Fabrice Tiozzo (The Bear) is a 55-year-old retired French professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 8 months, and 5 days, Tiozzo amassed a record of 48-2, which includes 32 wins via KO—5 in world-title bouts.
Fabrice Tiozzo was born in St. Denis, France on May 8, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 10, 1988 against Dionisio Del Valle. Tiozzo defeated Valle via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tiozzo got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 25 professional fights. On April 3, 1993 Tiozzo challenged Virgil Hill's WBA light-heavyweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on June 16, 1995 at the age of 26 years, after by defeating Mike McCallum, the then-reining WBC light-heavyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 33rd fight as a professional.
Tiozzo then went on to successfully win the cruiserweight (WBA) title also to become a two-division world champion.
Tiozzo's last fight was a 5th-round KO victory over Henry Saenz at age 37, on July 15, 2006.
Some of Fabrice Tiozzo's best fights have been against Dariusz Michalczewski, Nate Miller, Mike McCallum (HOFer), Leslie Stewart, and Éric Lucas. For a top-10 list of Tiozzo's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Fabrice Tiozzo".
Tiozzo has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Fabrice Tiozzo Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Jul 15, 2006 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
49 | Feb 26, 2005 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Mar 20, 2004 | 34 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
47 | Jul 04, 2003 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
46 | Mar 08, 2003 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
45 | Dec 22, 2001 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Dec 09, 2000 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
43 | Apr 08, 2000 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Nov 13, 1999 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Nov 14, 1998 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
40 | May 02, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
39 | Nov 08, 1997 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
38 | Sep 26, 1997 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Apr 27, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Mar 01, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | May 04, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
34 | Jan 13, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Jun 16, 1995 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Mar 05, 1995 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Oct 25, 1994 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Aug 14, 1994 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Mar 05, 1994 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
28 | Nov 13, 1993 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
27 | Sep 18, 1993 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
26 | Apr 03, 1993 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
25 | Jan 20, 1993 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Nov 13, 1992 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
23 | Oct 03, 1992 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Mar 21, 1992 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jan 26, 1992 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Dec 13, 1991 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Nov 03, 1991 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Oct 13, 1991 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Jun 19, 1991 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
16 | May 04, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Mar 24, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Feb 09, 1991 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
13 | Dec 23, 1990 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Nov 14, 1990 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Oct 25, 1990 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
10 | Jun 29, 1990 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Jun 01, 1990 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Apr 30, 1990 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Mar 02, 1990 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Feb 09, 1990 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
5 | Dec 11, 1989 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
4 | Nov 25, 1989 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jul 29, 1989 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Mar 31, 1989 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Nov 10, 1988 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |