Patrice L'Heureux
Encyclopedia
Amateur
He participated in the PanAm Games 1999 but was KOd by Alexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba
Alexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
.http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames1999.html
Professional career
On November 13, 2004, L'Heureux challenged Steve McKay (record 5-1) for the vacant Canadian HeavyweightHeavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
championship in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada. After knocking down McKay in the eighth round with a body shot, L'Heureux capitalized on him still being in pain and out of wind to knock him out for good 27 seconds into the ninth round.
However, in his first fight after winning the prestigious title in 2005, L'Heureux was viciously pummeled by American clubfighter Steve Pannell (33-8) to lose his undefeated ring record by TKO at 2:31 of the first round.
He beat undefeated Olympian Art Binkowski
Art Binkowski
Artur "Art" Binkowski is a Polish-born Canadian heavyweight boxer who competed for his adopted country Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Background:...
on points later that year.
The 6-foot 5-inch tall right-hander suffered his second loss when he was knocked out in the 7th round by David Cadieux
David Cadieux
David Cadieux is a professional boxer from Canada, who competes in the heavyweight division.-Amateur:In 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.-Pro:...
on May 12, 2006. He lost the rematch on points.
On May 26, 2007 he suffered his fourth loss to undefeated Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin is a Russian boxer. He is the current holder of the WBA heavyweight title. His height is . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division...
by knockout in the 2nd round.
L'Heureux has since won four straight fights including two fights against Stephane Tessier.
Football career
L'Heureux is a former football player with the Diablos of Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
in Quebec.
