Christophe Tiozzo

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.

Christophe Tiozzo
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Height6′0" / 184cm
Nationality French
Born (1963-06-01) June 1, 1963
Seine-Saint-Denis, France
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins32
Wins by KO23
Losses2
Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
1984 Los Angeles Light Middleweight

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

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.[1] 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
33 Wins (23 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 20-5 Philippe Michel PTS 8 04/05/1996 Villeurbanne, Rhône
Win 25-7-1 Carlos Bates KO 2 24/03/1996 Salle Leyrit, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
Win 5-9 Robert Straw KO 3 26/10/1995 Bron, Rhône
Loss 21-1 Jeff Harding TKO 8 05/06/1992 Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône For WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 17-2 Kenny Schaefer TKO 2 08/11/1991 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Win 11-5-1 Lenzie Morgan MD 10 02/08/1991 Palais des Festivals, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes
Loss 17-2-3 Victor Cordoba TKO 9 05/04/1991 Palais des Sports de Marseille, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône Lost Lineal and WBA Super Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the ninth round.
Win 38-0 Danny Morgan TKO 2 23/11/1990 Halle de Cergy, Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise Retained Lineal and WBA Super Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round.
Win 26-2 Paul Whittaker TKO 8 20/07/1990 Plaza de Toros, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône Retained Lineal and WBA Super Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the eighth round.
Win 47-2 In-Chul Baek TKO 6 30/03/1990 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, Rhône Won Lineal and WBA Super Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the sixth round.
Win 18-1 Carlos Antunes Fonseca TKO 7 25/11/1989 Lyon, Rhône
Win 21-6-1 Frank Minton TKO 8 29/07/1989 Deauville, Calvados
Win 45-5-2 James Kinchen PTS 10 31/03/1989 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Win 6-6 Sylvester White KO 8 18/12/1988 Orlando, Florida
Win 36-10-1 Alfonso Redondo TKO 7 19/09/1988 Palais des Sports de Corbeil-Essonnes, Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 11-2-2 Andreas Prox TKO 10 13/06/1988 Lyon, Rhône EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 33-5-2 Pierre Joly PTS 12 18/04/1988 Paris EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 7-2 Lester Yarbrough KO 7 12/03/1988 Montbrison, Loire
Win 17-4-1 Charles Campbell UD 10 04/02/1988 Felt Forum, New York City 10-0, 9-1, 9-1.
Win 31-4 Carlos Tite KO 3 21/12/1987 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Win 16-2 Jeff Lanas KO 4 09/11/1987 Villeurbanne, Rhône
Win 7-7 Tim Knight TKO 4 17/09/1987 Felt Forum, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the fourth round.
Win 4-4 John Moore TKO 7 09/07/1987 Felt Forum, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 0:29 of the seventh round.
Win 30-7-2 Jimmy Cable KO 5 06/06/1987 Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique
Win 14-7 Derrick Drane KO 4 27/04/1987 Paris
Win 4-5 Troy Watson SD 10 29/01/1987 Felt Forum, New York City 5-3, 6-2, 3-5.
Win 22-11-5 Andre Mongelema PTS 8 13/12/1986 Paris
Win 16-6-1 Jose Rosemain TKO 5 07/11/1986 Paris
Win 14-7-4 Tony Jenkins TKO 5 25/10/1986 Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique
Win 5-6-1 Wesley Reid TKO 4 09/10/1986 Felt Forum, New York City
Win 6-14-3 Mike Peoples UD 8 15/05/1986 Felt Forum, New York City
Win 11-9 Jimmy Shavers PTS 8 15/03/1986 Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Win 18-5 Danny Vandal KO 2 03/02/1986 Paris
Win 8-4 Vint Hammock TKO 3 08/12/1985 Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the third round.
Win 7-2-2 Karl Barwise PTS 8 29/10/1985 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

See also

References
  1. "Christophe Tiozzo - Lineal Super Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by
In-Chul Baek		 Lineal Super Middleweight Champion
30 March 1990 – 5 April 1991		 Succeeded by
Víctor Córdoba
Preceded by
In-Chul Baek		 WBA Super Middleweight Champion
30 March 1990 – 5 April 1991		 Succeeded by
Víctor Córdoba
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