Robert Cohen was born in Bône, French Algeria, France on November 15, 1930. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on September 12, 1951 against Leon Gauche. Cohen defeated Gauche via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cohen became a world champion at the age of 23 after 37 professional fights. He challenged Chamroen Songkitrat for the The Ring bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Cohen's last fight was a points decision loss to Peter Lock at age 28, on July 13, 1959.
Some of Robert Cohen's best fights were against John Kelly, Chamroen Songkitrat, Roy Ankrah, Roland Gibert, and Willie Toweel. For a top-10 list of Cohen's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Robert Cohen".
Cohen has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Robert Cohen Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Jul 13, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Jun 29, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
41 | Dec 10, 1955 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Sep 03, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
39 | Dec 20, 1954 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Sep 19, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
37 | May 15, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | Apr 30, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Apr 07, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Feb 27, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
33 | Dec 14, 1953 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Nov 06, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
31 | Oct 17, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Sep 25, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
29 | May 31, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
28 | Apr 15, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Mar 28, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
26 | Mar 19, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Feb 23, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Jan 19, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
23 | Dec 19, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
22 | Nov 17, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Oct 20, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Oct 02, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Sep 18, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Jun 30, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | May 31, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
16 | May 15, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 8 |
15 | Apr 05, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Mar 17, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Feb 25, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Feb 03, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Jan 19, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Jan 05, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Dec 29, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Dec 16, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
7 | Dec 02, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
6 | Nov 04, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Oct 17, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Oct 11, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
3 | Sep 26, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Sep 20, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Sep 12, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |