Alain Bonnamie

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Alain Bonnamie
Statistics
Weight(s) light middle/middle/super middle/light heavyweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1965-07-31) 31 July 1965 (age 55)
Canada
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins21 (KO 12)
Losses9 (KO 5)
Draws3
No contests1

Alain Bonnamie (born 31 July 1965) is a Canadian professional light middle/middle/super middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas light middleweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) International light middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light middleweight title against Wayne Powell (twice), and Canada light middleweight title against Stephane Ouellet , his professional fighting weight varied from 151+34 lb (68.8 kg; 10 st 11.8 lb), i.e. light middleweight to 169+34 lb (77.0 kg; 12 st 1.8 lb), i.e. light heavyweight. [1]

During a 1999 fight against Adrian Dodson for the Commonwealth Championship, Bonnamie was the victim of biting by Dodson which led to a dsqualfcation victory for Bonnamie. Dodson was fined £1,000 and banned for 18 months. [2]

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  2. Daley, Kieran (19 October 1999). "Dodson banned for biting opponent". The Independent. Retrieved 12 April 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)