Medal record
Didier Bence
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze	2007 Rio	Super Heavyweight

Didier Bence (born August 14, 1987) is a Canadian super heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec best known to become Canadian champion as a teenager and winning Bronze at the PanAm games defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.

[edit] Career

185 cm /6’1", 104 kg /230 lbs Bence started boxing at the age of 14 and won the Canadian junior championships in 2005 and 2006 and the senior title at super heavyweight in 2007. His powerful and aggressive natural style reminded his coach Claude Bélanger of Joe Frazier. Bence upset Mike Wilson on points in the PanAm qualifier (in Argentina) and faced him again in a bout at the main event in Rio de Janiero which he won again this time by controversial stoppage at the 1:03 mark of the third round. Wilson had led by an 8-5 margin at the time of the stoppage. Bence was still a teenager at this point.

Due to injury he couldn't participate in his semifinal against Colombian Oscar Rivas and lost by walkover which earned him bronze. This injury also kept him from participating in the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. In the middle of 2007 his record was 30-7.

At the end of 2007 he defended his national title in a tournament valid for 2008. At the "Copa Independencia" tournament in early 2008 he reached the final but lost to PanAm Champ Robert Alfonso.

At the second Olympic qualifier he lost 3:4 to Michael Hunter jr. and didn't make it to Beijing.

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• Canadians 2008

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