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			'''[[:Category: Yvon Durelle Gallery\|Yvon Durelle Gallery]]'''

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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Adding Commonwealth champions category

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	[[Category: Canadian Boxing Federation Middleweight Champions]]		[[Category:Canadian Boxing Federation Middleweight Champions]]
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	Durelle suffered a stroke on Christmas Day, 2006, and also had Parkinson's disease. He died in a hospital in Moncton, January 6, 2007.		Durelle suffered a stroke on Christmas Day, 2006, and also had Parkinson's disease. He died in a hospital in Moncton, January 6, 2007.

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John: /* Biography */ links

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Biography: links

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	In May of 1953, Durelle won the Canadian middleweight championship then, after defending his title and winning eight straight bouts, he moved up in weight class to fight in the light-heavyweight division where in his first fight against a heavier and stronger opponent, he defeated the Canadian champion to take the light-heavyweight title. The following year, he fought outside his native Canada for the first time, going to Brooklyn, New York to fight [[Floyd Patterson]], an up-and-coming American [[Golden Gloves]] champion. Outpointed in eight rounds by the man who would soon become the heavyweight champion of the world, Durelle's strong performance in a losing cause against Patterson gained him wide respect in the international boxing world.		In May of 1953, Durelle won the Canadian middleweight championship then, after defending his title and winning eight straight bouts, he moved up in weight class to fight in the light-heavyweight division where in his first fight against a heavier and stronger opponent, he defeated the Canadian champion to take the light-heavyweight title. The following year, he fought outside his native Canada for the first time, going to Brooklyn, New York to fight [[Floyd Patterson]], an up-and-coming American [[Golden Gloves]] champion. Outpointed in eight rounds by the man who would soon become the heavyweight champion of the world, Durelle's strong performance in a losing cause against Patterson gained him wide respect in the international boxing world.

	In New York City, in March of 1957, Durelle broke into the top ten world rankings with a 10 round decision over [[Angelo ~~Defendis~~]]. In May he won the British Empire light-heavyweight championship and the following month fought the top-ranked contender in the world, [[Tony Anthony]]. In a fight most experts say he won handily, Durelle was given only a draw against the heavily favored Anthony but it elevated him to the number 3 ranking in the world. He became a much talked about sports personality in his native country after he beat the German champion, [[Willi Besmanoff]]. In 1958, he defeated [[Clarence Hinnant]], regarded by many as one of the best all around boxers of the time. The victory provided Durelle with the opportunity for his first chance to fight for a world title.		In New York City, in March of 1957, Durelle broke into the top ten world rankings with a 10 round decision over [[Angelo DeFendis]]. In May he won the British Empire light-heavyweight championship and the following month fought the top-ranked contender in the world, [[Tony Anthony]]. In a fight most experts say he won handily, Durelle was given only a draw against the heavily favored Anthony but it elevated him to the number 3 ranking in the world. He became a much talked about sports personality in his native country after he beat the German champion, [[Willi Besmanoff]]. In 1958, he defeated [[Clarence Hinnant]], regarded by many as one of the best all around boxers of the time. The victory provided Durelle with the opportunity for his first chance to fight for a world title.

	Yvonne Durelle's light-heavyweight championship fight against the great [[Archie Moore]] on December 10, 1958 at the [[Montreal Forum\|Forum]] in Montreal, Quebec, is one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. Listed as a 4-to-1 underdog, the bout made Yvon Durelle a legend in Canada, gaining him near cult status for his performance. In one of the first fights broadcast coast-to-coast on American television, Durelle stunned boxing patrons by knocking the champion down three times in the first round. Under boxing rules today (except those of the [[World Boxing Council]]), the fight would have been stopped after three knockdowns in one round and Yvon Durelle would have been world champion. Also, he missed an opportunity when, after the first knockdown, he stood over Moore watching for several seconds before returning to his corner. As a result of his delay, the referee had to wait to begin the count, and Moore made it to his feet at the count of nine. Durelle swarmed all over the champion for four more rounds and knocked him to the canvas again in round five but Moore held on and eventually wore Durelle down to retain his world championship with an eleventh round knockout. The fight was the talk of the boxing world and members of the Canadian Press voted it the sporting event of the year.		Yvonne Durelle's light-heavyweight championship fight against the great [[Archie Moore]] on December 10, 1958 at the [[Montreal Forum\|Forum]] in Montreal, Quebec, is one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. Listed as a 4-to-1 underdog, the bout made Yvon Durelle a legend in Canada, gaining him near cult status for his performance. In one of the first fights broadcast coast-to-coast on American television, Durelle stunned boxing patrons by knocking the champion down three times in the first round. Under boxing rules today (except those of the [[World Boxing Council]]), the fight would have been stopped after three knockdowns in one round and Yvon Durelle would have been world champion. Also, he missed an opportunity when, after the first knockdown, he stood over Moore watching for several seconds before returning to his corner. As a result of his delay, the referee had to wait to begin the count, and Moore made it to his feet at the count of nine. Durelle swarmed all over the champion for four more rounds and knocked him to the canvas again in round five but Moore held on and eventually wore Durelle down to retain his world championship with an eleventh round knockout. The fight was the talk of the boxing world and members of the Canadian Press voted it the sporting event of the year.