Joseph Bessala
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Name: Joseph Bessala
Alias: Jimmsy Jo
Hometown: Yaounde, Cameroon
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Died: 2010-04-25 (Age:69)
Height: 165cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Amateur Highlights
- 1965 won the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. Beat in the final Isaac Dabore (Nigeria) by TKO-2.
- 1966 won the African Championships in Lagos, Nigeria. Beat Eddie Blay (Ghana) in the final.
- 1966 won the African Championships in Lusaka, Zambia. Beat Julius Luipa (Zambia) in the final.
- 1968 won the silver medal as a Welterweight at the Olympics in Mexico City. Results were:
- Defeated Luis Gonzales (Chile)
- Defeated Julius Luipa (Zambia) KO-2
- Defeated Victor Zilberman (Romania) TKO-3
- Defeated Mario Omar Guillotti (Argntina) PTS (5-0)
- Lost to Manfred Wolke (East Germany) PTS (1-4)