Fabrice Tiozzo (born May 8, 1969) is a French former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
who competed from 1988 to 2006. He is a
world champion in two weight classes, having held the
WBC light-heavyweight
Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight.
The light heavyweight class has ...
title from 1995 to 1997, the
WBA cruiserweight title from 1997 to 2000, and the WBA light-heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006. He is the younger brother of former
super middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds ( ...
world champion of boxing,
Christophe Tiozzo.
Professional career
Fabrice turned professional in 1988 & amassed a record of 25-0 before he unsuccessfully fought American boxer
Virgil Hill
Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2007, and in 2015. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA light heavyweight title twice, from 1987 to 1997; the IBF a ...
, for the WBA light heavyweight world title. Being floored twice en route to losing a split decision. Fabrice would get another opportunity at a world title nearly two years later, this time facing & defeating Jamaican boxer
Mike McCallum
Michael McKenzie McCallum (7 December 1956 – 31 May 2025) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1997. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight ...
, to win the WBC world title.
Personal life
Fabrice has two brothers
Christophe Christophe may refer to:
People
* Christophe (name), list of people with this given name or surname
* Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer
* Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist
* Georges Colomb (1856–1945), Frenc ...
& Franck, who were also professional boxers.
Professional boxing record
See also
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Notable boxing families
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List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions
This is a chronological list of world light heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Championship recognition
1903–1910
The light-heavyweight division was created in 1903, the brainc ...
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List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
French male boxers
French sportspeople of Italian descent
Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
World light-heavyweight boxing champions
World cruiserweight boxing champions
European Boxing Union champions
World Boxing Council champions
World Boxing Association champions
20th-century French sportsmen