Christopher Andrew Thompson (born 2 February 1995) is a South African professional boxer who held the African Boxing Union heavyweight title in 2022.
Professional career RSA and ABU heavyweight champion Thompson vs. Pretorious On 11 June 2022, Thompson faced his debut foe, and current Republic of South Africa and List of African Boxing Union champions heavyweight champion Joshua Pretorius at the Emeperors Palace, Thompson won a lop-sided decision, outpointing the champion 120–108 in all of the judges' scorecards to dethrone him.
Cancelled bout vs. Ljungquist In September 2022, Thompson was scheduled to face Danish rising prospect Kem Ljungquist for the WBC International bridgerweight championship, however, Thompson would pull out due to being hospitalized in the build-up.
Thompson vs. Gomes On 11 December 2022, Thompson defended his titles against subsequent Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix participant and semi-finalist Keaton Gomes at the Emperors Palace. Thompson would fall in his first defence as he was dropped thrice in the first round en route to a sixth-round stoppage loss, Thompson also fell in a loop of Republic of South Africa heavyweight title-holders falling in their first defence of the title.
Gatekeeper On 7 March 2023, Thompson fought his third bout outside of his home country South Africa to face promising contender Evgenyi Romanov in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Thompson would lose a "dull fight", or rather an underwhelming fight ending with the scores of 73–79 and 74–78 twice. He was later scheduled in a bout against Solomon Dacres on 19 August 2023 in Birmingham. Thompson again lost in an underwhelming fight where Dacres outpointed him in full ten rounds.
On 17 November 2023, Thompson, undoubtedly, suffered his most severe loss yet of his career against decorated Bakhodir Jalolov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as Thompson endured a first-round knockout after only a minute and ten seconds into the bout, this is also his fourth straight loss.
Rise up the ranks Thompson vs. Potgieter After three straight wins against respectable oppositions, Thompson faced Keaton Gomes-conqueror and current South African heavyweight champion Shaun Potgieter on 23 August 2025, Thompson dethroned Potgieter via seventh-round TKO.
Thrilla in Manila: The 50th Anniversary
Thompson was scheduled against reigning WBA interim bridgerweight champion and favourite Georgiy Yunovidov in an eight-rounder scheduled contest for the vacant IBA Intercontinental heavyweight championship in the Thrilla in Manila II undercard on 29 October 2025. Their bout represented the heavyweight division's premise and aspect of the event, commemorating the Thrilla in Manila bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Despite being the underdog, Thompson delivered a dominating and career-best unanimous decision win against Yunovidov, scoring an upset with the scores of 77–75 and 78–74 twice.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24LossShaun PotgieterKO7 (12)18 Apr 202623Win16–6–1Shaun PotgieterTKO7 (12)23 Aug 202522Win15–6–1Mussa AjibuTKO3 (8)1 May 202521Win14–6–1Alexandru JurUD823 Aug 202420Win13–6–1Juan RouxUD815 Jun 202419Loss12–6–1Bakhodir JalolovKO1 (10), 17 Nov 202318Loss12–5–1Solomon DacresUD1019 Aug 202317Loss12–4–1Evgenyi RomanovUD87 Mar 202316Loss12–3–1Keaton GomesTKO6 (12), 11 Dec 202215Win12–2–1Joshua PretoriusUD1211 Jun 202214Draw11–2–1Shafic KiwanikaMD613 Oct 202113Win11–2Mussa AjibuTKO3 (8)18 Sep 202112Win10–2Imani Daudi KawayaUD628 May 202111Win9–2Limbani LanoUD69 Nov 201910Win8–2Youssouf Kasongo MwanzaRTD3 (6), 23 Jun 20199Win7–2Lebogang MashitoaSD610 Feb 20198Win6–2Didier NywembweTKO2 (6)21 Oct 20187Loss5–2Akani PhuziKO2 (10)22 Apr 20186Win5–1Mduduzi MoyoTKO2 (4)23 Mar 20185Win4–1James KatendeTKO2 (6)4 Dec 20174Loss3–1Akani PhuziPTS622 Oct 20173Win3–0Antonello MareeTKO2 (4)9 Sep 20172Win2–0Tshilidzi MulaudziTKO2 (4)23 Jul 20171Win1–0Joshua PretoriusPTS426 May 2017
IBA professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Win1–0Georgiy YunovidovUD829 Oct 2025
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