Steve HereliusSteve Herelius (born July 15 1976 in Noisy-le-Grand

Noisy-le-Grand

Noisy-le-Grand is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The commune of Noisy-le-Grand is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sectors of the "new town" of Marne-la-Vallée.-Name:...

, Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis

- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...

, France

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...

) is a French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 professional 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...

. Herelius has held the WBA Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title as well as the France Heavyweight Title (from 2003–04).

Professional career

Nicknamed Centurion, Herelius turned pro in 2002 and after winning his first fourteen fights fought veteran heavyweight Albert Sosnowski

Albert Sosnowski

Albert Dariusz Sosnowski is a Polish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.-Debut fight:...

 in 2007 and lost via TKO. After fighting mainly journeyman opposition he positioned himself to challenge Firat Arslan

Firat Arslan

Firat Arslan is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37....

 for the vacant WBA interim Cruiserweight belt. Arslan was coming into the bout after an extended absence, and was unable to continue after taking a hard uppercut from Herelius at the end of the 11th round. On February 12, 2011, Hérélius lost the WBA interim Cruiserweight belt to Yoan Pablo Hernandez

Yoan Pablo Hernández

Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez is a Cuban professional boxer. Hernández has been featured in the top 10 rankings of Ring Magazine at Cruiserweight. He is the current IBF Cruiserweight Champion.-Amateur career:...

 by knockout of the 7th round.

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