Markus Bott (born 13 January 1962 in Pforzheim, Germany) is a former boxer. He held the WBO world cruiserweight *le in 1993.

Contents

• 1 Amateur career
• 2 Professional career
• 3 Professional boxing record
• 4 See also
• 5 External links

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 "C*ius", Bott turned pro in 1989 and captured the WBO cruiserweight *le with a decision win over Tyrone Booze in 1993. He lost his belt in his first defense to Nestor 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

See also

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Markus Bott from BoxRec (registration required)