Roger Menetrey (born 16 June 1945) is a retired French professional

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boxer. On 4 June 1971 he won the

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(EBU) title and defended it five times. On 23 June 1973 he unsuccessfully contested the

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title against

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. Menetrey retired after losing his EBU title to John H. Stracey on 27 May 1974. During his career he won 52 out of 59 bouts, 42 of them by knockout.

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1945 births Living people French male boxers Welterweight boxers People from Annemasse Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie {{France-boxing-bio-stub