16 Facts About Jean-Marc Mormeck

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Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck was born on 3 June 1972 and is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck is a two-time unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and The Ring world titles twice between 2005 and 2007.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck was the first boxer to hold unified cruiserweight title since Evander Holyfield in 1988, and the first fighter to hold The Ring cruiserweight title since Carlos De Leon in 1987.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 cruiserweight from 2001 to 2005 and in 2007, and was ranked No 1 in 2003 and 2004.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck was born in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe as an only child to Fulbert and Sonia Jean-Marc Mormeck.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck engaged himself in football and Muay Thai as an amateur.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck fought as an amateur in 1990 and turned professional in 1995.

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Early in his career, Jean-Marc Mormeck lost 2 minor four-round bouts on points but kept winning for years afterwards.

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On 10 November 1998, Jean-Marc Mormeck won the French light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Alain Simon.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck defended that title three times before relinquishing it.

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Later, Jean-Marc Mormeck captured the WBA cruiserweight title by a 9th-round technical knockout win over Virgil Hill on 23 February 2002.

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However, Jean-Marc Mormeck lost his WBA and WBC cruiserweight titles to O'Neil Bell after being knocked out in the 10th round.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck was dropped heavily in the 7th round after being hit by a strong right from Haye.

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On 17 December 2009, Jean-Marc Mormeck made his return to the ring after a two-year layoff, fighting for the first time as a heavyweight, against Vinny Maddalone.

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Jean-Marc Mormeck started slowly but dominated the middle rounds to win a split decision.

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In October 2011, Jean-Marc Mormeck was signed to fight unified Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on 10 December 2011 at Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany until Klitschko pulled out after having a kidney stone removed on 2 December 2011.