Career
Basel had an outstanding amateur career. Olympic results
1952 Silver medalist as a Flyweight at Helsinki Olympics. Results were:
Defeated Henryk Kukier (Poland) PTS (3-0)
Defeated Thorbjoern Clausen (Norway) KO-3
Defeated Anatoli Bulakov (Soviet Union) PTS (2-1)
Lost to Nathan Eugene Brooks (United States of America) PTS (0-3)
1956 competed as a Flyweight at the Melbourne Olympics.
Result was:
Lost to Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) PTS.