Josué Edmond Blocus (born 20 November 1969) is a French

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who competed in the

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. Blocus is a black Frenchman whose family is from

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Amateur career

At the 1996 European Championships in

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, he beat Zoran Manojlovic (

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) but lost to

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(

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) on points. At the

in Atlanta he fought as a superheavyweight and beat

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, Venezuela, RSC-2 (02:13) but was stopped in the second round by big-punching Adalat Mamedov,

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by RSC-1 (02:11).

Professional career

He turned pro in 1997, showing big power in six early wins, including one over Sedreck Fields. He then fought only five times over the next five years before getting outpointed in 2002 by

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and

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(record 15-6). In 2007, at age 37, he rebounded and scored the biggest win of his pro career, beating

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champion

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on the road.

Professional boxing record

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