Fred Bretonnel
Encyclopedia
Fred Bretonnel was a French
lightweight
boxer
and title holder of the Featherweight Championship of France from 24 June to 7 October 1924, when it was taken by Lucien Vinez.
In a career totalling 23 matches, he lost 9, drew 4 and won 9 with one Knock out, a full record of his boxing career can be found here.
He fought in the first French-German match in France after the First World War, on 10 May 1922 , defeating Paul Czirson.
Bretonnel's brother was the famous manager Jean Bretonnel. His father started the first boxing magazine in France.
Bretonnel committed suicide
by hanging
on 4 September 1928 at the age of 23 due to what is referred to as "family troubles". At the time of his death, he was a welterweight
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and title holder of the Featherweight Championship of France from 24 June to 7 October 1924, when it was taken by Lucien Vinez.
In a career totalling 23 matches, he lost 9, drew 4 and won 9 with one Knock out, a full record of his boxing career can be found here.
He fought in the first French-German match in France after the First World War, on 10 May 1922 , defeating Paul Czirson.
Bretonnel's brother was the famous manager Jean Bretonnel. His father started the first boxing magazine in France.
Bretonnel committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
on 4 September 1928 at the age of 23 due to what is referred to as "family troubles". At the time of his death, he was a welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
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