SPORT & NOTE
Corrie SANDERS

Male

"The Sniper"
(Cornelius Johannes Sanders)
Heavyweight, South Africa, Pretoria
Born: January 7, 1966, Pretoria, South Africa
Died: September 22, 2012, Pretoria, South Africa
(Sanders was shot in the stomach and died in hospital after an operation)
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,92
"southpaw"
Weight: 227-258 lbs



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1989
+ Apr. 2King Kong Dyubele Cape Town, South AfricaTKO 1
+ Apr. 24Prince Tukane Cape Town, South AfricaW 4
+ May 27David Malatsi Sun City, South AfricaTKO 1
+ Aug. 5Gideon Hongwa Sun City, South AfricaTKO 3
+ Sept. 9Samson Mahlangu Morula Sun, South AfricaTKO 3
1990
+ Mar. 29Weaver Owabe Johannesburg, South AfricaTKO 1
+ May 23Jorge Jacinto Durban, South AfricaKO 1
+ Aug. 4Moses Mthama Sun City, South AfricaTKO 1
+ Nov. 8Steve Zouski Biloxi, MississippiW 8
1991
+ Apr. 6Steve Gee Darlington, Gt.BritainTKO 5
+ July 27Johnny Du Plooy Sun City, South AfricaKO 1
(Won vacant South African Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 28Mike Rouse Sun City, South AfricaW 10
+ Nov. 23Art Card Sun City, South AfricaTKO 1
1992
+ Feb. 22Anthony Wade Sun City, South AfricaW 10
+ May 9Mike Dixon Las Vegas, NevadaW 8
+ Aug. 22Mike Evans Sun City, South AfricaW 10
+ Oct. 24Johnny Nelson Marula Sun, South AfricaW 10
1993
+ Apr. 23Matthew Brooks Sacramento, CaliforniaKO 1
+ June 26Bert Cooper Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Sept. 4George Stephens Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 1
+ Nov. 6Levi Billups Sun City, South AfricaKO 1
1994
+ Feb. 5Marshall Tillman Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 6
+ Mar. 19 Mike Williams Pretoria, South AfricaKO 1
- May 21Nate Tubbs Bophuthatswana, South AfricaKO by 2
+ Aug. 13Carlos de Leon Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 1
+ Sept. 24Garing Lane WembleyW 8
1995
+ Apr. 1Nikolaj Kulpin Sun City, South AfricaW 10
+ Aug. 5James Pritchard Albuquerque, New MexicoTKO 1
1996
+ Jan. 26Keith Fletcher Brighton, Gt.BritainKO 4
+ July 20Curtis Shepard Mabopane, South AfricaKO 1
+ Aug. 20Sean Hart Manhattan, New YorkTKO 1
+ Sept. 12Olian Alexander Melville, New YorkTKO 2
1997
+ Feb. 7Art Weathers Las Vegas, NevadaKO 1
+ Nov. 15Ross Puritty Hammanskraal, South AfricaW 12
(Won vacant WBU Heavyweight Title)
1998
+ June 12Bobby Czyz Uncasville, ConnecticutTKO 2
(Retained WBU Heavyweight Title)
1999
+ July 2Jorge Valdes Bristol, Gt.BritainKO 1
(Retained WBU Heavyweight Title)
2000
+ Feb. 19Alfred Cole Brakpan, South AfricaTKO 1
(Retained WBU Heavyweight Title)
- May 20Hasim Rahman Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO by 7
(Lost WBU Heavyweight Title)
2001
+ Nov. 3Michael Sprott Brakpan, South AfricaTKO 1
2002
+ Nov. 9Otis Tisdale Oklahoma City, OklahomaTKO 2
2003
+ Mar. 8Wladimir Klitschko Hannover, GermanyTKO 2
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title)
2004
- Apr. 24Vitaly Klitschko Los Angeles, CaliforniaTKO by 8
(For vacant WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 14 Alexey Varakin Sölden, AustriaKO 2
2005
Inactive
2006
+ Nov. 24Colin Wilson Mfikeng, South AfricaTKO 2
2007
+ May 12Daniel Bispo Kempton Park, South AfricaW 10
2008
- Feb. 2Osborne Machimana Kempton Park, South AfricaKO by 1
(For South African Heavyweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 46, Won: 42 (31 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0