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| Full name | John Dovi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1973 Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSL Aulnay Sous Bois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001 he won the bronze medal at Belfast defeating Artak Malumyan (ARM) 12-8, and Ireland's Alan Reynolds but losing to favorite southpaw Evgeny Makarenko 10:25.
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