Christophe Dettinger

Christophe Dettinger (born 3 May 1981) is a French boxer.[1]

Christophe Dettinger
Statistics
Nickname(s)Le Gitan de Massy (i.e., The Gypsy from Massy)
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
NationalityFrench
Born (1981-05-03) May 3, 1981
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws1

Boxing career

October 30, 2007, he became the French champion in the Cruiserweight weight class, by beating Kamel Amrane.

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.[2] Three days after punching police at Yellow vests protest, Christophe Dettinger surrenders.[3] A website set up to raise funds for the boxer showed that it had received pledges of more than €114,000 [4] 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".[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. "Dettinger face à un nouveau défi". 6 December 2013.
  2. "EN VIDÉOS - «Gilets jaunes» : un manifestant filmé en train de frapper un gendarme". FIGARO. 5 January 2019.
  3. "Boxer Christophe Dettinger surrenders after punching police at gilets jaunes protest". TIMES. 8 January 2019.
  4. "Over $170K raised for ex-French boxer who punched riot police during 'yellow vest' protest - National - Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 8 January 2019.
  5. "Outcry over fundraising for protest boxer". 8 January 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  6. "Gilets jaunes : le boxeur de gendarmes Christophe Dettinger condamné à un an de prison ferme". France 24 (in French). 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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