Yves Ulysse Jr. (born July 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at two editions of the World Championships in 2011 and 2013, both at light welterweight.
Amateur career As a teenager, Yves practiced various sports such as basketball, football and taekwondo. Around the age of 17 he heard about Floyd Mayweather Jr. who earned $35 million. When he first heard this he said to himself, "I am fighting in the street for any dollar and he (Floyd) makes 35 million for a fight. I want to make money too." So Yves began to train in Club De Boxe Champions of Montreal.
Yves spent three years on the Canadian national boxing team. He also won two Canadian Amateur Championships in the light welterweight category. He also participated in two world amateur championship tournaments in 2011 and 2013. He lost in the round of 32 at the 2011 tournament Retrieved 14 December 2014 and in the round of 16 at the 2013 tournament.Retrieved 14 December 2014 He also reached the quarterfinals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Professional career
In December 2013, the 25-year-old boxer signed his first professional contract when he teamed up with InterBox. His first fight took place on 18 January 2014, when he was beaten on the undercard of the Pascal-Bute fight.
On 5 December 2019, Yves Ulysse Jr. lost to Ismael Barroso in a 12 round decision.
Since his defeat to Barroso, Yves has won four consecutive bouts, three coming by way of Knock-out.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss22–3 Gabriel Gollaz ValenzuelaTKO1 (10), Feb 2, 202324Win22–2 Jose Macias EnriquezUD10Oct 27, 202223Win21–2 Reuquen Cona Facundo ArceKO3 (8), Jun 23, 202222Win20–2 David TherouxTKO5 (10), Jul 16, 202121Win19–2 Mathieu Germain TKO7 (10), Nov 11, 202020Loss18–2 Ismael BarrosoUD10Dec 5, 201919Win18–1 Steve Claggett UD10Apr 25, 201918Win17–1 Maximilliano BecerraUD8Dec 15, 201817Win16–1 Ernesto EspanaUD10Jun 16, 201816Win15–1 Cletus SeldinUD10Dec 16, 201715Loss14–1 Steve ClaggettSD10Oct 27, 201714Win14–0 Ricky SismundoUD10Jun 17, 201713Win13–0 Zachary OchoaRTD7 (10), Mar 11, 201712Win12–0 Jose Emilio PereaUD8Jan 28, 201711Win11–0 Francisco Javier PerezKO4 (8)Sep 24, 201610Win10–0 Randy LozanoTKO5 (6)Nov 28, 20159Win9–0 Ryan WagnerTKO2 (8)Aug 15, 20158Win8–0 Renald GarridoDQ1 (4)Jun 20, 20157Win7–0 Noel Mejia RinconTKO5 (8), May 22, 20156Win6–0 Miguel AntoineTKO5 (8), Mar 14, 20155Win 5–0 Lukasz JanikUD8Dec 6, 20144Win 4–0 Krystian HuczkoUD6Sep 27, 20143Win3–0 Hector OsornioRTD3 (6), Aug 22, 20142Win2–0 Carlos Alberto OliveraTKO1 (4), May 24, 20141Win1–0 Vango TsirimokosTKO4 (4), Jan 18, 2014
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