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| Benoit Gaudet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benoit Gaudet (1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 45) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | Quebec Punch |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Reach | 71 in (182 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Benoit Gaudet (born December 18, 1979, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a professional Canadian boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former Canadian National Lightweight and North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight champion.
Amateur career
Gaudet won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. He also won a bronze medal in the featherweight category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. In the featherweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he defeated Somluck Kamsing of Thailand before being eliminated by Jo Seok-hwan of South Korea.
Pro career
In November 2007, Gaudet beat the veteran Alberto Garza to win the North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight championship.
WBC Super Featherweight Championship
On May 2, 2009, Gaudet was knocked out by WBC Super Featherweight champion Humberto Soto in the ninth rounds.
References
- "Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".
- "Benoit Gaudet vs. Alberto Garza - BoxRec".
- "Humberto Soto vs. Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".
External links
- Boxing record for Benoit Gaudet from BoxRec (registration required)
- Lightweight boxers
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Drummondville
- Boxing people from Quebec
- Olympic boxers for Canada
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male boxers
- Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen