Francesco Pianeta
Francesco Pianeta | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Italian Ace |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] |
Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Cosenza, Italy | 8 October 1984
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 35 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Francesco Pianeta (born 8 October 1984) is an Italian professional boxer.[2] He is a former European Union heavyweight champion and has challenged for the world heavyweight title.
Background
Pianeta was born in Corigliano in the province of Cosenza. When he was six his family emigrated to Germany and his father went to work in a butcher store.[3]
Before he turned to professional boxing Pianeta practiced Muay thai and had a record of 9 wins and one loss.
Despite being a long-time Germany resident, Pianeta has held close ties with Italy and has stated that his ambition is to win the Italian heavyweight title.[3]
Professional career
Pianeta's first fight as a professional boxer was in July 2005, in Hessen, Germany, when he beat Slovakian journeyman Sylvester Petrovic with a second round knockout.[2]
Pianeta was subsequently undefeated in all of his next 27 fights, with 14 wins by KO and 1 draw. On May 4, 2013, Pianeta fought Wladimir Klitschko for WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO & The Ring Heavyweight titles. He was knocked down 3 times by Klitschko and lost the bout by the way of TKO.[4]
As of 2018, Pianeta is trained by Alexander Petkovic and is promoted by Petkovic′s Petko′s LMS Promotion. Based in Germany, he has also fought in Italy, Ireland, Austria, Poland and Belgium.[2]
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
41 fights | 35 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 21 | 3 |
By decision | 14 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | PTS | 10 | 18 Aug 2018 | |||
40 | Loss | 35–4–1 | UD | 10 | 16 Jun 2018 | For IBO International heavyweight title | ||
39 | Win | 35–3–1 | TKO | 3 (6), 1:39 | 10 Mar 2018 | |||
38 | Loss | 34–3–1 | TKO | 7 (10), 2:48 | 14 Oct 2017 | Lost IBO International heavyweight title | ||
37 | Win | 34–2–1 | TKO | 2 (10), 1:11 | 8 Jul 2017 | Won vacant IBO International heavyweight title | ||
36 | Win | 33–2–1 | TKO | 3 (6), 0:33 | 17 June 2017 | |||
35 | Win | 32–2–1 | TKO | 5 (6) | 20 Feb 2016 | |||
34 | Loss | 31–2–1 | KO | 1 (12), 2:57 | 12 Jul 2015 | For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title | ||
33 | Win | 31–1–1 | UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | Retained WBO European heavyweight title | ||
32 | Win | 30–1–1 | KO | 1 (12), 2:20 | 30 May 2014 | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title | ||
31 | Win | 29–1–1 | TKO | 2 (10), 1:43 | 6 Dec 2013 | Won vacant German International heavyweight title | ||
30 | Loss | 28–1–1 | TKO | 6 (12), 2:52 | 4 May 2013 | For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles | ||
29 | Win | 28–0–1 | TKO | 1 (10), 2:31 | 16 Nov 2012 | |||
28 | Win | 27–0–1 | UD | 10 | 7 Sep 2012 | |||
27 | Win | 26–0–1 | UD | 10 | 16 May 2012 | |||
26 | Win | 25–0–1 | PTS | 8 | 7 Jan 2012 | |||
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | PTS | 8 | 21 Oct 2011 | |||
24 | Win | 23–0–1 | TKO | 3 (8), 1:23 | 2 Apr 2011 | |||
23 | Win | 22–0–1 | UD | 8 | 12 Feb 2011 | |||
22 | Win | 21–0–1 | KO | 1 (8), 1:10 | 18 Dec 2010 | |||
21 | Win | 20–0–1 | UD | 8 | 5 Dec 2009 | |||
20 | Win | 19–0–1 | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 19 Sep 2009 | Retained European Union heavyweight title | ||
19 | Draw | 18–0–1 | PTS | 12 | 4 Apr 2009 | Retained European Union heavyweight title | ||
18 | Win | 18–0 | UD | 12 | 20 December 2008 | Retained European Union heavyweight title | ||
17 | Win | 17–0 | RTD | 8 (12), | 30 Aug 2008 | Won vacant European Union heavyweight title | ||
16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 2 (10), 1:23 | 17 May 2008 | Retained WBC Youth heavyweight title | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | KO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 16 Feb 2008 | Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title | ||
14 | Win | 14–0 | UD | 8 | 29 Dec 2007 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 2 (8) | 24 Nov 2007 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | UD | 8 | 29 Sep 2007 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | UD | 8 | 23 Jun 2007 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | SD | 8 | 14 April 2007 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | PTS | 8 | 25 Mar 2007 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | KO | 2 (6), | 17 Feb 2007 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 3 (8), | 20 Jan 2007 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:47 | 25 Nov 2006 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | UD | 6 | 11 Aug 2006 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | KO | 1 (6), | 20 May 2006 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 2 (4), | 29 Apr 2006 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | TKO | 2 (4), | 11 Mar 2006 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | KO | 2 (4), 2:53 | 2 Jul 2005 |
References
- ↑ "Francesco Pianeta - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
- 1 2 3 Boxrec. "Francesco Pianeta". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- 1 2 Luca De Franco. "Francesco Pianeta: Heavyweight Prospect". TheSweetScience.com. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ↑ "Klitschko Dominates Pianeta BY TKO". www.espn.go.com. May 4, 2013.