Benoit Gaudet

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Benoit Gaudet
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Real nameBenoit Gaudet
Nickname(s)Quebec Punch
Weight(s) Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach71 in (182 cm)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 43)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO10
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0

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. [1]

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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. [2]

WBC Super Featherweight Championship

On May 2, 2009 Gaudet was knocked out by WBC Super Featherweight champion Humberto Soto in the ninth rounds. [3]

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References

  1. "Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".
  2. "Benoit Gaudet vs. Alberto Garza - BoxRec".
  3. "Humberto Soto vs. Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".