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Christophe Dettinger, known as the "Gypsy of Massy" (born 3 May 1981), is a French professional boxer. He was the French Cruiserweight champion in 2007 and 2008. His career ended in 2013. In 2019, he was convicted of punching back two mobile gendarmes after clashes in Paris as part of the Yellow Vest Movement.

Boxing career

October 30, 2007, he became the French champion in the Cruiserweight weight class, by beating Kamel Amrane.

Yellow vests movement

Several videos taken during the demonstration of the Yellow vests movement of January 5, 2019 in Paris were showing him punching policemen on the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor. Three days after punching police at Yellow vests protest, Christophe Dettinger surrendered himself. A website set up to raise funds for the boxer showed that it had received pledges of more than €114,000 The fundraiser was closed after less than 20 hours after officials expressed outrage. Anti-corruption campaigner Christophe Grébert defended the fund, saying it was legal to ask for funds to pay court costs. Shutting the fundraiser, he said, was a "bad signal for democracy".

On 13 February 2019, Dettinger was sentenced to 1 year of prison and 18 months' probation for assaulting two police officers during the protest on 5 January.

References

1. ^ "Dettinger face à un nouveau défi". 6 December 2013.
2. "EN VIDÉOS - "Gilets jaunes" : un manifestant filmé en train de frapper un gendarme". FIGARO. 5 January 2019.
3. "Boxer Christophe Dettinger surrenders after punching police at gilets jaunes protest". TIMES. 8 January 2019.
4. "Over $170K raised for ex-French boxer who punched riot police during 'yellow vest' protest - National - Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 8 January 2019.
5. "Outcry over fundraising for protest boxer". 8 January 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
6. "Gilets jaunes : le boxeur de gendarmes Christophe Dettinger condamné à un an de prison ferme". France 24 (in French). 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

• 1981 births
• Living people
• French male boxers
• Cruiserweight boxers
• 21st-century French sportsmen