Corrie Sanders
Career, Record, Stats
Corrie Sanders (The Sniper) was a South African professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years and 10 months, Sanders amassed a record of 42-4, which includes 31 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Corrie Sanders' Boxing Career
Corrie Sanders was born in Brits, North West, South Africa on January 7, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on April 2, 1989 against King Kong Dyubele. Sanders defeated Dyubele via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Sanders became a world champion at the age of 37 after 40 professional fights. He challenged Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Sanders' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Osborne Machimana at age 42, on February 2, 2008.
Some of Corrie Sanders' best fights were against Wladimir Klitschko (HOFer), Ross Puritty, Bobby Czyz, Carlos De León, Al Cole, and Johnny Nelson. For a complete list of Sanders' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Corrie Sanders".
Sanders has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Corrie Sanders Losses".
Corrie Sanders' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Feb 02, 2008 | 42 |  Osborne Machimana | loss | TKO 1 |
45 | May 12, 2007 | 41 | Daniel Bispo | win | UD 10 |
44 | Nov 24, 2006 | 40 | Colin Wilson | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Dec 14, 2004 | 38 | Alexey Varakin | win | KO 2 |
42 | Apr 24, 2004 | 38 | 
Vitali Klitschko 32 33-2  | loss | TKO 8 |
41 | Mar 08, 2003 | 37 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 26 40-1 | win | TKO 2 |
40 | Nov 09, 2002 | 36 | Otis Tisdale | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Nov 03, 2001 | 35 | Michael Sprott | win | TKO 1 |
38 | May 20, 2000 | 34 | 
Hasim Rahman 27 32-2 | loss | TKO 7 |
37 | Feb 19, 2000 | 34 | 
Al Cole 35 31-4-1 | win | TKO 1 |
36 | Jul 02, 1999 | 33 | Jorge Valdes | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Jun 12, 1998 | 32 | 
Bobby Czyz 36 44-7 | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Nov 15, 1997 | 31 | 
Ross Puritty 30 23-10-1 | win | UD 12 |
33 | Feb 07, 1997 | 31 | Arthur Weathers | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Sep 12, 1996 | 30 | Olian Alexander | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Aug 20, 1996 | 30 | Sean Hart | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Jul 20, 1996 | 30 | Curtis Shepard | win | KO 1 |
29 | Jan 26, 1996 | 30 | Keith Fletcher | win | KO 4 |
28 | Aug 05, 1995 | 29 | James Pritchard | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Apr 01, 1995 | 29 | Nikolay Kulpin | win | UD 10 |
26 | Sep 24, 1994 | 28 | Garing Lane | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Aug 13, 1994 | 28 | 
Carlos de León 35 53-6-1 | win | TKO 1 |
24 | May 21, 1994 | 28 | Nate Tubbs | loss | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 19, 1994 | 28 | Mike Williams | win | KO 1 |
22 | Feb 05, 1994 | 28 | Marshall Tillman | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Nov 06, 1993 | 27 | Levi Billups | win | KO 1 |
20 | Sep 04, 1993 | 27 | George Stephens | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Jun 06, 1993 | 27 | Bert Cooper | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Apr 17, 1993 | 27 | Matthew Brooks | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Oct 24, 1992 | 26 | 
Johnny Nelson 25 21-7-1 | win | UD 10 |
16 | Aug 22, 1992 | 26 | Mike Evans | win | UD 10 |
15 | May 09, 1992 | 26 | Mike Dixon | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Feb 22, 1992 | 26 | Anthony Wade | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 23, 1991 | 25 | Art Card | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Sep 28, 1991 | 25 | Mike Rouse | win | UD 10 |
11 | Jul 27, 1991 | 25 | Johnny DuPlooy | win | KO 1 |
10 | Apr 06, 1991 | 25 | Steve Gee | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Nov 08, 1990 | 24 | Steve Zouski | win | UD 8 |
8 | Aug 04, 1990 | 24 | Moses Mthama | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 23, 1990 | 24 | Jorge Vilchis | win | KO 1 |
6 | Mar 29, 1990 | 24 | Weaver Qwabe | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Sep 09, 1989 | 23 | Samson Mahlangu | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Aug 05, 1989 | 23 | Gideon Hlongwa | win | TKO 3 |
3 | May 27, 1989 | 23 | David Malatsi | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Apr 24, 1989 | 23 | Prince Tukane | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 02, 1989 | 23 | King Kong Dyubele | win | TKO 1 |