Marcel Cerdan (Le bombardier marocain) was a French professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 14 years, 7 months, and 6 days, Cerdan amassed a record of 110-4, which includes 65 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Marcel Cerdan was born in France on July 22, 1916. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on November 10, 1934 against Marcel Bucchianeri. Cerdan defeated Bucchianeri via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cerdan became a world champion at the age of 32 after 110 professional fights. He challenged Tony Zale for the The Ring middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Cerdan's last fight was a 9th-round RTD loss to Jake LaMotta at age 32, on June 16, 1949, in which he lost his The Ring middleweight title.
Some of Marcel Cerdan's best fights were against Tony Zale (HOFer). For a complete list of Cerdan's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Marcel Cerdan".
Cerdan has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Marcel Cerdan Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
114 | Jun 16, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | loss | RTD 9 |
113 | May 08, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
112 | Mar 29, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
111 | Sep 21, 1948 | 32 | ![]() | win | RTD 11 |
110 | Jul 10, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
109 | May 23, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
108 | Mar 25, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
107 | Mar 12, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
106 | Feb 09, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
105 | Jan 26, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
104 | Oct 31, 1947 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
103 | Oct 07, 1947 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
102 | Mar 28, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
101 | Feb 11, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
100 | Feb 02, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
99 | Dec 06, 1946 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
98 | Oct 20, 1946 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
97 | Jul 07, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
96 | May 25, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
95 | Apr 14, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
94 | Feb 24, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
93 | Jan 18, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
92 | Jan 12, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
91 | Dec 08, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
90 | Nov 30, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
89 | Oct 19, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
88 | Jun 23, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
87 | Jun 03, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
86 | May 13, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
85 | Mar 09, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
84 | Dec 16, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
83 | Dec 14, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 3 |
82 | Dec 12, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
81 | Oct 21, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
80 | Feb 19, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
79 | Feb 17, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 3 |
78 | Feb 15, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
77 | Jan 30, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
76 | Dec 29, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
75 | Dec 26, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
74 | Oct 30, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
73 | Oct 10, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
72 | Sep 12, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
71 | Aug 08, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
70 | Sep 30, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
69 | Aug 15, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | loss | DQ 8 |
68 | Aug 02, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
67 | Jul 25, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
66 | Jun 28, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
65 | May 17, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
64 | Apr 26, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
63 | Feb 21, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
62 | Dec 31, 1941 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
61 | Sep 13, 1941 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
60 | Jul 20, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
59 | Jun 22, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
58 | May 05, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
57 | Apr 13, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
56 | Mar 09, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
55 | Feb 02, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
54 | Jan 26, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
53 | Jan 19, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
52 | Jun 16, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
51 | Jun 03, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
50 | May 21, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
49 | Mar 22, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
48 | Feb 20, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
47 | Feb 04, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
46 | Jan 21, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
45 | Jan 09, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | loss | DQ 5 |
44 | Nov 24, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
43 | Nov 10, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
42 | Oct 27, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
41 | Sep 15, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Jul 03, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
39 | Jun 04, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
38 | May 20, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
37 | May 05, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
36 | Aug 13, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Mar 04, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Feb 21, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
33 | Jan 20, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
32 | Jan 13, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Jan 06, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Dec 18, 1937 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Oct 21, 1937 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Oct 07, 1937 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Sep 13, 1937 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
26 | Aug 22, 1937 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Jul 03, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Apr 03, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Mar 02, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Jan 30, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Jan 16, 1937 | 20 | ![]() | win | RTD 8 |
20 | Nov 21, 1936 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Nov 08, 1936 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Oct 17, 1936 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Aug 02, 1936 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
16 | Jun 06, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
15 | May 27, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
14 | May 23, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Apr 11, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
12 | Apr 07, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Mar 04, 1936 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
10 | Dec 14, 1935 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
9 | Nov 23, 1935 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
8 | Aug 03, 1935 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
7 | Jul 19, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
6 | Jul 05, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
5 | Apr 13, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
4 | Apr 13, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
3 | Feb 06, 1935 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
2 | Nov 12, 1934 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
1 | Nov 10, 1934 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |