Английская Википедия:Corrie Sanders

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Cornelius Johannes Sanders (7 January 1966 – 23 September 2012) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003 after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in two rounds, which was considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history; The Ring magazine named it the Upset of the Year. In 2004, having vacated the WBO title, Sanders faced Wladimir's brother Vitali Klitschko in an unsuccessful challenge for the vacant WBC and Ring heavyweight titles. He also held the WBU heavyweight title from 1997 until 2000 and the South Africa national heavyweight title in 1991.

Nicknamed "The Sniper", Sanders was a southpaw with a long reach, and was known for carrying formidable knockout power in his straight left hand. He died in a hospital in the early hours of 23 September 2012 after being shot during an armed robbery. Sanders also held wins against former cruiserweight champions Johnny Nelson, Carlos de Leon, Bobby Czyz, and Al Cole.

Early life and amateur career

Sanders grew up in Brits, South Africa. He had two siblings and was of Afrikaner descent. In his youth, he played rugby, cricket, and golf. Having been introduced to boxing by his uncle, Sanders finished his amateur career in the late 1980s with 180 wins and 11 losses. He won the amateur South African heavyweight title four times from 1985-1988.

Professional career

Sanders made his professional debut in 1989 with a first-round knockout of King Kong Dyubele on 2 April 1989. He went on to win his next 22 bouts, 14 by knockout. Among the fighters he defeated during that streak were Steve Zouski, Art Card, future WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson, and future world title challenger Bert Cooper. In his 24th bout, on 21 May 1994, Sanders suffered his first defeat, to Nate Tubbs via a second-round knockout.

He fought 12 more times over the next five years, including a first-round knockout over former world cruiserweight champion Carlos De León and a second-round knockout over another former world champion, Bobby Czyz. He lost by seventh-round stoppage in a slugfest fight with future unified and two-time world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. Sanders and Rahman both knocked each other down during the bout, and Sanders was ahead on the judges' scorecards prior to the stoppage. Rahman said of Sanders following their match: "I've never been hit that hard in my life." 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. Corrie Sanders' biggest weapons were his southpaw fast hands that he used to knock fighters out early.

WBO heavyweight champion

Despite fighting three rounds in the last two years, the WBO sanctioned a challenge to their heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Sanders had accepted the bout on short notice and was a 40-1 underdog. On 8 March 2003, Sanders provided a stunning upset in Hanover, Germany, by dropping Klitschko four times to win the WBO belt by a second-round knockout. The Ring magazine named it the Upset of the Year for 2003. Klitschko later called Sanders the hardest puncher he ever faced in a December 2014 interview with The Ring, saying: "I’ve been in boxing for 25 years and I never fought anybody in this game that punched like Corrie Sanders."

WBC heavyweight title challenge

Sanders had initially sought a unification bout with WBA heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr., who had also won his title in March 2003, and then with heavyweight contender David Tua. When those negotiations fell through, he was scheduled to defend the WBO title against Lamon Brewster on 18 October 2003. However, due to a conflict between WBO and Sanders's promoter, the bout did not take place. Sanders then vacated the WBO title to sign a contract to fight for the vacant WBC belt. The fight took place on 24 April 2004, against Wladimir's older brother, Vitali. Sanders was stopped by Vitali in the eighth round of the fight in the Staples Center in Los Angeles. After Sanders death, Vitali went on to pay his respects to Sanders and called this the hardest fight of his career.

Eight months later, Sanders knocked out Alexei Varakin in the second round of a contest in Soelden, Austria in December 2004. He briefly retired after that bout.

Sanders returned to action after two years in November 2006 to score a second round stoppage win over the Australian heavyweight champion Colin Wilson at the Convention Centre in Mafikeng. He had signed with Golden Gloves Promotions, and won another bout in South Africa against Brazilian Daniel Bispo in May 2007. His last bout, of the South African heavyweight title, was a loss to Osborne Machimana, a bout he took despite Sanders being injured beforehand. Sanders' final record was 42 wins (31 by knockout) and 4 losses.

Personal life

Corrie Sanders and his wife Suzette had a son and a daughter.

Death

On 22 September 2012, Sanders was fatally shot in an armed robbery at a restaurant called Thatch Haven in Brits, South Africa, where a function was being held for his nephew's 21st birthday. He had been near the entrance of the restaurant talking to his 15-year-old daughter Marinique and a cousin when three robbers entered firing their guns. Sanders had used his body to shield his daughter from oncoming bullets and then, while bleeding from bullet wounds in his right arm and stomach, pulled her to the ground and whispered for her to pretend to be dead. Sanders was taken to a hospital in Pretoria, where he died in the early hours of 23 September 2012 of his wounds.

On 27 September 2012, following a tip-off, North West police arrested three men in Oukasie near Brits, charging them with the murder of Sanders. All three were citizens of Zimbabwe. At one address, two suspects were apprehended and police recovered a cellular phone, a vehicle key, a purse and cash stolen during the robbery. Police then went to a second address, arrested a third suspect, and recovered a handbag also stolen in the robbery. The trial was postponed until August 2013 as investigators attempted to use a fourth suspect, now serving a 30-year sentence in Zimbabwe for killing a police officer, to locate the gun used in the crime.

On 11 February 2015 at a High Court in Pretoria, Judge Ferdi Preller sentenced Paida Fish, Chris Moyo and Samuel Mabena each to 43 years' imprisonment, of which they have to serve 30, on charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

Professional boxing record

Шаблон:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
46	Шаблон:No2Loss	42–4	Osborne Machimana	TKO	1 (12), Шаблон:Small	2 Feb 2008	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
45	Шаблон:Yes2Win	42–3	Daniel Bispo	UD	10	12 May 2007	Шаблон:Small
44	Шаблон:Yes2Win	41–3	Colin Wilson	TKO	2 (10)	24 Nov 2006	Шаблон:Small
43	Шаблон:Yes2Win	40–3	Alexey Varakin	KO	2 (8), Шаблон:Small	14 Dec 2004	Шаблон:Small
42	Шаблон:No2Loss	39–3	Vitali Klitschko	TKO	8 (12), Шаблон:Small	24 Apr 2004	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
41	Шаблон:Yes2Win	39–2	Wladimir Klitschko	TKO	2 (12), Шаблон:Small	8 Mar 2003	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
40	Шаблон:Yes2Win	38–2	Otis Tisdale	TKO	2 (10), Шаблон:Small	9 Nov 2002	Шаблон:Small
39	Шаблон:Yes2Win	37–2	Michael Sprott	TKO	1 (8), Шаблон:Small	3 Nov 2001	Шаблон:Small
38	Шаблон:No2Loss	36–2	Hasim Rahman	TKO	7 (12), Шаблон:Small	20 May 2000	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
37	Шаблон:Yes2Win	36–1	Al Cole	TKO	1 (12), Шаблон:Small	19 Feb 2000	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
36	Шаблон:Yes2Win	35–1	Jorge Valdes	TKO	1 (12), Шаблон:Small	2 Jul 1999	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
35	Шаблон:Yes2Win	34–1	Bobby Czyz	TKO	2 (12), Шаблон:Small	12 Jun 1998	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
34	Шаблон:Yes2Win	33–1	Ross Puritty	UD	12	15 Nov 1997	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
33	Шаблон:Yes2Win	32–1	Arthur Weathers	TKO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	7 Feb 1997	Шаблон:Small
32	Шаблон:Yes2Win	31–1	Olian Alexander	TKO	2 (10)	12 Sep 1996	Шаблон:Small
31	Шаблон:Yes2Win	30–1	Sean Hart	TKO	2 (10), Шаблон:Small	20 Aug 1996	Шаблон:Small
30	Шаблон:Yes2Win	29–1	Curtis Shepard	KO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	20 Jul 1996	Шаблон:Small
29	Шаблон:Yes2Win	28–1	Keith Fletcher	KO	4 (10), Шаблон:Small	26 Jan 1996	Шаблон:Small
28	Шаблон:Yes2Win	27–1	James Pritchard	TKO	1 (10) 2:00	5 Aug 1995	Шаблон:Small
27	Шаблон:Yes2Win	26–1	Nikolay Kulpin	UD	10	1 Apr 1995	Шаблон:Small
26	Шаблон:Yes2Win	25–1	Garing Lane	PTS	8	24 Sep 1994	Шаблон:Small
25	Шаблон:Yes2Win	24–1	Carlos de León	TKO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	13 Aug 1994	Шаблон:Small
24	Шаблон:No2Loss	23–1	Nate Tubbs	KO	2 (10), Шаблон:Small	21 May 1994	Шаблон:Small
23	Шаблон:Yes2Win	23–0	Mike Williams	KO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	19 Mar 1994	Шаблон:Small
22	Шаблон:Yes2Win	22–0	Marshall Tillman	TKO	6 (10)	5 Feb 1994	Шаблон:Small
21	Шаблон:Yes2Win	21–0	Levi Billups	KO	1 (10)	6 Nov 1993	Шаблон:Small
20	Шаблон:Yes2Win	20–0	George Stephens	TKO	1 (10)	4 Sep 1993	Шаблон:Small
19	Шаблон:Yes2Win	19–0	Bert Cooper	TKO	3 (10), Шаблон:Small	6 Jun 1993	Шаблон:Small
18	Шаблон:Yes2Win	18–0	Matthew Brooks	TKO	1 (10), Шаблон:Small	17 Apr 1993	Шаблон:Small
17	Шаблон:Yes2Win	17–0	Johnny Nelson	UD	10	24 Oct 1992	Шаблон:Small
16	Шаблон:Yes2Win	16–0	Mike Evans	UD	10	22 Aug 1992	Шаблон:Small
15	Шаблон:Yes2Win	15–0	Mike Dixon	PTS	8	9 May 1992	Шаблон:Small
14	Шаблон:Yes2Win	14–0	Anthony Wade	UD	10	22 Feb 1992	Шаблон:Small
13	Шаблон:Yes2Win	13–0	Art Card	TKO	1 (10)	23 Nov 1991	Шаблон:Small
12	Шаблон:Yes2Win	12–0	Mike Rouse	UD	10	28 Sep 1991	Шаблон:Small
11	Шаблон:Yes2Win	11–0	Johnny DuPlooy	KO	1 (12)	27 Jul 1991	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small
10	Шаблон:Yes2Win	10–0	Steve Gee	TKO	4 (8), Шаблон:Small	6 Apr 1991	Шаблон:Small
9	Шаблон:Yes2Win	9–0	Steve Zouski	Шаблон:Abbr	8	8 Nov 1990	Шаблон:Small
8	Шаблон:Yes2Win	8–0	Moses Mthama	TKO	1 (6)	4 Aug 1990	Шаблон:Small
7	Шаблон:Yes2Win	7–0	Jorge Vilchis	Шаблон:Abbr	1 (8)	23 May 1990	Шаблон:Small
6	Шаблон:Yes2Win	6–0	Weaver Qwabe	TKO	1 (8)	29 Mar 1990	Шаблон:Small
5	Шаблон:Yes2Win	5–0	Samson Mahlangu	TKO	3 (6), Шаблон:Small	9 Sept 1989	Шаблон:Small
4	Шаблон:Yes2Win	4–0	Gideon Hlongwa	TKO	3 (6), Шаблон:Small	5 Aug 1989	Шаблон:Small
3	Шаблон:Yes2Win	3–0	David Malatsi	TKO	1 (4)	27 May 1989	Шаблон:Small
2	Шаблон:Yes2Win	2–0	Prince Tukane	Шаблон:Abbr	4	24 Apr 1989	Шаблон:Small
1	Шаблон:Yes2Win	1–0	King Kong Dyubele	Шаблон:Abbr	1 (4)	2 Apr 1989	Шаблон:Small

External links

• Шаблон:Boxrec
• Corrie Sanders obituary at The Daily Telegraph