Markus Bott

Markus Bott
Personal information
Born	13 January 1962
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing West Germany
European Amateur Championships

Markus Bott (born 13 January 1962 in Pforzheim, Germany) is a former boxer.

Amateur career

1984 represented West Germany at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Results were:
- 1st round had a bye
- Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia) 1-4
1988 represented West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated René Suetovius (East Germany) RSC 3
- Lost to Nurmagomed Shanavazov (Soviet Union) 0-5

Pro career

Nicknamed "Cassius", Bott turned pro in 1989 and captured the WBO cruiserweight title with a decision win over Tyrone Booze in 1993. He lost his belt in his first defense to Nestor Giovannini that same year via split decision. They rematched later that year, and Giovannini won via unanimous decision. Bott retired for good after a TKO loss to Lee Manuel Ossie in 1998.

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (20 knockouts, 8 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions) [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14-1	Lee Manuel Ossie	TKO	9	05/05/1998	Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Win	0-2	Frantisek Vadkadi	TKO	2	24/04/1998	Muelheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	5-6	Frank Boehme	TKO	3	27/03/1998	Ruelzheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Win	1-11-1	Zsolt Janko	TKO	3	07/03/1998	Koenigswinter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	1-9-1	Stefan Stanko	TKO	1	09/01/1998	Erfurt, Thuringen, Germany
Loss	31-7-3	Nestor Hipolito Giovannini	UD	12	20/11/1993	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 109-118, 110-117, 110-117.
Win	16-9	Jeff McCall	KO	1	02/10/1993	Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Loss	30-7-3	Nestor Hipolito Giovannini	SD	12	26/06/1993	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 113-114, 113-114, 114-113.
Win	17-10-2	Tyrone Booze	UD	12	13/02/1993	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 117-113, 117-112, 117-112.
Win	5-19-1	Jeff Bowman	KO	1	08/12/1992	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Win	10-43	Rocky Bentley	PTS	8	17/11/1992	Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Win	6-14	David "Stink" Bates	TKO	5	29/09/1992	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Win	8-15	Tim "Dark" Knight	TKO	4	28/08/1992	Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	25-29	Cordwell Hylton	PTS	8	21/02/1992	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Win	21-22-1	Rick Enis	RTD	7	28/01/1992	Mitte, Berlin, Germany	Enis retired at 3:00 of the seventh round.
Win	11-8-2	Mike "Danny" DeVito	TKO	4	10/01/1992	Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	0-3	Erol Ilter	TKO	1	13/12/1991	Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss	8-3	Michael "Martin" Murray	TKO	7	15/10/1991	Hamburg, Germany
Win	9-6-1	Eddie "Vindaloo" Curry	KO	1	16/09/1991	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Win	10-17-2	David McCluskey	TKO	4	28/06/1991	Dinslaken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	26-4-6	Ralf Rocchigiani	PTS	10	03/05/1991	Mitte, Berlin, Germany	BDB German Heavyweight Title.
Win	5-5	Gary McCrory	PTS	8	05/04/1991	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Loss	19-5-1	Johnny Nelson	TKO	12	14/12/1990	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	2-5	David Butler	KO	2	16/11/1990	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	15-29-2	Rick "King Kong" Kellar	KO	3	05/10/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	3-15-2	Jose Mireles	TKO	4	07/09/1990	Berlin, Germany
Win	32-8-2	Manfred Jassmann	PTS	10	01/06/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	BDB German Heavyweight Title.
Win	7-8	Mike "Essex Assassin" Aubrey	PTS	8	05/05/1990	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	38-10-3	Matthew Saad Muhammad	TKO	3	16/02/1990	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	14-12	Lennie Howard	TKO	2	16/12/1989	Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win	6-10-2	Andre Crowder	KO	1	01/12/1989	Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Win	16-14	Yves Monsieur	TKO	1	30/09/1989	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	6-11-1	John Held	PTS	6	30/06/1989	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany