Simplice Fotsala | |||||||||
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Born | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 9 May 1989||||||||
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Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||
Height | 4 ft 7 in (140 cm) | ||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||
Total fights | 3 | ||||||||
Wins | 2 | ||||||||
Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Simplice Fotsala (born 9 May 1989) is a Cameroonian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
In April 2018, he was one of eight Cameroonian athletes who went missing from their accommodation during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. [2] [3]
3 fights | 2 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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3 | Win | 2–1 | Johan Sigalingging | UD | 4 | 15 Feb 2020 | Grand Star Reception and Convention Centre, Altona North, Australia | |
2 | Win | 1–1 | Amit Thapa | TKO | 2 (4), 0:57 | 9 Nov 2019 | Grand Star Reception and Convention Centre, Altona North, Australia | |
1 | Loss | 0–1 | Sam Goodman | UD | 6 | 29 Mar 2019 | Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow, Australia |
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