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Joseph Bessala

Full name: Joseph Bessala
Nickname(s): Jimmsy Jo
Gender: Male
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Weight: 148 lbs (67 kg)
Born: April 19, 1941 in Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
Died: April 24, 2010 in Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
Country: CMR Cameroon
Sport: Boxing

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Men's Welterweight Cameroon CMR 2 Silver

Men's Welterweight

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result JF J1S J2S J3S J4S J5S TJP MR R
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Final Round Match 1/2 2 1968-10-26 Wolke (GDR) , Bessala (CMR) 1 57 58 59+ 58 57 289
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1968-10-24 Bessala (CMR) , Guilloti (ARG) 5 60 60 59 60 60 299 decision
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Quarter-Finals Match #4 1 1968-10-23 Bessala (CMR) , Zilberman (ROU) referee stops contest 3
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Round Three Match #8 1 1968-10-22 Bessala (CMR) , Luipa (ZAM) referee stops contest 2
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Round Two Match #15 1 1968-10-19 Bessala (CMR) , González (CHI) 5 59 60 60 60 60 299 decision
1968 Summer 27 Ciudad de México Boxing Cameroon CMR Round One Match #29 1 1968-10-13 Bessala (CMR) bye