Cédric Vitu

Cédric Vitu (born August 18, 1985) is a French professional boxer. He held the European light middleweight title between 2015 and 2017,[1] the European Union light middleweight title between 2011 and 2012, and challenged for the WBA light middleweight title in 2018.

Cédric Vitu
Statistics
Nickname(s)Titi
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Reach180 cm (71 in)
NationalityFrench
Born (1985-08-18) August 18, 1985
Creil, Oise, France
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins47
Wins by KO19
Losses4

Vitu first challenged for the EBU title on 2012, facing the undefeated Sergey Rabchenko in Manchester on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's comeback bout against Vyacheslav Senchenko. Rabchenko, promoted by Hatton, prevailed on a split decision.[2][3]

On June 2015, Vitu got another shot at the EBU title against Orlando Fiordigiglio in Brescia. He won the title beating Fiordigiglio by technical knockout in round 11. Back in France, Vitu retained his belt against Roberto Santos in December 2015 and Ruben Varon in March 2016. He was named European Boxer of the Year by the EBU on June 2016.[4] Vitu notched another successful defense against Isaac Real on January 2017. In May, he fought in an IBF title eliminator against Marcello Matano.[5] Vitu defeated Matano with a round 10 TKO, becoming the mandatory challenger to IBF champion, Jarrett Hurd.[6] Following his win, Vitu vacated the EBU title.[1]

References
  1. "Euro News: Murat-Boesel Rematch, Rabii With SES, Vitu Vacates". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. "Cédric Vitu très déçu ! - Boxe professionnelle Dimanche 25 novembre 2012 - Fédération Française de Boxe". Ffboxe.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. Hernandez, Anthony (13 June 2015). "Le parcours du combattant du boxeur français". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via Le Monde.
  4. "Cédric Vitu récompensé". Leparisien.fr. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. "Cedric Vitu-Marcello Matano IBF Eliminator For Jarett Hurd Shot - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. "BOXE : Cédric Vitu se rapproche de son rêve". Leparisien.fr. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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