Hippolyte Annex
| Hippolyte Annex | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Hippolyte Annex |
| Rated at | Welterweight, Middleweight |
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
14 February 1933 Pézenas, France |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 6 |
Hippolyte Annex (born 14 February 1933 in Pézenas, Hérault) is a former French professional boxer. He was four time French champion, holding the French welterweight title from 1960 to 1961 and the middleweight title from 1961 to 1963. In 1962, he unsuccessfully fought Laszlo Papp for the EBU European middleweight title.
Professional career
Annex's first professional fight was against Ceslaw Dudek on 12 April 1959 in Paris, winning by a knock out.
In 37 professional bouts, Annex won 28 (19 by knock outs), drew 6 and lost 3 (all KOs).
Annex's last fight was on 16 June 1963 at the St. Nazaire Stadium, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France, when he was knocked out by the Senegalese boxer Souleymane Diallo.
In 2007, his home town of Pézenas honoured him by naming a street after him.[1]
References
- ↑ "Inauguration de rues à Plaisance", Télégramme, September 2007, 6
External links
- Professional boxing record for Hippolyte Annex from BoxRec
- "Inauguration de rues à Plaisance", Télégramme, September 2007, p6, report and picture of street naming ceremony