Joseph ("Jos") Vissers (28 November 1928 – 18 April 2006) was a Belgian
boxer who competed in the
Lightweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
division during his career.
Amateur career
Vissers was the Olympic Silver Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948, losing to
Gerald Dreyer of
South Africa
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in the final.
1948 Olympic results
Below are the results of Joseph Vissers, a Belgian lightweight boxer, who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Billy Barber (Australia) on points
* Round of 16: defeated Edy Schmidiger (Switzerland) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Eddie Haddad (Canada) on points
* Semifinal: defeated Wallace Smith (United States) on points
* Final: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points (was awarded the silver medal)
Pro career
Vissers turned pro in 1948 and fought primarily in Belgium, retiring in 1951 after an unsuccessful pro career, having won 5 and lost 6 with 3 KO.
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1928 births
2006 deaths
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Belgium
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
Olympic medalists in boxing
Belgian male boxers
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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