Christophe Dettinger, known as the "Gypsy of Massy" (born 3 May 1981), is a French professional boxer. He was the French Cruiserweight champion in 2007 and 2008. His career ended in 2013. In 2019, he was convicted of punching back two mobile gendarmes after clashes in Paris as part of the Yellow Vest Movement.
Boxing career October 30, 2007, he became the French champion in the Cruiserweight weight class, by beating Kamel Amrane.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss18–4–1Jean Marc MonroseTKO2 (10)6 Dec 201322Win18–3–1Jiří SvačinaMD630 Mar 201321Loss17–3–1Ismail AbdoulUD1228 Sep 201220Win17–2–1Marko AngermannPTS64 May 201219Loss16–2–1Faisal Ibnel ArramiTKO9 (10)2 Dec 201118Win16–1–1Gnenege BleMD621 Oct 201117Win15–1–1Krisztián JaksiRTD4 (8)27 May 201116Win14–1–1Gnenege BlePTS64 Mar 201115Win13–1–1Julien PerriauxUD64 Dec 200914Win12–1–1Malik YahiaouiSD619 Jun 200913Draw11–1–1Martial Bella OlemePTS616 May 200912Win11–1Malik YahiaouiRTD2 (6)15 Nov 200811Win10–1Cristian ToniRTD4 (6)4 Jul 200810Loss9–1Merick RobergeTKO9 (10)3 May 20089Win9–0Merick RobergeUD108 Mar 20088Win8–0Kamel AmraneMD1030 Oct 20077Win7–0Radouane FerchichiUD82 Jun 20076Win6–0Ramdane SerdjanePTS66 Apr 20075Win5–0Ludovic MacePTS83 Feb 20074Win4–0Mounir DjaadiKO2 (6)9 Dec 20053Win3–0Robert NacuKO1 (8)23 Apr 20052Win2–0Juraj OndrickoTKO1 (4)17 Feb 20051Win1–0Peter FurmanKO1 (4)22 Oct 2004
Yellow vests movement Several videos taken during the demonstration of the Yellow vests movement of January 5, 2019 in Paris were showing him punching policemen on the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor. Three days after punching police at Yellow vests protest, Christophe Dettinger surrendered himself. A website set up to raise funds for the boxer showed that it had received pledges of more than €114,000 The fundraiser was closed after less than 20 hours after officials expressed outrage. Anti-corruption campaigner Christophe Grébert defended the fund, saying it was legal to ask for funds to pay court costs. Shutting the fundraiser, he said, was a "bad signal for democracy".
On 13 February 2019, Dettinger was sentenced to 1 year of prison and 18 months' probation for assaulting two police officers during the protest on 5 January.
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