Markus Bott (born 13 January 1962 in Pforzheim,

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) is a former

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. He held the

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world cruiserweight title in 1993.

Amateur career

*1984 represented West Germany at the

1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. Results were: **1st round had a bye **Lost to

Anton Josipović Anton "Ante" Josipović (born 22 October 1961) is a former Yugoslav boxing, boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia). He won the Olympic medalists in boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Though Cr ...

(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

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(Soviet Union) 0-5

Professional career

Nicknamed "Cassius", Bott turned pro in 1989 and captured the

cruiserweight title with a decision win over

Tyrone Booze Tyrone Booze (born February 12, 1959) is an American retired boxer who held the WBO cruiserweight championship from 1992 to 1993. Booze became a professional boxer in 1982 and had mixed success during his early career. He had early losses in ...

in 1993. He lost his belt in his first defense to

Nestor Hipolito Giovannini Néstor Hipólito Giovannini (born February 7, 1961) is an Argentine former professional boxer. He held the WBO cruiserweight title from 1993 through 1994 and also contested for the WBC light-heavyweight title. Professional career Giovannini ...

that same year via

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. 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bott, Markus 1962 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Cruiserweight boxers Heavyweight boxers World cruiserweight boxing champions World Boxing Organization champions Sportspeople from Pforzheim German male boxers Olympic boxers of West Germany Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century German people

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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