Gilbert Delé (born 1 January 1964) is a French former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1986 to 1993. He held the
WBA light-middleweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the Intern ...
title in 1991 and challenged twice for the
IBF light-middleweight title in 1992 and 1993. At regional level he held the
European light-middleweight title from 1989 to 1990.
Career
Delé turned pro in 1986, and captured the vacant
WBA light middleweight title in 1991 with a
technical knockout
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over Carlos Elliott. He defended the belt once before losing it to
Vinny Pazienza later that year. He retired in 1993 after unsuccessfully challenging
IBF light-middleweight title holder
Gianfranco Rosi twice.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
French male boxers
People from Lamentin
Guadeloupean sportsmen
World light-middleweight boxing champions
European Boxing Union champions
World Boxing Association champions
20th-century French sportsmen