Benoit Gaudet

Benoit Gaudet (born December 18, 1979, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a professional Canadian boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former Canadian National Lightweight and North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight champion.^[1]

Benoit Gaudet
Born	Benoit Gaudet (1979-12-18) December 18, 1979 (age 45) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Other names	Quebec Punch
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach	71 in (182 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	23
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Amateur career

Gaudet won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. He also won a bronze medal in the featherweight category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. In the featherweight category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he defeated Somluck Kamsing of Thailand before being eliminated by Jo Seok-hwan of South Korea.

Pro career

In November 2007, Gaudet beat the veteran Alberto Garza to win the North American Boxing Association Super Featherweight championship.^[2]

WBC Super Featherweight Championship

On May 2, 2009, Gaudet was knocked out by WBC Super Featherweight champion Humberto Soto in the ninth rounds.^[3]