Chris Thompson

Cancelled bout vs. Ljungquist In September 2022, Thompson was scheduled to face Danish rising prospect Kem Ljungquist for the WBC International bridgerweight championship, however, Thompson would pull out due to being hospitalized in the build-up.

Gatekeeper On 7 March 2023, Thompson fought his third bout outside of his home country South Africa to face promising contender Evgenyi Romanov in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Thompson would lose a "dull fight", or rather an underwhelming fight ending with the scores of 73–79 and 74–78 twice. He was later scheduled in a bout against Solomon Dacres on 19 August 2023 in Birmingham.

On 17 November 2023, Thompson, undoubtedly, suffered his most severe loss yet of his career against decorated Bakhodir Jalolov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as Thompson endured a first-round knockout after only a minute and ten seconds into the bout, this is also his fourth straight loss.

Rise up the ranks Thompson vs. Potgieter After three straight wins against respectable oppositions, Thompson faced Keaton Gomes-conqueror and current South African heavyweight champion Shaun Potgieter on 23 August 2025, Thompson dethroned Potgieter via seventh-round TKO.

Thrilla in Manila: The 50th Anniversary

Thompson was scheduled against reigning WBA interim bridgerweight champion and favourite Georgiy Yunovidov in an eight-rounder scheduled contest for the vacant IBA Intercontinental heavyweight championship in the Thrilla in Manila II undercard on 29 October 2025. Their bout represented the heavyweight division's premise and aspect of the event, commemorating the Thrilla in Manila bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Despite being the underdog, Thompson delivered a dominating and career-best unanimous decision win against Yunovidov, scoring an upset with the scores of 77–75 and 78–74 twice.

Professional boxing record

IBA professional boxing record