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Real name Corey Sanders
Nickname(s) T-Rex
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 6 in
Nationality American
Boxing record
Total fights 36
Wins 23
Wins by KO 15
Losses 13

Corey Sanders (born March 7, 1975) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Known as "T-Rex", Sanders' most notable victory came in an upset knockout against future WBC world champion Oleg Maskaev in 2002, which temporarily derailed Maskaev's plans of fighting for a title. Sanders' other notable opponents included Michael Grant, Andrew Golota, DaVarryl Williamson and Timo Hoffmann. Sanders is perhaps best remembered for his wild brawl with Golota, which saw both fighters trading heavy blows on the inside throughout the fight, and Sanders receiving a gruesome, deep cut above his left eye.

Background

Born and raised in Washington D.C., Sanders attended Theodore Roosevelt High School where he was All-City lineman in football. Sanders turned down various college football offers to stay home and take care of his mother, who was sick. He attended Montgomery College.

Amateur career

Sanders began boxing in 1993 at the age of 19, and had a very brief amateur career before turning professional a year later in 1994.

Professional career

Sanders gained widespread media attention in late 2006, when he fought a series of four-round exhibition bouts against former undisputed heavyweight Mike Tyson during a world tour, which was organized to help pay off Tyson's financial debts. Tyson fought without headgear against the headgeared Sanders, and Tyson appeared to be holding back during the bouts to prevent an early end to the show.

He last fought in December 2007, dropping a six rounds decision to Dennis Bakhtov, which became his seventh loss in a row. His current professional record stands at 23 wins (15 KO), and 13 losses out of 36 fights.

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (15 knockouts, 8 decisions), 13 Losses (3 knockouts, 10 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 23-13 Russia Denis Bakhtov UD 6 23/12/2007 Germany Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Loss 23-12 Germany Steffen Kretschmann UD 8 19/10/2007 Germany Neukoeln, Berlin, Germany
Loss 23-11 Trinidad and Tobago Kertson Manswell UD 10 14/10/2006 Trinidad and Tobago Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago
Loss 23-10 Germany Timo Hoffmann UD 12 28/02/2004 Germany Dresden, Sachsen, Germany WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Loss 23-9 Russia Nikolay Popov UD 8 30/01/2004 Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia
Loss 23-8 Cuba Elieser Castillo UD 12 30/10/2003 United States Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. NABF Heavyweight Title.
Loss 23-7 United States DaVarryl Williamson TKO 5 26/07/2002 United States Chester, West Virginia, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fifth round.
Win 23-6 Uzbekistan Oleg Maskaev TKO 8 17/03/2002 United States Oroville, California, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the eighth round.
Win 22-6 United States Terrence Lewis MD 10 12/01/2002 United States Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Win 21-6 Tonga Paea Wolfgramm TKO 9 08/08/2001 United States Elgin, Illinois, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the ninth round.
Win 20-6 United States Willie Williams TKO 4 06/07/2001 United States Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win 19-6 United States Garing Lane UD 6 28/04/2001 United States LaPorte, Indiana, U.S.
Win 18-6 United States Jeff Lally TKO 2 12/11/1998 United States Worley, Idaho, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the second round.
Win 17-6 United States Arthur Weathers TKO 2 22/09/1998 United States New York City, U.S.
Loss 16-6 Poland Andrew Golota UD 10 21/07/1998 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 16-5 United States James Gaines UD 10 20/02/1998 United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Win 15-5 United States Melvin Foster TKO 6 09/01/1998 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 14-5 United States Marion Wilson UD 8 29/10/1997 United States Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S.
Win 14-4 United States Derrick Lampkins PTS 8 16/09/1997 United States Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win 13-4 United States Danny Wofford DQ 7 23/08/1997 United States Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Win 12-4 Austria Biko Botowamungu TKO 2 14/05/1997 United States Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round.
Win 11-4 United States Lynwood Jones TKO 4 13/03/1997 United States Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the fourth round.
Loss 10-4 United States Jerry Ballard TKO 6 28/06/1996 United States Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. IBC World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the sixth round.
Loss 10-3 United States Michael Grant TKO 2 15/03/1996 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 10-2 United States Tony Bradham UD 6 09/02/1996 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 9-2 United States Mike Whitfield PTS 6 30/11/1995 United States Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.
Win 8-2 Dale Henry TKO 1 15/10/1995 United States Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win 7-2 United States Mike Mitchell TKO 5 12/09/1995 United States Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Win 6-2 Cohen Cosby KO 1 30/08/1995 United States Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.
Loss 5-2 Syria Ahmed Abdin PTS 6 18/08/1995 United States Middletown, New York, U.S.
Win 5-1 United States Ken Moody TKO 1 29/07/1995 United States Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win 4-1 Tony Campbell PTS 4 06/06/1995 United States Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Loss 3-1 United States Mark Connolly PTS 4 22/04/1995 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 3-0 United States Anthony Hunt TKO 1 11/03/1995 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 2-0 United States Russell Perry TKO 4 01/11/1994 United States Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Win 1-0 Anthony Thomas TKO 2 23/09/1994 United States Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.

Exhibition boxing record

Professional record summary
0 fights 0 wins 0 losses
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 N/A 0–0 (1) United States Mike Tyson N/A 4 Oct 20, 2006 United States Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. Non-scored bout
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