Jean Despeaux
France

Jean Despeaux

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Jean Despeaux was a professional boxer from France, born Oct 22, 1915. Jean Despeaux last fought Marcel Cerdan on May 13, 1945 and lost by KO in round 5 of 10.

Also: Ζαν Ντεσπό · Жан Деспо · جان ديسبو
+7 moreژان دسپو · ジャン・デスポー · 让·德波 · Jean Sylvain Despeaux · Деспо, Жан · ジャン・デスペロー · ジャン・デポー
BornOct 22, 1915
DiedMay 25, 1989
Country🇫🇷 France
DebutMay 13, 1945
Career1945
Rounds boxed5
Born in10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris, France
Boxerbook ratinginactive since May 1945Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 1

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Marcel Cerdan 🇫🇷
KO 5/10 · Stade de la Croix-de-Bernay, Paris, 🇫🇷
1945-05-13 ›
✓ one source

The record

Known bouts: 1, 1945

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

L
Marcel Cerdan 🇫🇷
KO 5/10 · Stade de la Croix-de-Bernay, Paris, 🇫🇷
Despeaux — · Cerdan 83-2-0
1945-05-13 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

🥇 Olympics 1936 middleweight

1936 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight

FinalWHenry Tiller 🇳🇴
Semi-finalWRaúl Villarreal 🇦🇷
Quarter-finalWJosef Hrubeš TCH
Round of 16WJuan Bregaliano 🇺🇾

4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Jean Despeaux fight last?
Jean Despeaux last fought Marcel Cerdan on May 13, 1945 and lost by KO in round 5 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10299 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10299. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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