Anaclet Wamba (born January 6, 1960) is a Congolese-French former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1994. He held the WBC Cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1994.
Amateur career Wamba had a notable amateur career. He represented the People's Republic of the Congo in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, as a Light Heavyweight where he lost to Benny Pike (Australia) in the round of 16.
Professional career Wamba turned pro in 1982 and in 1990 landed a shot at WBC Cruiserweight Title holder Massimiliano Duran, but lost via disqualification in the 12th round. Wamba had been penalized a total of five points before he was disqualified. He was given a rematch with Duran the following year, and won the belt via TKO. He defended his belt seven times before being stripped, and he subsequently retired.
Wamba became EBU (European Boxing Union) cruiserweight Champion in 1989 in a win over Angelo Rottoli in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. He then went on to win the WBC (World Boxing Council) cruiserweight championship in a win over Massimiliano Duran in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, in 1991 and was stripped from the title in April 1996 for being overweight before his fight against Marcelo Domínguez.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes49Win46–2–1 Perfecto GonzalezTKO4 (8)30 Dec 1994 48Win45–2–1 Marcelo DomínguezMD123 Dec 1994 47Win44–2–1 Charles DixonKO1 (10)11 Nov 1994 46Draw43–2–1 Adolpho WashingtonMD1214 Jul 1994 45Win43–2 Mike DeVitoTKO4 (12)24 Apr 1994 44Win42–2 Akim TaferRTD7 (12), 16 Oct 1993 43Win41–2 Carlton WestTKO4 (?)23 Apr 1993 42Win40–2 David VedderUD126 Mar 1993 41Win39–2 Andrew MaynardUD1216 Oct 1992 40Win38–2 John KeysKO2 (?)18 Jul 1992 39Win37–2 Andrey RudenkoTKO5 (12), 13 Jun 1992 38Win36–2 Filip PolancoKO2 (?)30 Apr 1992 37Win35–2 Ricky ParkeyKO8 (12)4 Apr 1992 36Win34–2 Massimiliano DuranTKO11 (12), 13 Dec 1991 35Win33–2 Massimiliano DuranTKO11 (12), 20 Jul 1991 34Win32–2 Rocky BentleyDQ7 (?)12 May 1991 33Win31–2 Tim TomashekPTS824 Mar 1991 32Loss30–2 Massimiliano DuranDQ12 (12), 8 Dec 1990 31Win30–1 Andre CrowderKO8 (?)20 Oct 1990 30Win29–1 John HeldPTS820 Jan 1990 29Win28–1 Bruce JohnsonTKO3 (8)30 Dec 1989 28Win27–1 Angelo RottoliSD1211 Nov 1989 27Win26–1 David MuhammedKO4 (?)22 Apr 1989 26Win25–1 Elvis ParksKO3 (8)25 Mar 1989 25Win24–1 Boubakar SanogoPTS825 Feb 1989 24Win23–1 Rick EnisKO5 (?)21 Nov 1988 23Win22–1 Yves MonsieurPTS826 Jun 1988 22Win21–1 Greg GorrellTKO1 (?)23 Apr 1988 21Win20–1 Yves MonsieurPTS819 Mar 1988 20Win19–1 Kevin P PorterPTS810 Oct 1987 19Win18–1 Stewart LithgoTKO2 (8)25 Oct 1986 18Win17–1 Joe KalalaPTS616 May 1986 17Win16–1 Chris JacobsPTS812 Apr 1986 16Win15–1 John WestgarthPTS1020 Feb 1986 15Win14–1 Albert SybenPTS825 Jan 1986 14Loss13–1 Horace NoticePTS816 Oct 1985 13Win13–0 Louis PergaudPTS827 Apr 1985 12Win12–0 Dave GarsidePTS820 Apr 1985 11Win11–0 Andrew GerrardPTS826 Jan 1985 10Win10–0 Louis PergaudPTS813 Oct 1984 9Win9–0 Ali LukasaPTS85 May 1984 8Win8–0 Winston AllenPTS814 Apr 1984 7Win7–0 Rocky BurtonTKO3 (8)10 Mar 1984 6Win6–0 Maurice GomisTKO7 (?)14 Jan 1984 5Win5–0 Marco VitaglionePTS826 Nov 1983 4Win4–0 Luc GoossensTKO1 (?)22 Oct 1983 3Win3–0 Ahcene RefjasTKO6 (?)22 Apr 1983 2Win2–0 Hosanna Fefe MobanaPTS627 Mar 1983 1Win1–0 Guy TelussonKO1 (?)27 Nov 1982
See also List of WBC world champions
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