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

Exhibition boxing record

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