Fabrice Tiozzo (born May 8, 1969) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 1995 to 1997, the WBA cruiserweight title from 1997 to 2000, and the WBA light-heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006. He is the younger brother of former super middleweight world champion of boxing, Christophe Tiozzo.
Professional career
Fabrice turned professional in 1988 & amassed a record of 25-0 before he unsuccessfully fought American boxer Virgil Hill, for the WBA light heavyweight world title. Being floored twice en route to losing a split decision. Fabrice would get another opportunity at a world title nearly two years later, this time facing & defeating Jamaican boxer Mike McCallum, to win the WBC world title.
Personal life Fabrice has two brothers Christophe & Franck, who were also professional boxers.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes50Win48–2Henry SaenzKO5 (10)Jul 15, 200649Win47–2Dariusz MichalczewskiTKO6 (12)Feb 26, 200548Win46–2Silvio BrancoMD12Mar 20, 200447Win45–2Joey DeGrandisTKO4 (8)Jul 4, 200346Win44–2George AriasUD8 Mar 8, 200345Win43–2Tiwon TaylorTKO3 (10)Dec 22, 200144Loss42–2Virgil HillTKO1 (12)Dec 9, 200043Win42–1Valeriy VykhorTKO6 (12)Apr 8, 200042Win41–1Ken MurphyTKO7 (12)Nov 13, 199941Win40–1Ezequiel PaixaoTKO2 (12)Nov 14, 199840Win39–1Terry RayTKO1 (12)May 2, 199839Win38–1Nate MillerUD12Nov 8, 199738Win37–1Jeff WilliamsTKO2 (10)Sep 26, 199737Win36–1Ed DaltonTKO3 (10)Apr 27, 199736Win35–1Mike PeakPTS10Mar 1, 199735Win34–1Leslie StewartKO6 (10)May 4, 199634Win33–1Éric LucasUD12Jan 13, 199633Win32–1Mike McCallumUD12Jun 16, 199532Win31–1Noel MageeTKO4 (12)Mar 5, 199531Win30–1Maurice CoreTKO4 (12)Oct 25, 199430Win29–1Tim St ClairTKO5 (10)Aug 14, 199429Win28–1Eddy SmuldersKO7 (12)Mar 5, 199428Win27–1Glazz CampbellTKO10 (10)Nov 13, 199327Win26–1Dale JacksonKO 4 (10)Sep 18, 199326Loss25–1Virgil HillSD12Apr 3, 199325Win25–0Osley SilasTKO4 (8)Jan 20, 199324Win24–0Ramzi HassanPTS8Nov 13, 199223Win23–0Robert JohnsonTKO5 (8)Oct 3, 199222Win22–0Tony WilsonPTS8Mar 21, 199221Win21–0John ForemanTKO6 (8)Jan 26, 199220Win20–0Ron Lee WarriorKO1 (6)Dec 13, 199119Win19–0Ken HeflinKO1 (8)Nov 3, 1991!8Win18–0Terrence WrightTKO2 (8)Oct 13, 199117Win17–0Eric NicolettaPTS10Jun 19, 199116Win16–0Oliver KemayouTKO3 (8)May 4, 199115Win15–0Sylvester WhitePTS8Mar 24, 199114Win14–0Paul McCarthyKO2 (10)Feb 9, 199113Win13–0Serge BolivardPTS10Dec 23, 199012Win12–0David OvertonTKO1 (8)Nov 14, 199011Win11–0James FernandezKO4 (8)Oct 25, 199010Win10–0John HeldPTS8Jun 29, 19909Win9–0Frankie HinesTKO2 (8)Jun 1, 19908Win8–0Yves MonsieurPTS8Apr 30, 19907Win7–0Ian BullochPTS6Mar 2, 19906Win6–0James WilderKO3 (6)Feb 9, 19905Win5–0John CoxKO4 (6)Dec 11, 19894Win4–0Rene DereTKO1 (4)Nov 25, 19893Win3–0Hassan JalniTKO3 (4)Jul 29, 19892Win2–0Hamid HadiPTS4Mar 31, 19891Win1–0Dionisio Del VallePTS4Nov 10, 1988
See also Notable boxing families List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
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