Corrie Sanders
Statistics
Real name	Cornelius Johannes Sanders
Nickname	The Sniper
Weight	Heavyweight
Nationality	South African
Birth date	January 7, 1966
Birth place	Pretoria, South Africa
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	41
Wins by KO	31
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Cornelius Johannes Sanders (born on January 7, 1966 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African boxer. Known for his fast hands and devastating left, Sanders is the third boxer from the African continent to become world Heavyweight champion, after fellow countrymen Gerrie Coetzee and Francois Botha. Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Pretoria is one of South Africas three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) capital; it is situated in the province of Gauteng. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Pretoria is one of South Africas three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) capital; it is situated in the province of Gauteng. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Gerhardus Christian Coetzee (born August 4, 1955 in Boksburg), better known as Gerrie Coetzee, is a South African former boxer. ... Francois Botha, also known as Frans Botha is a South African boxer, nicknamed the White Buffalo, Francois Botha has had a relatively distinguished career as a heavyweight boxer. ...

Professional Career

Sanders began his boxing career with a first round knockout of King Kong Dyubele on April 2, 1989. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He won his first 23 bouts, 15 by knockout. Among the fighters he defeated during that streak were Steve Zouski, Art Card, future WBO world Cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson and future world title challenger Bert Cooper. Knockout (also referred to as a K.O. or knock), is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ... Johnny Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. ... Bert Cooper (Born January 10, 1966) was a U.S. professional heavyweight boxer. ...

In his 24th bout, on May 21 of 1994, he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Nate Tubbs, via a second round knockout. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ...

He fought 12 more times over the next five years, including a first round knockout over former world Cruiserweight champion Carlos De Leon and a second round knockout over another former world champion, Bobby Czyz. A stoppage loss to future heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman in a bout Sanders was winning confirmed his ability and also his vulnerability. Returning to the ring in 2001 he scored a quick win over Michael Sprott and then followed this up with a defeat of Otis Tisdale in 2002. Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing where previously contestants weighed between 176 and 190 pounds. ... Carlos De Leon a. ... Bobby Czyz, (born February 10, 1962), is a Polish-American boxer. ... Hasim Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972), is an American boxer who simultaneously held the IBF and WBC world Heavyweight Championships (by knocking out Lennox Lewis) for seven months in 2001; he was also awarded the WBC World Heavyweight Championship on November 10, 2005 (upon the retirement of titleholder Vitali... Michael Sprott, (born January 16, 1975) is a professional heavyweight boxer from Reading, Berkshire, England. ...

Winning the Title against Klitschko

Despite the fact that he had fought only three rounds in the last two years, the WBO sanctioned a challenge to their heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Speculation had been rife in the boxing world (boxing magazines, shows, etc) that a unification bout between Klitschko and WBC world champion Lennox Lewis was being planned. However, on March 8 of 2003, Sanders provided a stunning upset in Hanover, Germany by dropping Klitschko four times to snatch the Ukrainian's belt in a stunning second round knockout. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ... Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko (Ukrainian: , Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko); born March 25, 1976 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer, former WBO and the current IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion. ... WBC logo mark WBC redirects here. ... Lennox Claudius Lewis (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in leap years). ... Hanover (German: Hannover ( ) []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

With this win, Sanders joined Coetzee and Botha in the list of African world heavyweight champions.

In December of 2003, a rumour circulated that Sanders had lost an eight round bout by decision in South Africa. As it turned out it was another fighter with a similar name American heavyweight Corey Sanders, who had participated in the fight. Corey Sanders should not be confused with Corrie Sanders, another heavyweight boxer with a similar name. ...

Losing a Title shot against Klitschko

Sanders vacated the WBO title in December 2003 so that he could concentrate on a challenge for the vacant WBC belt. The fight took place on April 24 of 2004, against Wladimir's older brother, Vitali. He was stopped by Vitali in the eighth round of a one-sided fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Sanders was considerably slower than the trim Klitschko and failed to land any significant blows throughout the fight. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko (Ukrainian: ) born July 19, 1971). ...

Following the defeat to Klitschko he signed an agreement to box for Germany's Universum Box-Promotion. So far he has boxed once for the Hamburg based outfit, knocking out Alexei Varakin in the second round of a contest in Soelden, Austria, in December 2004. Universum Box-Promotion is a Hamburg based German athlete-promotion company. ... Hamburg from above Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria. ...

Retirement

He retired due to a back injury after defeating Varakin, having compiled a record of 40 wins and 3 losses with 30 wins via knockout. He remains one of the most under-celebrated heavyweights of our era.

Comeback

Sanders returned to action after two years in November of 2006 to score a second round stoppage win over the Australian heavyweight champion Colin Wilson at the Convention Centre in Mmbatho. In the second round the southpaw Sanders began to score with some big shots to the body of the 34-year-old Australian heavyweight champion and midway through the round a big southpaw left to the body dropped Wilson, who was in no condition to continue as the referee stepped in to call the fight off.

He has recently signed with Golden Gloves Promotions and is planned to make his next comeback fight 5 May. If it goes well, he will fight in the US in the summer to set up a rematch with anyone of the Klitschkos or a shot at a title belt. Experts judge him to be competitive against all of the current champions and contenders.

See also

• List of heavyweight boxing champions

This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing...

External links

• Corrie Sanders Career Record