Markus Bott (born 13 January 1962 in Pforzheim, West Germany) is a German former boxer. He held the WBO world cruiserweight title in 1993.
Amateur career
1984 represented West Germany at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Results were: 1st round had a bye Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia) 1-4 1988 represented West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games as a Light Heavyweight. Results were: Defeated René Suetovius (East Germany) RSC 3 Lost to Nurmagomed Shanavazov (Soviet Union) 0-5
Professional career Nicknamed "Cassius", Bott turned pro in 1989 and captured the WBO cruiserweight title with a decision win over Tyrone Booze in 1993. He lost his belt in his first defense to Nestor Hipolito Giovannini that same year via split decision. They rematched later that year, and Giovannini won via unanimous decision. Bott retired for good after a TKO loss to Lee Manuel Ossie in 1998.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotesLoss28–5 Lee Manuel Ossie Win28–4 Frantisek Vadkadi Win27–4 Frank Boehme Win26–4 Zsolt Janko Win25–4 Stefan Stanko Loss24–4 Nestor Hipolito Giovannini Win24–3 Jeff McCall Loss23–3 Nestor Hipolito Giovannini Win23–2 Tyrone Booze Win22–2 Jeff Bowman Win21–2 Ken Bentley Win20–2 David Bates Win19–2 Tim Knight Win18–2 Cordwell Hylton Win17–2 Rick Enis Win16–2 Mike DeVito Win15–2 Erol Ilter Loss14–2 Michael Murray Win14–1 Eddie Curry Win13–1 David McCluskey Win12–1 Ralf Rocchigiani Win11–1 Gary McCrory Loss10–1 Johnny Nelson Win10–0 David Butler Win9–0 Rick Kellar Win8–0 Jose Mireles Win7–0 Manfred Jassmann Win6–0 Mike Aubrey Win5–0 Matthew Saad Muhammad Win4–0 Lennie Howard Win3–0 Andre Crowder Win2–0 Yves Monsieur Win1–0 John Held
See also List of cruiserweight boxing champions
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