Paris Saint-Germain Boxing

This article is about the boxing team. For the men's football team, see Paris Saint-Germain F.C. For other uses, see Paris Saint-Germain (disambiguation).

Paris Saint-Germain Boxing
Full nameParis Saint-Germain Boxing
Short name(s)PSG Boxing
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Disbanded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
LocationParis, France
Gym(s)Parc des Princes
PresidentJean-Claude Bouttier
Coach(es)René Acquaviva
Gilbert Delé
Active departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Youth Mixed)		Football
(Women's)
Handball
(Men's)		EsportsJudo
(Mixed)
Closed departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Boxing
(Men's)		Rugby League
(Men's)

Paris Saint-Germain Boxing, commonly known as Paris Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: [paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]) and familiarly as PSG Boxing, was a French professional boxing club founded in 1992, and based in the city of Paris in France. The club was the boxing department of Paris Saint-Germain until 1997.[1]

An initiative from former French professional boxer Jean-Claude Bouttier, PSG boxers trained at a boxing gym located inside Parc des Princes. PSG Boxing consisted of club president Bouttier, managers René Acquaviva and Gilbert Delé, and boxers Philippe Desavoye, Djamel Lifa, Julien Lorcy, Hacine Cherifi, Patrice Aouissi, Ludovic Proto, Philippe Michel, Jean-Claude M'Biye and Khalid Rahilou.[1]

In only five years, PSG boxers won six French Championships, three European Championships and one World Championship. However, René Acquaviva's departure in 1997 and the lack of support from the French Boxing Federation saw parent club Paris Saint-Germain dissolve PSG Boxing later that same year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Omnisports : PSG boxe, trois champions du monde à Paris…". Paris.canal-historique. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2017.