Christophe Tiozzo
Christophe Tiozzo (born June 1, 1963 in St. Denis, France

France

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) was a French

France

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 boxer

Boxing

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, who won a Light Middleweight Bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

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 at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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. Tiozzo is the brother of Three-Time World Champion Fabrice Tiozzo

Fabrice Tiozzo

Fabrice Tiozzo is a retired professional boxer in the light heavyweight division. His record is 48-2 .Tiozzo was a two time light heavyweight champion as well as a one time cruiserweight champion....

.

Professional accomplishments

Tiozzo began his professional career in 1985 and won his first 28 bouts, winning the WBA Super Middleweight Title by beating In-Chul Baek in 1990 by TKO. Tiozzo successfully defended the belt twice, losing it in 1991 to Victor Cordoba

Víctor Córdoba

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 by 9th round TKO. In 1992 he challenged WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Jeff Harding

Jeff Harding

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, but lost by TKO. He retired in 1996 with a record of 33-2-0.

Amateur Accomplishments

Record:85-6-2 (24)

1982 French National Championship Light Middleweights: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Alain Cuvillier
• Defeated Fabien Khodri
• Defeated Did-Ali Lokchiri
• Defeated Patrick Magnetto

1982 European Junior Championship at Schwerin, Germany as a Light Middleweight

• Defeated Graciano Rocchigiani
  Graciano Rocchigiani
  Graciano "Rocky" Rocchigiani , is a former German professional boxer who held world titles in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.-Professional career:...
  
   (Federal Republic of Germany)
• Lost to Shararov (USSR)

1983 French National Championship as a Light Middleweight: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Bernard Razzano TKO 3
• Defeated Jean-Luc Charme TKO 2
• Defeated Gilbert Dele TKO 3
• Defeated Michel Moukory kot 3

1983: European Championship

1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 7 to May 15, 1983. The 25th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. 149 fighters from 19 European countries participated in the...

 at Varna as a Light Middleweight

• Lost to Ralf Hunger (Democratic Republic of Germany)

1984 French National Championship as a Middleweight: Bronze Medalist

• Defeated Jean-Max Delnard
• Lost to François Berardino by forfeit

1984 Olympic Games at Los Angeles, California, USA as a Light Middleweight: Bronze Medalist

• Defeated Suleymana Sadik (Ghana) points
• Defeated Vicky Byarubaga (Uganda) points
• Defeated Israel Cole (Sierra Leone) points
• Lost to Shawn O'Sullivan
  Shawn O'Sullivan
  Shawn O'Sullivan is a retired Canadian boxer who won gold at the World Amateur Championships in 1981 and the light middleweight silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Background:...
  
   (Canada) points

1985: French National Championship as a Middleweight: Gold Medalist

• Defeated Pascal Stroh AB 2
• Defeated Christophe Girard  TKO 2
• Defeated Moktar Bekheira
• Defeated Hamedidi Maimoun

1985: European Championship

1985 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1985 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 25 to June 2; 1985. The 26th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 142 fighters from across many European countries...

at Budapest, Hungary as a Middleweight

• Defeated Boliguzov (USSR)
• Defeated Maricescu (Romania) (Eliminated for failing drug test)

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