Joseph Bessala

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)