Willy Blain
Born (1978-04-24) 24 April 1978
Saint-Denis, Réunion
NationalityFrench
Other namesSmall Leonard
Statistics
Weight(s)Super lightweight
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins25
Wins by KO4
Losses2
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1999 Houston Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Belfast Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perm Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Tampere Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Pula Light Welterweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Strasbourg Light Welterweight
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis Light Welterweight

Willy Blain (born 24 April 1978) is a French boxer, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.

Amateur

The southpaw won silver at the World Championships 1999, losing only to Uzbek Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia where he had a 1st round bye and immediately lost to Diógenes Luña (Cuba) 14-25.

His biggest achievement as an amateur was winning the world title at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand with a controversial final win over Alexander Maletin.

Olympic Results 2004

Pro

Nicknamed "Small Leonard" he made his professional debut on November 16, 2004 in Germany against Francisco Gómez of Spain but showed little power and a bad chin so far.



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