[Rocco Del Sesto]

7th fight of the tournament was really between two light heavyweights competing with the heavies. BoxRec lists Giovanni Martin as a heavyweight and with his various fights in his many fight career against some heavies guess you could make some argument for that. I've rated him as a light heavyweight. Mark Elwood did Martin originally as a heavyweight which is included in the file.

Giovanni Martin 37 9 7 W KO 6/? Fernand Honore 10 5 3


Giovanni Martin - LHW/HW - Italy
Career Record: W50(KO 21) / L20(KO 1) / D9

TITLES:
Italy Heavyweight Title
Italy Light Heavyweight Title

Original Rating by Mark Elwood/vistaman44

I rerated Giovanni as a LHW. Yes he strayed into heavyweight competition here but I think he fits better as a light heavy. What information shown on his fight weights fit there.

Lost 12 round decision to Luigi Musina in May 1943 for Italy Light Heavyweight Title. Won the Italy Heavyweight Title in April 1944 with 5th round KO of Merlo Precisco. Lost that title to Duilio Spagnolo by 12 round decision in Dec 1945.

In April 1946 lost again to Luigi Musina in a match for the Italy LHW title another 12 round decision. Was finally victorious taking the Light Heavyweight Title from Fausto Rossi in June 1947 12 round decision. Defended it 3rd round KO of Francesco Anderlucci in Dec 1947.

Lost to Enrico Bertola in Sept 1947 12 round decision for the Italy Heavyweight title.

The May 1948 Ring ran a short bio on Martin calling him "a strong rugged, willing mixer who comes from Italy".



Fernand Honore - LHW - Belgium
Career Record: W14(KO 8) / L10(KO 6) / D4

Unknown information has been left blank.

Lost a 12 round decision to Pol Goffaux in March 1946 for the Belgium Light Heavyweight title and then again, same results in Feb 1947. Then later in 1947 moved up his weight to fight with the heavyweight to no success looking 3rd round TKO to Jack London and then was KO'd in the 6th in the first round of the European Heavyweight tournament in Sept 1947.

In 1948 he contended in an international light heavyweight tournament winning in the first two round before loosing the semi-final then was KO'd in the 2nd in the 3rd place match. He fought one more time winning in late December 1948 then his Boxrec not fighting for over two years before showing up in 1951 loosing two fights.

The article written interviewing Honore, in November 2015 in the included biography website mentions Fernand as a tall boxer, 1.87m (approx 6' 1-1/2") He starting fighting as an amateur in 1941 compiling the account says 15 wins, one match and 3 defeats.