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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 older brother of former two-division world champion of boxing, Fabrice Tiozzo.

Amateur boxing career

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

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

1983 French National Championship as a Light Middleweight: Gold Medalist

1983: European Championship at Varna as a Light Middleweight

1984 French National Championship as a Middleweight: Bronze Medalist

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

1985: French National Championship as a Middleweight: Gold Medalist

1985: European Championship at Budapest, Hungary as a Middleweight

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,[1] losing it in 1991 to Víctor Córdoba by 9th-round TKO.[2] 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tiozzo retains super middleweight title". United Press International. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "Cordoba Stops Tiozzo to Win WBA Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

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