Gilbert Delé

Gilbert Delé (born 1 January 1964) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1993. He held the WBA light-middleweight title in 1991 and challenged twice for the IBF light-middleweight title in 1992 and 1993. At regional level he held the European light-middleweight title from 1989 to 1990.

Gilbert Delé
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-middleweight
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
NationalityFrench
Guadeloupean
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964
Lamentin, Guadeloupe
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins34
Wins by KO23
Losses3
Draws1

Career

Delé turned pro in 1986, and captured the vacant WBA light middleweight title in 1991 with a technical knockout over Carlos Elliott. He defended the belt once before losing it to Vinny Pazienza later that year.[1][2] He retired in 1993 after unsuccessfully challenging IBF light-middleweight title holder Gianfranco Rosi twice.

See also

References

  1. Prault, Jean-Pierre (25 February 2013). "Boxe (Monde WBA des super-welters) / Quand Vinny faisait son cinéma". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. Berger, Phil (20 May 1992). "BOXING; Pazienza Is Trying to Make a Comeback in More Ways Than One". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.


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