In a career spanning 14 years and seven months, Marcel Cerdan fought 114 times with 110 wins and 4 losses. By his last professional fight on June 16, 1949, Cerdan's boxing record stood at 110-4 (65 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
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Marcel Cerdan (Le bombardier marocain) was a French professional boxer. He was born in France on July 22, 1916. Cerdan made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on November 10, 1934. He was a middleweight world champion. He died on October 28, 1949 at the age of 33 years. Cerdan is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 114 |
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Wins | 110 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 65 |
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Total Title Wins | 2 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 1 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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114 | Jun 16, 1949 | 32 | Jake LaMotta | Loss * | RTD9 |
113 | May 8, 1949 | 32 | Lucien Krawczyk | Win | KO4 |
112 | Mar 29, 1949 | 32 | Dick Turpin | Win | KO7 |
111 | Sep 21, 1948 | 32 | Tony Zale | Win * | RTD11 |
110 | Jul 10, 1948 | 31 | Cyrille Delannoit | Win | PTS |
109 | May 23, 1948 | 31 | Cyrille Delannoit | Loss | PTS |
108 | Mar 25, 1948 | 31 | Lucien Krawczyk | Win | PTS |
107 | Mar 12, 1948 | 31 | Lavern Roach | Win | TKO8 |
106 | Feb 9, 1948 | 31 | Jean Walzack | Win | KO4 |
105 | Jan 26, 1948 | 31 | Giovanni Manca | Win | KO2 |
104 | Oct 31, 1947 | 31 | Anton Raadik | Win | UD |
103 | Oct 7, 1947 | 31 | Billy Walker | Win | TKO1 |
102 | Mar 28, 1947 | 30 | Harold Green | Win | TKO2 |
101 | Feb 11, 1947 | 30 | Bert Gilroy | Win | KO4 |
100 | Feb 2, 1947 | 30 | Leon Fouquet | Win | KO1 |
99 | Dec 6, 1946 | 30 | Georgie Abrams | Win | UD |
98 | Oct 20, 1946 | 30 | Jean Pankowiak | Win | KO5 |
97 | Jul 7, 1946 | 29 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
96 | May 25, 1946 | 29 | Robert Charron | Win | PTS |
95 | Apr 14, 1946 | 29 | Joe Brun | Win | KO2 |
94 | Feb 24, 1946 | 29 | Jose Ferrer | Win | KO4 |
93 | Jan 18, 1946 | 29 | Edouard Tenet | Win | PTS |
92 | Jan 12, 1946 | 29 | Agostinho Guedes | Win | KO1 |
91 | Dec 8, 1945 | 29 | Victor Buttin | Win | KO3 |
90 | Nov 30, 1945 | 29 | Assane Diouf | Win | KO3 |
89 | Oct 19, 1945 | 29 | Tommy Davies | Win | KO1 |
88 | Jun 23, 1945 | 28 | Edouard Tenet | Win | PTS |
87 | Jun 3, 1945 | 28 | Oscar Menozzi | Win | KO3 |
86 | May 13, 1945 | 28 | Jean Despeaux | Win | KO5 |
85 | Mar 9, 1945 | 28 | Joe Brun | Win | TKO7 |
84 | Dec 16, 1944 | 28 | Ralph Burnley | Win | TKO2 |
83 | Dec 14, 1944 | 28 | Floyd Gibson | Win | PTS |
82 | Dec 12, 1944 | 28 | Clint Perry | Win | KO1 |
81 | Oct 21, 1944 | 28 | Bouaya | Win | KO1 |
80 | Feb 19, 1944 | 27 | Joe DiMartino | Win | TKO1 |
79 | Feb 17, 1944 | 27 | Sammy Adragna | Win | PTS |
78 | Feb 15, 1944 | 27 | Harold Drouhin | Win | KO1 |
77 | Jan 30, 1944 | 27 | Willie Sampson | Win | KO2 |
76 | Dec 29, 1943 | 27 | Larry Cisneros | Win | KO2 |
75 | Dec 26, 1943 | 27 | James Toney | Win | TKO2 |
74 | Oct 30, 1943 | 27 | Bulldog Milano | Win | KO2 |
73 | Oct 10, 1943 | 27 | Larry Cisneros | Win | KO6 |
72 | Sep 12, 1943 | 27 | Omar Kouidri | Win | PTS |
71 | Aug 8, 1943 | 27 | John McCoy | Win | KO2 |
70 | Sep 30, 1942 | 26 | Jose Ferrer | Win | TKO1 |
69 | Aug 15, 1942 | 26 | Victor Buttin | Loss | DQ |
68 | Aug 2, 1942 | 26 | Fernand Frely | Win | TKO3 |
67 | Jul 25, 1942 | 26 | Victor Jana | Win | TKO2 |
66 | Jun 28, 1942 | 25 | Gaspard Deridder | Win | KO1 |
65 | May 17, 1942 | 25 | Fernand Viez | Win | PTS |
64 | Apr 26, 1942 | 25 | Gustave Humery | Win | KO1 |
63 | Feb 21, 1942 | 25 | Fred Flury | Win | TKO7 |
62 | Dec 31, 1941 | 25 | Roby Seidel | Win | TKO3 |
61 | Sep 13, 1941 | 25 | Roland Coureau | Win | TKO9 |
60 | Jul 20, 1941 | 24 | Joe Brun | Win | TKO2 |
59 | Jun 22, 1941 | 24 | Francois Blanchard | Win | KO6 |
58 | May 5, 1941 | 24 | Omar Kouidri | Win | RTD6 |
57 | Apr 13, 1941 | 24 | Victor Fortes | Win | RTD2 |
56 | Mar 9, 1941 | 24 | Victor Janas | Win | PTS |
55 | Feb 2, 1941 | 24 | Victor Fortes | Win | RTD7 |
54 | Jan 26, 1941 | 24 | Young Raymond | Win | RTD6 |
53 | Jan 19, 1941 | 24 | Young Raymond | Win | KO1 |
52 | Jun 16, 1939 | 22 | Cleto Locatelli | Win | PTS |
51 | Jun 3, 1939 | 22 | Saverio Turiello | Win | PTS |
50 | May 21, 1939 | 22 | Roger Cadot | Win | TKO6 |
49 | Mar 22, 1939 | 22 | Felix Wouters | Win | PTS |
48 | Feb 20, 1939 | 22 | Saverio Turiello | Win | PTS |
47 | Feb 4, 1939 | 22 | Al Baker | Win | TKO7 |
46 | Jan 21, 1939 | 22 | Ercole Buratti | Win | PTS |
45 | Jan 9, 1939 | 22 | Harry Craster | Loss | DQ |
44 | Nov 24, 1938 | 22 | Omar Kouidri | Win | PTS |
43 | Nov 10, 1938 | 22 | Alfred Katter | Win | KO5 |
42 | Oct 27, 1938 | 22 | Amedeo Deyana | Win | PTS |
41 | Sep 15, 1938 | 22 | Al Baker | Win | PTS |
40 | Jul 3, 1938 | 21 | Victor Deckmyn | Win | PTS |
39 | Jun 4, 1938 | 21 | Jean Morin | Win | PTS |
38 | May 20, 1938 | 21 | Gustave Humery | Win | KO6 |
37 | May 5, 1938 | 21 | Cleto Locatelli | Win | PTS |
36 | Aug 13, 1938 | 22 | Eduard Hrabak | Win | PTS |
35 | Mar 4, 1938 | 21 | Charles Pernot | Win | PTS |
34 | Feb 21, 1938 | 21 | Omar Kouidri | Win | PTS |
33 | Jan 20, 1938 | 21 | Jean Zides | Win | TKO9 |
32 | Jan 13, 1938 | 21 | Eddie Ran | Win | KO2 |
31 | Jan 6, 1938 | 21 | Charles Fedorowich | Win | TKO2 |
30 | Dec 18, 1937 | 21 | Max Ifergane | Win | PTS |
29 | Oct 21, 1937 | 21 | Jean Morin | Win | PTS |
28 | Oct 7, 1937 | 21 | Louis Jampton | Win | PTS |
27 | Sep 13, 1937 | 21 | Eduard Hrabak | Win | KO6 |
26 | Aug 22, 1937 | 21 | Kid Marcel | Win | PTS |
25 | Jul 3, 1937 | 20 | Ali Omar | Win | TKO5 |
24 | Apr 3, 1937 | 20 | Omar Kouidri | Win | PTS |
23 | Mar 2, 1937 | 20 | Omar Kouidri | Win | PTS |
22 | Jan 30, 1937 | 20 | Maurice Naudin | Win | TKO3 |
21 | Jan 16, 1937 | 20 | Aissa Attaff | Win | RTD8 |
20 | Nov 21, 1936 | 20 | Jean Debeaumont | Win | PTS |
19 | Nov 8, 1936 | 20 | Aissa Attaf | Win | KO1 |
18 | Oct 17, 1936 | 20 | Primo Rubio | Win | PTS |
17 | Aug 2, 1936 | 20 | Al Francis | Win | KO6 |
16 | Jun 6, 1936 | 19 | Mariano Castillanos | Win | PTS |
15 | May 27, 1936 | 19 | Kid Abadie | Win | KO3 |
14 | May 23, 1936 | 19 | M Ricardo | Win | TKO5 |
13 | Apr 11, 1936 | 19 | Joseph Martinez | Win | TKO9 |
12 | Apr 7, 1936 | 19 | Max Ifergane | Win | PTS |
11 | Mar 4, 1936 | 19 | Antoine Abad | Win | PTS |
10 | Dec 14, 1935 | 19 | Mak Perez | Win | PTS |
9 | Nov 23, 1935 | 19 | Mak Perez | Win | PTS |
8 | Aug 3, 1935 | 19 | Francisco Mestres | Win | PTS |
7 | Jul 19, 1935 | 18 | Joseph Sarfati | Win | PTS |
6 | Jul 5, 1935 | 18 | Mak Perez | Win | RTD2 |
5 | Apr 13, 1935 | 18 | Max Privat | Win | RTD5 |
4 | Apr 13, 1935 | 18 | Leon Benazra | Win | PTS |
3 | Feb 6, 1935 | 18 | Perez III | Win | PTS |
2 | Nov 12, 1934 | 18 | Leon Benazra | Win | RTD5 |
1 | Nov 10, 1934 | 18 | Marcel Bucchianeri | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Cerdan was a middleweight world champion. He held one world title at middleweight, which was a lineal championship win.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Middleweight | The Ring |
Marcel Cerdan was 169 cm tall (5' 6.54") with a reach of 175 cm (5' 8.90"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 6 cm (2.36").
Cerdan had a 57% KO rate. Of his total 65 KO wins, 39 were in the early rounds, 22 in the mid rounds, and four in the later rounds. He had 13 first-round KO wins.
Marcel Cerdan's professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1934 to 1949.
Cerdan made his professional boxing debut against Marcel Bucchianeri at the age of 18 on November 10, 1934, defeating Bucchianeri via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 43 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 17 wins via stoppage.
Cerdan had his first world title fight at the age of 32 on September 21, 1948 after 110 professional fights, against Tony Zale for the middleweight NBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Zale via 11th round RTD to become the middleweight champion of the world.
Cerdan won one world title at middleweight. For all the details about Cerdan's world title wins and defenses refer to "Marcel Cerdan World Titles".
Some of Cerdan's best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Tony Zale, Holman Williams, and James Toney), Lucien Krawczyk, Gaspard Deridder, Jean Despeaux, Lavern Roach, Cyrille Delannoit, and Anton Raadik.
Cerdan had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a middleweight title defense bout against American boxer Jake LaMotta at 32 years of age, on June 16, 1949. Cerdan lost the fight via 9th round RTD — and lost his NBA and The Ring titles.
Although Cerdan had a total of 114 fights, this fight against Tony Zale is the sole highlight of his career.
September 21, 1948: Cerdan wins his first world titles by defeating Tony Zale via 11th round RTD. He is now the NBA and The Ring middleweight world champion.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Cerdan's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Jake LaMotta, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On June 16, 1949, a 32-year old Marcel Cerdan (110-3, 65 KO) faced American boxer Jake LaMotta, who was 26 years old with a record of 72-13-3 in a middleweight title-defense fight. LaMotta was on a three-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but Cerdan had a 5 cm reach advantage over LaMotta. Coming into this fight, LaMotta had 13 losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cerdan lost to LaMotta via 9th round RTD and lost the NBA and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On May 8, 1949, in their 2nd fight, a a 32-year old Marcel Cerdan (109-3, 64 KO) fought Lucien Krawczyk in his 113rd professional fight. He defeated Krawczyk via 4th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 29, 1949, a 32-year old Marcel Cerdan (108-3, 63 KO) fought Dick Turpin in his 112nd professional fight. He defeated Turpin via 7th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 21, 1948, in his 111st professional fight, a 32-year old Marcel Cerdan (107-3, 62 KO) had his first world title fight against American boxer Tony Zale for Zale's NBA and Ring Magazine middleweight belts. Zale was 35 years old with a record of 67-17-2. Zale was on a four-fight win streak with 45 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Zale had 17 losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Cerdan defeated Zale via 11th round RTD to win the NBA and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On July 10, 1948, in their 2nd fight, a a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (106-3, 62 KO) fought Cyrille Delannoit in his 110th professional fight. He defeated Delannoit via 15th round PTS, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On May 23, 1948, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (106-2, 62 KO) fought Cyrille Delannoit in his 109th professional fight. He lost to Delannoit via 15th round PTS.
On March 25, 1948, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (105-2, 62 KO) fought Lucien Krawczyk in his 108th professional fight. He defeated Krawczyk via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 39-fight winning streak.
On March 12, 1948, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (104-2, 61 KO) fought Lavern Roach in his 107th professional fight. He defeated Roach via 8th round TKO. He is now on a 38-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 9, 1948, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (103-2, 60 KO) fought Jean Walzack in his 106th professional fight. He defeated Walzack via 4th round KO. He is now on a 37-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1948, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (102-2, 59 KO) fought Giovanni Manca in his 105th professional fight. He defeated Manca via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 36-fight winning streak.
On October 31, 1947, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (101-2, 59 KO) fought Anton Raadik in his 104th professional fight. He defeated Raadik via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 35-fight winning streak.
On October 7, 1947, a 31-year old Marcel Cerdan (100-2, 58 KO) fought Billy Walker in his 103rd professional fight. He defeated Walker via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 28, 1947, a 30-year old Marcel Cerdan (99-2, 57 KO) fought Harold Green in his 102nd professional fight. He defeated Green via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 11, 1947, a 30-year old Marcel Cerdan (98-2, 56 KO) fought Bert Gilroy in his 101st professional fight. He defeated Gilroy via 4th round KO. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 2, 1947, a 30-year old Marcel Cerdan (97-2, 55 KO) fought Leon Fouquet in his 100th professional fight. He defeated Fouquet via 1st round KO. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
On December 6, 1946, a 30-year old Marcel Cerdan (96-2, 55 KO) fought Georgie Abrams in his 99th professional fight. He defeated Abrams via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak.
On October 20, 1946, a 30-year old Marcel Cerdan (95-2, 54 KO) fought Jean Pankowiak in his 98th professional fight. He defeated Pankowiak via 5th round KO. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak.
On July 7, 1946, a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (94-2, 54 KO) fought Holman Williams in his 97th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
On May 25, 1946, a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (93-2, 54 KO) fought Robert Charron in his 96th professional fight. He defeated Charron via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
On April 14, 1946, in their 3rd fight, a a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (92-2, 53 KO) fought Joe Brun in his 95th professional fight. He defeated Brun via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 24, 1946, in their 2nd fight, a a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (91-2, 52 KO) fought Jose Ferrer in his 94th professional fight. He defeated Ferrer via 4th round KO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak.
On January 18, 1946, in their 2nd fight, a a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (90-2, 52 KO) fought Edouard Tenet in his 93rd professional fight. He defeated Tenet via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
On January 12, 1946, a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (89-2, 51 KO) fought Agostinho Guedes in his 92nd professional fight. He defeated Guedes via 1st round KO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On December 8, 1945, in their 2nd fight, a a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (88-2, 50 KO) fought Victor Buttin in his 91st professional fight. He defeated Buttin via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 30, 1945, a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (87-2, 49 KO) fought Assane Diouf in his 90th professional fight. He defeated Diouf via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 19, 1945, a 29-year old Marcel Cerdan (86-2, 48 KO) fought Tommy Davies in his 89th professional fight. He defeated Davies via 1st round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On June 23, 1945, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (85-2, 48 KO) fought Edouard Tenet in his 88th professional fight. He defeated Tenet via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On June 3, 1945, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (84-2, 47 KO) fought Oscar Menozzi in his 87th professional fight. He defeated Menozzi via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 13, 1945, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (83-2, 46 KO) fought Jean Despeaux in his 86th professional fight. He defeated Despeaux via 5th round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 9, 1945, in their 2nd fight, a a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (82-2, 45 KO) fought Joe Brun in his 85th professional fight. He defeated Brun via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 16, 1944, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (81-2, 44 KO) fought Ralph Burnley in his 84th professional fight. He defeated Burnley via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On December 14, 1944, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (80-2, 44 KO) fought Floyd Gibson in his 83rd professional fight. He defeated Gibson via 3rd round PTS. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On December 12, 1944, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (79-2, 43 KO) fought Clint Perry in his 82nd professional fight. He defeated Perry via 1st round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 21, 1944, a 28-year old Marcel Cerdan (78-2, 42 KO) fought Bouaya in his 81st professional fight. He defeated Bouaya via 1st round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 19, 1944, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (77-2, 41 KO) fought Joe DiMartino in his 80th professional fight. He defeated DiMartino via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On February 17, 1944, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (76-2, 41 KO) fought Sammy Adragna in his 79th professional fight. He defeated Adragna via 3rd round PTS. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On February 15, 1944, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (75-2, 40 KO) fought Harold Drouhin in his 78th professional fight. He defeated Drouhin via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On January 30, 1944, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (74-2, 39 KO) fought Willie Sampson in his 77th professional fight. He defeated Sampson via 2nd round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 29, 1943, in their 2nd fight, a a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (73-2, 38 KO) fought Larry Cisneros in his 76th professional fight. He defeated Cisneros via 2nd round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On December 26, 1943, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (72-2, 37 KO) fought James Toney in his 75th professional fight. He defeated Toney via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 30, 1943, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (71-2, 36 KO) fought Bulldog Milano in his 74th professional fight. He defeated Milano via 2nd round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 10, 1943, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (70-2, 35 KO) fought Larry Cisneros in his 73rd professional fight. He defeated Cisneros via 6th round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On September 12, 1943, in their 6th fight, a a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (69-2, 35 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 72nd professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 10th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On August 8, 1943, a 27-year old Marcel Cerdan (68-2, 34 KO) fought John McCoy in his 71st professional fight. He defeated McCoy via 2nd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 30, 1942, a 26-year old Marcel Cerdan (67-2, 33 KO) fought Jose Ferrer in his 70th professional fight. He defeated Ferrer via 1st round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 15, 1942, a 26-year old Marcel Cerdan (67-1, 33 KO) fought Victor Buttin in his 69th professional fight. He lost to Buttin via 8th round DQ.
On August 2, 1942, a 26-year old Marcel Cerdan (66-1, 32 KO) fought Fernand Frely in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Frely via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 25, 1942, a 26-year old Marcel Cerdan (65-1, 31 KO) fought Victor Jana in his 67th professional fight. He defeated Jana via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 28, 1942, a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (64-1, 30 KO) fought Gaspard Deridder in his 66th professional fight. He defeated Deridder via 1st round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
On May 17, 1942, a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (63-1, 30 KO) fought Fernand Viez in his 65th professional fight. He defeated Viez via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On April 26, 1942, in their 2nd fight, a a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (62-1, 29 KO) fought Gustave Humery in his 64th professional fight. He defeated Humery via 1st round KO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On February 21, 1942, a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (61-1, 28 KO) fought Fred Flury in his 63rd professional fight. He defeated Flury via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On December 31, 1941, a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (60-1, 27 KO) fought Roby Seidel in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Seidel via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On September 13, 1941, a 25-year old Marcel Cerdan (59-1, 26 KO) fought Roland Coureau in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Coureau via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On July 20, 1941, a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (58-1, 25 KO) fought Joe Brun in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Brun via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On June 22, 1941, a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (57-1, 24 KO) fought Francois Blanchard in his 59th professional fight. He defeated Blanchard via 6th round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 5, 1941, in their 5th fight, a a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (56-1, 23 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 6th round RTD. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 13, 1941, in their 2nd fight, a a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (55-1, 22 KO) fought Victor Fortes in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Fortes via 2nd round RTD. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On March 9, 1941, a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (54-1, 22 KO) fought Victor Janas in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Janas via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On February 2, 1941, a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (53-1, 21 KO) fought Victor Fortes in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Fortes via 7th round RTD. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1941, in their 2nd fight, a a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (52-1, 20 KO) fought Young Raymond in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Raymond via 6th round RTD. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 19, 1941, a 24-year old Marcel Cerdan (51-1, 19 KO) fought Young Raymond in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Raymond via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On June 16, 1939, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (50-1, 19 KO) fought Cleto Locatelli in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Locatelli via 10th round PTS. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On June 3, 1939, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (49-1, 19 KO) fought Saverio Turiello in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Turiello via 15th round PTS. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On May 21, 1939, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (48-1, 18 KO) fought Roger Cadot in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Cadot via 6th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On March 22, 1939, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (47-1, 18 KO) fought Felix Wouters in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Wouters via 12th round PTS. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On February 20, 1939, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (46-1, 18 KO) fought Saverio Turiello in his 48th professional fight. He defeated Turiello via 12th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On February 4, 1939, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (45-1, 17 KO) fought Al Baker in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Baker via 7th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On January 21, 1939, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (44-1, 17 KO) fought Ercole Buratti in his 46th professional fight. He defeated Buratti via 10th round PTS, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On January 9, 1939, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (44-0, 17 KO) fought Harry Craster in his 45th professional fight. He lost to Craster via 5th round DQ.
On November 24, 1938, in their 4th fight, a a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (43-0, 17 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 44-fight winning streak.
On November 10, 1938, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (42-0, 16 KO) fought Alfred Katter in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Katter via 5th round KO. He is now on a 43-fight winning streak.
On October 27, 1938, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (41-0, 16 KO) fought Amedeo Deyana in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Deyana via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 42-fight winning streak.
On September 15, 1938, a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (40-0, 16 KO) fought Al Baker in his 41st professional fight. He defeated Baker via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 41-fight winning streak.
On July 3, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (39-0, 16 KO) fought Victor Deckmyn in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Deckmyn via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 40-fight winning streak.
On June 4, 1938, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (38-0, 16 KO) fought Jean Morin in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Morin via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 39-fight winning streak.
On May 20, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (37-0, 15 KO) fought Gustave Humery in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Humery via 6th round KO. He is now on a 38-fight winning streak.
On May 5, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (36-0, 15 KO) fought Cleto Locatelli in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Locatelli via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 37-fight winning streak.
On August 13, 1938, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Marcel Cerdan (35-0, 15 KO) fought Eduard Hrabak in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Hrabak via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 36-fight winning streak.
On March 4, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (34-0, 15 KO) fought Charles Pernot in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Pernot via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 35-fight winning streak.
On February 21, 1938, in their 3rd fight, a a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (33-0, 15 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 12th round PTS. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak.
On January 20, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (32-0, 14 KO) fought Jean Zides in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Zides via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 13, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (31-0, 13 KO) fought Eddie Ran in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Ran via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 6, 1938, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (30-0, 12 KO) fought Charles Fedorowich in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Fedorowich via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
On December 18, 1937, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (29-0, 12 KO) fought Max Ifergane in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Ifergane via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak.
On October 21, 1937, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (28-0, 12 KO) fought Jean Morin in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Morin via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak.
On October 7, 1937, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (27-0, 12 KO) fought Louis Jampton in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Jampton via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
On September 13, 1937, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (26-0, 11 KO) fought Eduard Hrabak in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Hrabak via 6th round KO. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
On August 22, 1937, a 21-year old Marcel Cerdan (25-0, 11 KO) fought Kid Marcel in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Marcel via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
On July 3, 1937, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (24-0, 10 KO) fought Ali Omar in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Omar via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak.
On April 3, 1937, in their 2nd fight, a a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (23-0, 10 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
On March 2, 1937, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (22-0, 10 KO) fought Omar Kouidri in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Kouidri via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
On January 30, 1937, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (21-0, 9 KO) fought Maurice Naudin in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Naudin via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 16, 1937, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (20-0, 8 KO) fought Aissa Attaff in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Attaff via 8th round RTD. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1936, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (19-0, 8 KO) fought Jean Debeaumont in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Debeaumont via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On November 8, 1936, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (18-0, 7 KO) fought Aissa Attaf in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Attaf via 1st round KO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On October 17, 1936, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (17-0, 7 KO) fought Primo Rubio in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Rubio via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
On August 2, 1936, a 20-year old Marcel Cerdan (16-0, 6 KO) fought Al Francis in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Francis via 6th round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On June 6, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (15-0, 6 KO) fought Mariano Castillanos in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Castillanos via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On May 27, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (14-0, 5 KO) fought Kid Abadie in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Abadie via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 23, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (13-0, 4 KO) fought M Ricardo in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Ricardo via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 11, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (12-0, 3 KO) fought Joseph Martinez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On April 7, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (11-0, 3 KO) fought Max Ifergane in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Ifergane via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On March 4, 1936, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (10-0, 3 KO) fought Antoine Abad in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Abad via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On December 14, 1935, in their 3rd fight, a a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (9-0, 3 KO) fought Mak Perez in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 10th round PTS. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On November 23, 1935, in their 2nd fight, a a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (8-0, 3 KO) fought Mak Perez in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 10th round PTS. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On August 3, 1935, a 19-year old Marcel Cerdan (7-0, 3 KO) fought Francisco Mestres in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Mestres via 10th round PTS. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On July 19, 1935, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (6-0, 3 KO) fought Joseph Sarfati in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Sarfati via 10th round PTS. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On July 5, 1935, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (5-0, 2 KO) fought Mak Perez in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 2nd round RTD. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 13, 1935, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (4-0, 1 KO) fought Max Privat in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Privat via 5th round RTD. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On April 13, 1935, in their 2nd fight, a an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (3-0, 1 KO) fought Leon Benazra in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Benazra via 10th round PTS. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On February 6, 1935, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (2-0, 1 KO) fought Perez III in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated III via 10th round PTS. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On November 12, 1934, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan (1-0) fought Leon Benazra in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Benazra via 5th round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 10, 1934, an 18-year old Marcel Cerdan successfully debuted against Marcel Bucchianeri. He defeated Bucchianeri via 6th round PTS.
Cerdan knocked out 65 of his 114 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 57%. Of his total 110 wins, 65 of them were via KO (59.1%).