Christophe Tiozzo

Christophe Tiozzo
Born	(1963-06-01) June 1, 1963 Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Nationality	French
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Middleweight
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	33
Wins by KO	23
Losses	2

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
	1984 Los Angeles	Light Middleweight
Mediterranean Games
	1983 Casablanca	Light Middleweight

Christophe Tiozzo (born June 1, 1963 in St. Denis, France) is a French former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WBA super middleweight championship. In amateur boxing, Tiozzo won the bronze medal at light middleweight in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of three-time world champion Fabrice Tiozzo.

Amateur boxing career

Record:85–6–2 (24)
1982 French National Championship Light Middleweights: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Alain Cuvillier
• Defeated Fabien Khodri
• Defeated Did-Ali Lokchiri
• Defeated Patrick Magnetto

1982 European Junior Championship at Schwerin, Germany as a Light Middleweight

• Defeated Graciano Rocchigiani (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Lost to Shararov (USSR)

1983 French National Championship as a Light Middleweight: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Bernard Razzano TKO 3
• Defeated Jean-Luc Charme TKO 2
• Defeated Gilbert Dele TKO 3
• Defeated Michel Moukory kot 3

1983: European Championship at Varna as a Light Middleweight

• Lost to Ralf Hunger (Democratic Republic of Germany)

1984 French National Championship as a Middleweight: Bronze Medalist

• Defeated Jean-Max Delnard
• Lost to François Berardino by forfeit

1984 Olympic Games at Los Angeles, California, USA as a Light Middleweight: Bronze Medalist

• Defeated Suleymana Sadik (Ghana) points
• Defeated Vicky Byarubaga (Uganda) points
• Defeated Israel Cole (Sierra Leone) points
• Lost to Shawn O'Sullivan (Canada) points

1985: French National Championship as a Middleweight: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Pascal Stroh AB 2
• Defeated Christophe Girard TKO 2
• Defeated Moktar Bekheira
• Defeated Hamedidi Maimoun

1985: European Championship at Budapest, Hungary as a Middleweight

• Defeated Boliguzov (USSR)
• Defeated Maricescu (Romania) (Eliminated for failing drug test)

Professional boxing career

Tiozzo began his professional boxing career in 1985 and won his first 28 bouts, winning the WBA and Lineal Super Middleweight Titles by beating In-Chul Baek in 1990 by TKO. Tiozzo successfully defended the belt twice, losing it in 1991 to Víctor Córdoba by 9th-round TKO. In 1992 he challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Jeff Harding, but lost by TKO. He retired in 1996 with a record of 33-2-0.

Professional boxing record

35 fights	33 wins	2 losses
By knockout	23	2
By decision	10	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
35	Win	33–2	Philippe Michel	PTS	8	04/05/1996	Villeurbanne, Rhône
34	Win	32–2	Carlos Bates	KO	2	24/03/1996	Salle Leyrit, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
33	Win	31–2	Robert Straw	KO	3	26/10/1995	Bron, Rhône
32	Loss	30–2	Jeff Harding	TKO	8	05/06/1992	Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône	For WBC light heavyweight title
31	Win	30–1	Kenny Schaefer	TKO	2	08/11/1991	Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
30	Win	29–1	Lenzie Morgan	MD	10	02/08/1991	Palais des Festivals, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes
29	Loss	28–1	Victor Cordoba	TKO	9 (12)	05/04/1991	Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône	Lost WBA and lineal super middleweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Danny Morgan	TKO	2 (12)	23/11/1990	Halle de Cergy, Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise	Retained WBA and lineal super middleweight titles
27	Win	27–0	Paul Whittaker	TKO	8 (12)	20/07/1990	Plaza de Toros, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône	Retained WBA and lineal super middleweight titles
26	Win	26–0	In-Chul Baek	TKO	6 (12)	30/03/1990	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, Rhône	Won WBA and lineal super middleweight titles
25	Win	25–0	Carlos Antunes Fonseca	TKO	7	25/11/1989	Lyon, Rhône
24	Win	24–0	Frank Minton	TKO	8	29/07/1989	Deauville, Calvados
23	Win	23–0	James Kinchen	PTS	10	31/03/1989	Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine
22	Win	22–0	Sylvester White	KO	8	18/12/1988	Orlando, Florida
21	Win	21–0	Alfonso Redondo	TKO	7	19/09/1988	Palais des Sports de Corbeil-Essonnes, Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne	EBU Middleweight Title.
20	Win	20–0	Andreas Prox	TKO	10	13/06/1988	Lyon, Rhône	EBU Middleweight Title.
19	Win	19–0	Pierre Joly	PTS	12	18/04/1988	Paris	EBU Middleweight Title.
18	Win	18–0	Lester Yarbrough	KO	7	12/03/1988	Montbrison, Loire
17	Win	17–0	Charles Campbell	UD	10	04/02/1988	Felt Forum, New York City
16	Win	16–0	Carlos Tite	KO	3	21/12/1987	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
15	Win	15–0	Jeff Lanas	KO	4	09/11/1987	Villeurbanne, Rhône
14	Win	14–0	Tim Knight	TKO	4	17/09/1987	Felt Forum, New York City
13	Win	13–0	John Moore	TKO	7	09/07/1987	Felt Forum, New York City
12	Win	12–0	Jimmy Cable	KO	5	06/06/1987	Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique
11	Win	11–0	Derrick Drane	KO	4	27/04/1987	Paris
10	Win	10–0	Troy Watson	SD	10	29/01/1987	Felt Forum, New York City
9	Win	9–0	Andre Mongelema	PTS	8	13/12/1986	Paris
8	Win	8–0	Jose Rosemain	TKO	5	07/11/1986	Paris
7	Win	7–0	Tony Jenkins	TKO	5	25/10/1986	Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique
6	Win	6–0	Wesley Reid	TKO	4	09/10/1986	Felt Forum, New York City
5	Win	5–0	Mike Peoples	UD	8	15/05/1986	Felt Forum, New York City
4	Win	4–0	Jimmy Shavers	PTS	8	15/03/1986	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
3	Win	3–0	Danny Vandal	KO	2	03/02/1986	Paris
2	Win	2–0	Vint Hammock	TKO	3	08/12/1985	Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal
1	Win	1–0	Karl Barwise	PTS	8	29/10/1985	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

See also

• List of super middleweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions

External links

• Boxing record for Christophe Tiozzo from BoxRec (registration required)
• Christophe Tiozzo CBZ profile