Joseph Vissers
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Representing  Belgium
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1948 London | Lightweight |
Joseph ("Jos") Vissers (28 November 1928 – 18 April 2006) was a Belgian boxer who competed in the Lightweight division during his career.
Amateur career
[edit]Vissers was the Olympic Silver Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948, losing to Gerald Dreyer of South Africa in the final.
1948 Olympic results
[edit]Below are the results of Joseph Vissers, a Belgian lightweight boxer, who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Billy Barber (Australia) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Edy Schmidiger (Switzerland) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Eddie Haddad (Canada) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Wallace Smith (United States) on points
- Final: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points (was awarded the silver medal)
Pro career
[edit]Vissers turned pro in 1948 and fought primarily in Belgium, retiring in 1951 after an unsuccessful pro career, having won 5 and lost 6 with 3 KO.
External links
[edit]- databaseOlympics
- Boxing record for Joseph Vissers from BoxRec (registration required)
- Obituary for Joe Vissers (in French)
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- 1928 births
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- Lightweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Belgium
- Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Belgium
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Belgian male boxers
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- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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