Middleweight · France
Marcel Thil 106-20-10 49 KO · 1922–1937
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Marcel Thil was a middleweight boxer from France, born May 29, 1904. Record 106-20-10 with 49 knockouts over 1922–1937. World titles: WBA middleweight (1932–1933). Marcel Thil last fought Fred Apostoli on Sep 23, 1937 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 15.
Also: مارسيل ثيل · マルセル・チル
Born May 29, 1904
Died Aug 14, 1968
Country 🇫🇷 France
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Debut May 7, 1922
Career 1922–1937
Rounds boxed 1150
KO share 46%
Born in Saint-Dizier, France
Titles WBA middleweight · 1932–1933
Confirmed bouts 8 of 136
Career record Record
106-20-10, 49 KOs · 1922–1937
Last result L
Lost IBU middleweight title TKO 10/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 136 bouts, 1922–1937, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 112-22-14
L
Lost IBU middleweight title TKO 10/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thil 106-19-10 · Apostoli 25-2-0
W
For IBU middleweight title DQ 6/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 105-19-10 · Brouillard 94-20-1
W
For IBU and The Ring middleweight titles DQ 4/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 104-19-10 · Brouillard 92-18-1
W
UD 12/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 103-19-10 · Brouillard 91-17-1
W
Al Diamond
PTS 10/10 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 102-19-10 · Diamond —
W
Kid Tunero
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 101-19-10 · Tunero —
W
Carmelo Candel
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 100-19-10 · Candel —
W
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Thil 99-19-10 · Lasaosa —
W
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles TKO 14/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 98-19-10 · Jakš —
W
UD 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 97-19-10 · McAvoy —
W
Tino Rolando
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 96-19-10 · Rolando —
D
Carmelo Candel
For IBU and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 96-19-9 · Candel —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 95-19-9 · Meroni —
W
PTS 10/10 · Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, 🇧🇪
Thil 94-19-9 · Vos —
W
PTS 10/10 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 93-19-9 · Piazza —
W
Retained IBU light heavyweight title TKO 8/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 92-19-9 · Witt —
W
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles MD 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 91-19-9 · Roth 4-1-0
W
Jose Martinez de Alfara
Won IBU light heavyweight title DQ 13/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 90-19-9 · Alfara —
W
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 89-19-9 · Lasaosa —
W
PTS 12/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 88-19-9 · Seelig —
Show all 136 bouts W
Kid Tunero
Retained IBU and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 87-19-9 · Tunero —
W
PTS 10/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 86-19-9 · Etienne —
W
PTS 12/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 85-19-9 · Seelig —
W
Louis Vauclard
TKO 6 · Cirque Municipal, Troyes, 🇫🇷
Thil 84-19-9 · Vauclard —
W
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, 🇧🇪
Thil 83-19-9 · Etienne —
L
Kid Tunero
UD 12/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 83-18-9 · Tunero —
W
Charles Van Haecke
KO 2/10 · Casino Municipal, Cannes, 🇫🇷
Thil 82-18-9 · Haecke —
W
Charles Van Haecke
TKO 5 · Reims, Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 81-18-9 · Haecke —
W
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 80-18-9 · Lasaosa —
W
RTD 8/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 79-18-9 · Johnson —
W
Retained NBA, IBU, and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · White City Stadium, White City, 🇬🇧
Thil 78-18-9 · Harvey 106-8-8
W
Won NBA middleweight title DQ 11/15 · Parc des Princes, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 77-18-9 · Jones 89-19-10
W
TKO 7/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 76-18-9 · Hood —
W
Jimmy Tarante
UD 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 75-18-9 · Tarante —
W
Franz Boja
KO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 74-18-9 · Boja —
W
Amedee Dubus
TKO 4/10 · Basel, 🇨🇭
Thil 73-18-9 · Dubus —
W
Pietro Toscani
DQ 3/10 · Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, 🇫🇷
Thil 72-18-9 · Toscani —
W
Jack Kid Casey
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Thil 71-18-9 · Casey —
W
Hermann Klintz
TKO 4/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 70-18-9 · Klintz —
W
Tom Benjamin
KO 8/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 69-18-9 · Benjamin —
W
Gheorghe Axioti
PTS 10/10 · Roman Arenas, Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Thil 68-18-9 · Axioti —
W
UD 12/12 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 67-18-9 · Dundee 80-11-12
W
Felix Sportiello
TKO 8/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 66-18-9 · Sportiello —
W
Retained France middleweight title TKO 5/12 · Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 65-18-9 · Lebrize —
W
Alexis Marin
Retained France middleweight title UD 12/12 · Casino Municipal, Beausoleil, 🇫🇷
Thil 64-18-9 · Marin —
W
Andre Dhainaut
Retained France middleweight title KO 9/12 · Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, 🇫🇷
Thil 63-18-9 · Dhainaut —
W
Pierre Gandon
Retained France middleweight title PTS 12/12 · Salle Bullier, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 62-18-9 · Gandon —
L
Lost IBU middleweight title PTS 15/15 · Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, 🇮🇹
Thil 62-17-9 · Bosisio —
W
Retained IBU middleweight title KO 7/12 · Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Thil 61-17-9 · Spakow —
W
Emile Romerio
PTS 10/10 · Gymnase Huygens, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 60-17-9 · Romerio —
W
Ali Sadek
TKO 6 · Reims, Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 59-17-9 · Sadek —
W
Retained IBU middleweight title PTS 15/15 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 58-17-9 · Pegazzano —
W
Alexis Marin
PTS 12/12 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 57-17-9 · Marin —
W
Eugene Corsin
TKO 4 · Amiens, Somme, 🇫🇷
Thil 56-17-9 · Corsin —
W
Charles Krauchi
TKO 6 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 55-17-9 · Krauchi —
L
Fred Shaw
PTS 15/15 · Manchester, Lancashire, 🇬🇧
Thil 55-16-9 · Shaw —
W
PTS 12/12 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 54-16-9 · Pegazzano —
W
Alexis Marin
TKO 4/10 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 53-16-9 · Marin —
W
Won IBU middleweight title PTS 15/15 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 52-16-9 · Jacovacci —
W
Yvan Laffineur
Retained France middleweight title KO 2/12 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 51-16-9 · Laffineur —
W
Yvan Laffineur
Retained France middleweight title PTS 12/12 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 50-16-9 · Laffineur —
W
Billy Farmer
KO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 49-16-9 · Farmer —
W
TKO 3 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 48-16-9 · Leopardi —
W
Joe Bloomfield
KO 2/12 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 47-16-9 · Bloomfield —
W
Marcel Thuru
Won vacant France middleweight title TKO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 46-16-9 · Thuru —
W
Pierre Gandon
KO 5/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 45-16-9 · Gandon —
W
Ted Moore
TKO 7 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 44-16-9 · Moore —
W
Guardsman George West
KO 5/15 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 43-16-9 · West —
W
PTS 12/12 · Tunis, 🇹🇳
Thil 42-16-9 · Leopardi —
W
Laurie Raiteri
TKO 8 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 41-16-9 · Raiteri —
W
Andy Newton
TKO 10/20 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 40-16-9 · Newton —
W
KO 2 · Saint-Etienne, Loire, 🇫🇷
Thil 39-16-9 · Arnaud —
L
PTS 15/15 · Holland Park Rink, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Thil 39-15-9 · Harvey 79-5-7
L
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Thil 39-14-9 · Hood —
D
Guardsman George West
PTS 15/15 · Walham Green Baths, Fulham, 🇬🇧
Thil 39-14-8 · West —
L
KO 10 · Roma, Lazio, 🇮🇹
Thil 39-13-8 · Jacovacci —
L
Joe Bloomfield
PTS 12/12 · Mile End Peoples Palace, Mile End, 🇬🇧
Thil 39-12-8 · Bloomfield —
W
Bob Youssef
PTS 10/10 · Palais de la Boxe, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 38-12-8 · Youssef —
W
Joe Bloomfield
PTS 15/15 · London, 🇬🇧
Thil 37-12-8 · Bloomfield —
W
Marcel Forgeon
KO 7/10 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 36-12-8 · Forgeon —
L
Billy Farmer
PTS 15/15 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 36-11-8 · Farmer —
W
Andy Newton
RTD 9 · Alcazar, Edmonton, 🇬🇧
Thil 35-11-8 · Newton —
D
Maurice Forgeon
PTS 10/10 · Central Sporting Club, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 35-11-7 · Forgeon —
W
Battling Mathar
PTS 10/10 · Central Sporting Club, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 34-11-7 · Mathar —
W
Emile Christy
PTS 10/10 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 33-11-7 · Christy —
W
Antonio Gabiola
TKO 9/10 · Teatro Circo Barcelonés, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Thil 32-11-7 · Gabiola —
D
Guillermo Arnau
PTS 10/10 · Iris Park, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Thil 32-11-6 · Arnau —
L
PTS 10/10 · Salle Printania, Nancy, 🇫🇷
Thil 32-10-6 · Jacovacci —
L
Raoul Dumondin
PTS 10/10 · Central Sporting Club, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 32-9-6 · Dumondin —
D
Jean Forr
PTS 10/10 · Central Sporting Club, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 32-9-5 · Forr —
W
Kid Nomo
PTS 10/10 · Central Sporting Club, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 31-9-5 · Nomo —
W
Young Travet
KO 6 · Velodrome Jean Bouin, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 30-9-5 · Travet —
L
Kid Nitram
PTS 10/10 · Velodrome Jean Bouin, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 30-8-5 · Nitram —
L
Tomas Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Mundial Sport, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Thil 30-7-5 · Thomas —
W
Young Travet
TKO 1/10 · Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Thil 29-7-5 · Travet —
W
Louis Citony
PTS 8/8 · Salle Guilbert, Caen, 🇫🇷
Thil 28-7-5 · Citony —
L
Gaston Lafont
PTS 10/10 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 28-6-5 · Lafont —
W
Eugene Fleurit
PTS 8/8 · France
Thil 27-6-5 · Fleurit —
D
Maurice Forgeon
PTS 8/8 · Gymnase Christmann, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 27-6-4 · Forgeon —
L
Gaston Lafont
PTS 10/10 · Caen, Calvados, 🇫🇷
Thil 27-5-4 · Lafont —
W
Maurice Forgeon
PTS 10/10 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 26-5-4 · Forgeon —
D
Enrico Vittorio
PTS 10/10 · Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 26-5-3 · Vittorio —
W
Theo Dussart
PTS 10/10 · Calais, Pas-de-Calais, 🇫🇷
Thil 25-5-3 · Dussart —
W
Raymond Klauss
TKO 1/10 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 24-5-3 · Klauss —
W
Pierre Lambinet
PTS 10/10 · Ring Cadet, Paris, 🇫🇷
Thil 23-5-3 · Lambinet —
W
Jean Andre
TKO 3 · France
Thil 22-5-3 · Andre —
W
Jean Fillion
KO 2 · France
Thil 21-5-3 · Fillion —
W
Georges Morgan
KO 2 · France
Thil 20-5-3 · Morgan —
W
Enrico Vittorio
PTS 10/10 · Bricquebec, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 19-5-3 · Vittorio —
W
PTS 8/8 · Saint-Lô, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 18-5-3 · Daney —
W
Max Plouvier
KO 3 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 17-5-3 · Plouvier —
W
Paul Siterre
KO 6/10 · Vire, Calvados, 🇫🇷
Thil 16-5-3 · Siterre —
L
Maurice Forgeon
TKO 7 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 16-4-3 · Forgeon —
W
Eugene Fleurit
KO 2 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 15-4-3 · Fleurit —
W
Albert Michaud
KO 3 · France
Thil 14-4-3 · Michaud —
W
Henri Cre
KO · France
Thil 13-4-3 · Cre —
L
Gaston Lafont
PTS 10/10 · France
Thil 13-3-3 · Lafont —
W
Saint Marcelli
KO 4 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 12-3-3 · Marcelli —
W
Saint Marcelli
PTS 6/6 · Lorient, Morbihan, 🇫🇷
Thil 11-3-3 · Marcelli —
W
Henri Benoit
PTS 6/6 · Lorient, Morbihan, 🇫🇷
Thil 10-3-3 · Benoit —
W
Tabart
PTS 8/8 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 9-3-3 · Tabart —
W
Chambon
TKO 7 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 8-3-3 · Chambon —
W
Chambon
PTS 8/8 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 7-3-3 · Chambon —
W
Feodor Nikolaeff
PTS 8/8 · Caen, Calvados, 🇫🇷
Thil 6-3-3 · Nikolaeff —
D
Joe Batt
PTS 8/8 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 6-3-2 · Batt —
W
Edouard Mauconduit
PTS 8/8 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 5-3-2 · Mauconduit —
L
Eugene Alonzo
PTS 8/8 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 5-2-2 · Alonzo —
L
Eugene Alonzo
PTS 6/6 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 5-1-2 · Alonzo —
W
Motsch
TKO 3/6 · Parc du Casino, Cherbourg, 🇫🇷
Thil 4-1-2 · Motsch —
W
Enrico Vittorio
PTS 6/6 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 3-1-2 · Vittorio —
W
Edouard Mauconduit
TKO 4 · Cherbourg, Manche, 🇫🇷
Thil 2-1-2 · Mauconduit —
W
Louis Le Bihan
PTS 8/8 · Lorient, Morbihan, 🇫🇷
Thil 1-1-2 · Bihan —
L
Pierre Milesic
PTS 6/6 · France
Thil 1-0-2 · Milesic —
D
Pierson
PTS 4/4 · Reims, Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 1-0-1 · Pierson —
W
Andre Franot
TKO 2/4 · Charleville, Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 0-0-1 · Franot —
D
Pierson
PTS 4/4 · Reims, Marne, 🇫🇷
Thil 0-0-0 · Pierson —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Marcel Thil's record? Marcel Thil's professional record is 106-20-10 with 49 knockouts.
Who did Marcel Thil fight last? Marcel Thil last fought Fred Apostoli on Sep 23, 1937 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 15.
Which world titles has Marcel Thil held? Marcel Thil has held 1 world title reign: WBA middleweight (1932–1933). Sources Boxerbook ID 18926 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18926 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
