Jackson Chanet (born February 7, 1978) is a French boxer best known for winning the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships heavyweight title.

Jackson Chanet
Personal information
Full nameJackson Chanet
NationalityFrench
Born (1978-02-07) February 7, 1978 (age 46)
Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
ClubCP Saint Dizier
Medal record
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Tampere Heavyweight

Amateur career

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Chanet was French heavyweight (201 lb limit) champ from 1998- 2000. At the Euros he defeated Sebastian Köber (Germany), Magomed Aripgadjiev (Azerbaijan) and Emil Garai (Hungary) before earning a DQ victory over Russian southpaw Sultan Ibragimov DSQ-4 to win the European heavyweight crown. At the Olympics he lost the rematch against Ibragimov.

Professional career

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At the pros he fought largely at super middleweight (168 lb), 31 lb less than as an amateur. He also won a European title against Vitali Tsypko in 2005 but was KOd by Armenian Mger Mkrtchyan in his first defense. In 2006 he lost to David Gogiya.

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