: The Extraordinary Story of Nipper Pat Daly'', Pitch Publishing, ] In January 1929 he again faced Petit-Biquet, this time for the Belgian bantamweight title, losing on points in what proved to be his final fight.
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1897 births
1959 deaths
Belgian male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Bantamweight boxers
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