"The Fighting Fisherman"
Born on October 14th, 1929, Yvon Durelle boasts
nearly 50 knockouts during his boxing career. Having won such titles as Canadian Light-Heavyweight and the British
Empire Light-Heavyweight, Yvon is easily remembered as one of the country's greatest boxing legends.
Yvon, the "Fighting Fisherman", one of the world's most courageous
and colourful athletes, began boxing in 1947. In a 12 round decision over Gordon Wallace, he won the Light-Heavyweight
title of Canada in 1953. He beat Wallace again in 1957 to take the British Empire Light-Heavyweight crown.
Durelle came within a feather in 1958 of capturing the World
Light-Heavyweight title in a spectacular battle with Archie Moore losing on a KO in eleven rounds. It was dubbed the
boxing match of the decade and later the boxing match of the half century!
