Roger Brousse (8 June 1901 – 24 September 1975) was a French

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. He competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, Brousse initially was awarded the victory on points in his quarter-final bout of the middleweight class. However, he was later disqualified for having bitten his opponent, the eventual gold medallist,

Harry Mallin Henry William Mallin (1 June 1892 – 8 November 1969) was an English middleweight amateur boxer. He came originally from Hackney Wick, his younger brother was the Olympic boxer Fred Mallin. He lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and w ...

. Roger François Brousse was born on 8 June 1901 in Courtenay. He died on 24 September 1975 in

Vétheuil Vétheuil () is a commune on the Seine, 60 kilometers northwest of Paris, France. Vétheuil is located in the arrondissement of Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department. Personalities Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived in Vétheuil from 187 ...

at the age of 74.

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