Hippolyte Annex (14 February 1933 - 21 February 2021) was a French former professional boxer. He was four times French champion,[1] holding the French welterweight title from 1960 when he beat Michel Lombardet[2] to 1961 and the middleweight title from 1961 to 1963.[3] In 1962, he unsuccessfully fought Laszlo Papp for the EBU European middleweight title.[4]
Hippolyte Annex | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1933 |
| Died | 21 February 2021 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | French |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Middleweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 6 |
Professional career
editAnnex's first professional fight was against Ceslaw Dudek on 12 April 1959 in Paris, winning by a knock out. In 37 professional bouts, Annex won 28 (19 by knock outs), drew 6 and lost 3 (all KOs).[3]
A proposed bout in Paris with Sugar Ray Robinson was announced in 1962 but did not happen.[5]
Annex's last fight was on 16 June 1963 at the St. Nazaire Stadium, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France, when he was knocked out by the Senegalese boxer Souleymane Diallo.[3]
In 2007, his home town of Pézenas honoured Annex by naming a street after him.[1] A gymnasium in the town's sports park has been named after him since 2016.[6]
Annex died on 21 February 2021 in Montpellier.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Inauguration de rues à Plaisance" [Inauguration of streets in Plaisance] (PDF). Télégramme (in French). September 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
- ^ "HIPPOLYTE ANNEX CHAMPION DE FRANCE "MI-MOYEN"" [Hippolyte Annex Middleweight Champion of France]. Le Monde (in French). 14 June 1960. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hippolyte Annex". BoxRec.
- ^ J.M. (30 January 1963). "NOUVELLE ET SÉVÈRE DÉFAITE D'HIPPOLYTE ANNEX" [NEW AND SEVERE DEFEAT OF HIPPOLYTE ANNEX]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Says Sugar Ray Signs for Bout". The Pantagraph. AP. 6 April 1962. p. 18. Retrieved 1 November 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nouvelle Salle Hippolyte Annex, au cœur du Parc des Sports !" [New Hippolyte Annex hall, at the heart of the Parc des Sports!]. Herault-Tribune (in French). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- Michelle Rivière (20 April 2016). "Pézenas : La salle des Duels réjouit les associations locales" [Pézenas : The Duels room delights local associations]. Midi Libre (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2019. - ^ "Hippolyte Annex a définitivement rangé les gants" [Hippolyte Annex has definitely put away the gloves]. Midi Libre (in French). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Le dernier round d'Hippolyte Annex, "le bombardier gitan"" [Last round of Hippolyte Annex, "the gypsy bomber"]. Midi Libre (in French). 24 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Hippolyte Annex from BoxRec (registration required)
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