Benoit Gaudet

Canadian boxer (born 1979)
Benoit Gaudet
Personal information
Nickname
Quebec Punch
BornBenoit Gaudet
(1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 46)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
WeightLightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Boxing career
Reach71 in (182 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Win by KO10
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0

Benoit Gaudet (born December 18, 1979, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a professional Canadian boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former Canadian National Lightweight and North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight champion.[1]

Amateur career

Gaudet won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. He also won a bronze medal in the featherweight category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. In the featherweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he defeated Somluck Kamsing of Thailand before being eliminated by Jo Seok-hwan of South Korea.

Pro career

In November 2007, Gaudet beat the veteran Alberto Garza to win the North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight championship.[2]

WBC Super Featherweight Championship

On May 2, 2009, Gaudet was knocked out by WBC Super Featherweight champion Humberto Soto in the ninth rounds.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".
  2. ^ "Benoit Gaudet vs. Alberto Garza - BoxRec".
  3. ^ "Humberto Soto vs. Benoit Gaudet - BoxRec".
  • Boxing record for Benoit Gaudet from BoxRec (registration required)
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