Léonard Dumoulin

Jack Renault (born Léonard Dumoulin; January 18, 1895 – July 28, 1967) was a French-Canadian professional heavyweight boxer who competed from 1918 to 1933. He won the Canadian heavyweight boxing championship in 1923.

Early life Léonard Dumoulin was born in Quebec, Canada, during the mid-1890s.

Professional boxing career Fighting under the ring name Jack Renault, he made his professional debut in Sherbrooke, Quebec, during the summer of 1918.

Early in his career on August 9, 1919, he fought Arthur Pelkey, who went on to become Canadian heavyweight champion in his next fight. The bout resulted in a no contest verdict.

Renault fought veteran Battling Levinsky on May 5, 1920, dropping a 12-round newspaper decision.

Bouts with Billy Miske, 1921-1922 In May 1921 in Atlantic City, he became a sparring partner for Jack Dempsey, who considered him a valuable training mate during his conditioning for Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier. Dempsey himself said in 1921 that within two or three years, Renault would be among the heavyweight division's top fighters and a dangerous title challenger. Renault later fought Billy Miske on the preliminary card of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, with the July bout ruled a no contest after eight rounds, though sportswriters called it a draw.

At the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York on March 9, 1923, he first encountered George Godfrey, knocking him out in round 11. Despite a proposal for the winner to fight Harry Wills, the bout failed to materialize.

Renault graced the cover of The Ring magazine in July 1923. He declined Dempsey's invitation to return as his sparring partner during the summer of 1923 in preparation for Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Ángel Firpo. Before he headed out for the 15th round, manager Leo P. Flynn said to him, "You knock that bird out or don't come back to your corner."

On September 8, 1924, his first rematch with George Godfrey drew a record 25,000 fans to Shibe Park, making it the 13th largest outdoor boxing attendance in Philadelphia's boxing history. He secured a decision victory over Godfrey.

He traveled to Havana, Cuba, for three fights in March 1926. He outpointed Roleaux Saguero, the Cuban light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, on March 10. Renault came in at 197½ pounds compared to Saguero's 175¾. He soon knocked out Marine Tolliver on March 17, then defeated Santiago Esparraguera, who was disqualified in their March 23 bout.

On December 25, 1928, he faced Paulino Uzcudun with the Colombian heavyweight championship at stake at the Estadio Versailles in Cali, Colombia. He lost a decision to Uzcudun. Year Title Role Notes 1927 Knockout Reilly Killer Agerra 1931 Enemies of the Law Uncredited role

Death Jack Renault died on July 28, 1967, in Canada.