Corrie Sanders was born in Brits, North West, South Africa on January 7, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on April 2, 1989 against King Kong Dyubele. Sanders defeated Dyubele via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Sanders became a world champion at the age of 37 after 40 professional fights. He challenged Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Sanders' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Osborne Machimana at age 42, on February 2, 2008.
Some of Corrie Sanders' best fights were against Wladimir Klitschko (HOFer), Ross Puritty, Bobby Czyz, Carlos De León, Steve Zouski, Al Cole, and Johnny Nelson. For a complete list of Sanders' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Corrie Sanders".
Sanders has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Corrie Sanders Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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46 | Feb 02, 2008 | 42 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
45 | May 12, 2007 | 41 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Nov 24, 2006 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Dec 14, 2004 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
42 | Apr 24, 2004 | 38 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
41 | Mar 08, 2003 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
40 | Nov 09, 2002 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Nov 03, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
38 | May 20, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
37 | Feb 19, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
36 | Jul 02, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Jun 12, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Nov 15, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Feb 07, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Sep 12, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Aug 20, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Jul 20, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
29 | Jan 26, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
28 | Aug 05, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Apr 01, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
26 | Sep 24, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Aug 13, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
24 | May 21, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 19, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Feb 05, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Nov 06, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
20 | Sep 04, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Jun 06, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Apr 17, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Oct 24, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Aug 22, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | May 09, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Feb 22, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 23, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Sep 28, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Jul 27, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Apr 06, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Nov 08, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
8 | Aug 04, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 23, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Mar 29, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Sep 09, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Aug 05, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | May 27, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Apr 24, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Apr 02, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
Corrie Sanders won 1 world championship in a world-title fight at the heavyweight weight division.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
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1 |
Mar 08, 2003 | Wladimir Klitschko | Heavyweight | WBO | TKO | 2 |
Sanders unsuccessfully fought for 2 heavyweight world championships in 1 world-title fight.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
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1 |
Apr 24, 2004 | Vitali Klitschko | Heavyweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO | 8 |