Richard Caramanolis (born 7 March 1958) is a retired French professional boxer who was active between 1980 and 1989. On 2 February 1984 he won the European light heavyweight title (

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) against

Rudy Koopmans Rudy Koopmans (also Rudi, born 30 January 1948) is a retired Dutch professional boxer who was active between 1972 and 1984. On 7 March 1979 he won the European light heavyweight title (EBU) against Aldo Traversaro in the seventh round. Over the ...

, extending his winning streak to 27–0. Three months later he lost the title to

Alex Blanchard Alex Blanchard (born 3 January 1958) is a retired Dutch professional boxer who was active between 1979 and 1991. Between 1985 and 1987 he was rated as world's second light heavyweight boxer by the World Boxing Council. On 29 May 1984 he won the ...

. In 1988 he fought the

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world light heavyweight title, but lost to Charles Williams.

References

Richard Caramanolis vs Alex Blanchard 1985

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