Markus Bott | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Markus Bott January 13, 1962 | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  German | |||||||||||
| Other names | Cassius | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 33 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 28 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 20 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Markus Bott (born 13 January 1962 in Pforzheim, West Germany) is a former boxer. He held the WBO world cruiserweight title in 1993.
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.
| 33 fights | 28 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 20 | 3 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 28–5 |  Lee Manuel Ossie | TKO | 9 (10) | 1998-05-05 |  Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Paris | |
| Win | 28–4 |  Frantisek Vadkadi | TKO | 2 (8) | 1998-04-24 | Muelheim | |
| Win | 27–4 | Frank Boehme | TKO | 3 (8) | 1998-03-27 | Ruelzheim | |
| Win | 26–4 | Zsolt Janko | TKO | 3 (8) | 1998-03-07 | Koenigswinter | |
| Win | 25–4 | Stefan Stanko | TKO | 1 (8) | 1998-01-09 | Erfurt | |
| Loss | 24–4 |  Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-11-20 | Sporthalle, Alsterdorf | For WBO Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 24–3 |  Jeff McCall | KO | 1 (10) | 1993-10-02 | Barbarossa Halle, Kaiserslautern | |
| Loss | 23–3 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | SD | 12 (12) | 1993-06-26 | Sporthalle, Alsterdorf | Lost WBO Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 23–2 | Tyrone Booze | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-02-13 | Sporthalle, Alsterdorf | Won WBO Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 22–2 | Jeff Bowman | KO | 1 (8) | 1992-12-08 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Win | 21–2 | Ken Bentley | PTS | 8 (8) | 1992-11-17 | Holstentorhalle, Luebeck | |
| Win | 20–2 | David Bates | TKO | 5 (8) | 1992-09-29 | Green's Club, Hamburg | |
| Win | 19–2 | Tim Knight | TKO | 4 (8) | 1992-08-28 | Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen | |
| Win | 18–2 |  Cordwell Hylton | PTS | 8 (8) | 1992-02-21 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Win | 17–2 | Rick Enis | RTD | 7 (10) | 1992-01-28 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Win | 16–2 | Mike DeVito | TKO | 4 (8) | 1992-01-10 | Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen | |
| Win | 15–2 |  Erol Ilter | TKO | 1 (8) | 1991-12-13 | Minden | |
| Loss | 14–2 |  Michael Murray | TKO | 7 (8) | 1991-10-15 | Germany | |
| Win | 14–1 | Eddie Curry | KO | 1 (8) | 1991-09-16 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Win | 13–1 | David McCluskey | TKO | 4 (8) | 1991-06-28 | Dinslaken | |
| Win | 12–1 | Ralf Rocchigiani | PTS | 10 (10) | 1991-05-03 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Win | 11–1 | Gary McCrory | PTS | 8 (8) | 1991-04-05 | Legien Center, Mitte | |
| Loss | 10–1 | Johnny Nelson | TKO | 12 (12) | 1990-12-14 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe | |
| Win | 10–0 | David Butler | KO | 2 (8) | 1990-11-16 | Sporthalle, Wandsbek | |
| Win | 9–0 | Rick Kellar | KO | 3 (8) | 1990-10-05 | Philips Halle, Düsseldorf | |
| Win | 8–0 |  Jose Mireles | TKO | 4 (8) | 1990-09-07 | Sporthalle Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg | |
| Win | 7–0 | Manfred Jassmann | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-06-01 | Philips Halle, Düsseldorf | |
| Win | 6–0 | Mike Aubrey | PTS | 8 (8) | 1990-05-05 | Sporthalle, Wandsbek | |
| Win | 5–0 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO | 3 (8) | 1990-02-16 | Sporthalle, Wandsbek | |
| Win | 4–0 | Lennie Howard | TKO | 2 (8) | 1989-12-16 | Jahnhalle, Pforzheim | |
| Win | 3–0 | Andre Crowder | KO | 1 (6) | 1989-12-01 | Inter-Continental Hotel, Mitte | |
| Win | 2–0 |  Yves Monsieur | TKO | 1 (6) | 1989-09-30 | Sporthalle, Wandsbek | |
| Win | 1–0 |  John Held | PTS | 6 (6) | 1989-06-30 | Sporthalle, Wandsbek | Professional debut |
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