Marcel Nilles
Heavyweight · France

Marcel Nilles

Photo: Agence Rol, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Marcel Nilles was a heavyweight boxer from France, born Jan 9, 1894. Marcel Nilles last fought Primo Carnera on May 30, 1929 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Also: مارسيل نيلز
BornJan 9, 1894
Died1956
Country🇫🇷 France
DebutJun 23, 1922
Career1922–1929
Rounds boxed52
Born in1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Boxerbook ratinginactive since May 1929Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 9

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Primo Carnera 🇮🇹
TKO 3/10 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
1929-05-30 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 9, 1922–1929

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

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 8, Wikipedia (es) · 1

L
Primo Carnera 🇮🇹
TKO 3/10 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Carnera 7-1-0
1929-05-30 ›
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L
Gipsy Daniels 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Daniels 58-19-7
1926-06-09 ›
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L
Paulino Uzcudun 🇪🇸
KO 3/10 · Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Uzcudun 17-2-0
1925-11-07 ›
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L
Paulino Uzcudun 🇪🇸
KO 5/12 · Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Nilles — · Uzcudun 6-0-0
1924-05-17 ›
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W
Larry Gains 🇨🇦
KO 3/12 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Gains 7-3-1
1924-02-13 ›
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L
Quintín Romero 🇨🇱
KO 3/20 · Vélodrome d'Hiver, París, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Romero 13-2-2
1923-12-01 ›
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L
Amadou M’barick Fall 🇫🇷
KO 2/15 · Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Fall 49-11-3
1923-07-08 ›
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L
Georges Carpentier 🇫🇷
For vacant France heavyweight title
KO 8/20 · Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Carpentier 85-13-5
1923-05-06 ›
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L
Amadou M’barick Fall 🇫🇷
PTS 15/15 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Nilles — · Fall 45-9-3
1922-06-23 ›
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Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Marcel Nilles fight last?
Marcel Nilles last fought Primo Carnera on May 30, 1929 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 6503 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6503. 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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