Frank Buglioni

Frank Buglioni
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Wise Guy
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 Enfield, London, United Kingdom
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	22
Wins by KO	16
Losses	3
Draws	1
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Commonwealth Boxing Championships India 2010 Super-Middleweight

Frank Buglioni (born 18 April 1989)^[2] is a British professional boxer from London, England, and the former British light heavyweight champion.

Amateur career

Buglioni took up boxing at the age of 14 to increase his fitness and strength, his priority at the time being football.^[3] Buglioni joined the Waltham Forest Amateur Boxing Club, and after winning his first four fights it was decided that he would move on to train at the Repton Boxing Club in Bethnal Green under the tutelage of head coach Tony Burns.^[4]

Buglioni went on to have 70 amateur fights, winning 60 and losing 10, with over half of his wins by knockout.^[2][5] He won two national titles and also picked up various medals, whilst representing his country in international tournaments, including a silver medal against the world number one Vijender Singh in the Commonwealth Federations Tournament in Delhi in 2010.^[6]

Buglioni was selected to train with the Great Britain Olympic team in 2010. However, the following year he decided to turn professional.

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Wise Guy", Buglioni made his professional debut in November 2011, stopping Sabie Montieth in the first round. He won his first 10 fights before stopping Stepan Horvath in the eighth round in November 2013 to win the WBO European super middleweight title.^[2] He successfully defended the title three months later against Gaetano Nespro, but lost it in April 2014 when he was stopped by Sergey Khomitsky.^[2]

Three months later he stopped Sam Couzens in four rounds to win the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super middleweight title.^[2] In November he regained the WBO European title with a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Andrew Robinson.^[2] He made two further defences (a first round stoppage of Ivan Jukic and a draw with Lee Markham) before beating Fernando Castaneda in July 2015 to take the vacant WBA International super middleweight title.

In September 2015 he challenged for Fedor Chudinov's WBA World super middleweight title at Wembley Arena;^[7] The fight went the full 12 rounds with Chudinov winning comfortably on points.^[2][8]

In 2016, Buglioni moved up to light heavyweight, stopping journeyman Olegs Fedotovs in the first round in March.^[9][10]

Buglioni was trained by Mark Tibbs at the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, before moving on to work with the Irish boxing brothers Paschal Collins and former world champion Steve Collins at the Celtic Warrior Boxing Gym in Dublin, Ireland.^[2][7][11] In 2016, he moved on to new trainer Don Charles.^[12]

Personal life

Buglioni has Italian heritage and can trace his roots to Naples. His great grandfather emigrated to London in the 1920s. He was born and raised in Enfield, London where he still resides between training camps.

After achieving his International Baccalaureate Diploma from Highlands School, Buglioni attended the University of Westminster to study building surveying. He chose to put his education on hold when he was selected for the GB Olympic team. Buglioni has said he would like to go back and complete his degree.^[13]

Buglioni's boxing heroes are Oscar De La Hoya and Arturo "Thunder" Gatti.^[14]

Before Buglioni took up boxing full-time, he worked as a building surveyor.^[15] He supports London football team Chelsea F.C..^[16]

Professional boxing record

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	22-3-1	Emmanuel Feuzeu	RTD	6 (8), 3:00	28 Jul 2018	The O2 Arena, London
Loss	21-3-1	Callum Johnson	TKO	1 (12), 1:31	24 Mar 2018	The O2 Arena, London	Lost British light heavyweight title For Commonwealth light heavyweight title
Win	21-2-1	Craig Richards	UD	12	28 Oct 2017	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Retained British light heavyweight title
Win	20-2-1	Ricky Summers	UD	12	1 Jul 2017	The O2 Arena, London	Retained British light heavyweight title
Win	19-2-1	Hosea Burton	TKO	12 (12), 1:56	10 Dec 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester	Won British light heavyweight title
Win	18-2-1	Olegs Fedotovs	TKO	1 (6), 1:40	26 Mar 2016	Wembley Arena, Brent, London
Loss	17-2-1	Fedor Chudinov	UD	12	26 Sep 2015	Wembley Arena, Brent, London	For WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
Win	17-1-1	Fernando Castañeda	KO	5 (12), 2:26	24 Jul 2015	Wembley Arena, Brent, London	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title
Draw	16-1-1	Lee Markham	SD	10	9 May 2015	Wembley Arena, Brent, London	Retained WBO European super middleweight title
Win	16-1	Ivan Jukic	TKO	1 (10)	28 Feb 2015	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London	Retained WBO European super middleweight title
Win	15-1	Andrew Robinson	UD	10	29 Nov 2014	ExCeL Arena, Newham, London	Won vacant WBO European super middleweight title
Win	14-1	Alexey Ribchev	TKO	6 (10)	20 Sep 2014	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	13-1	Sam Couzens	TKO	4 (10)	16 Jul 2014	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Won vacant BBBofC Southern Area super middleweight title
Loss	12-1	Sergey Khomitsky	TKO	6 (12)	12 Apr 2014	Copper Box, Hackney Wick, London	Lost WBO European super middleweight title
Win	12-0	Gaetano Nespro	TKO	5 (12), 2:24	15 Feb 2014	Copper Box, Hackney Wick, London	Retained WBO European super middleweight title
Win	11-0	Štěpán Horváth	KO	8 (12), 2:53	30 Nov 2013	Copper Box, Hackney Wick, London	Won vacant WBO European super middleweight title
Win	10-0	Broislav Kubin	TKO	2 (10), 1:19	21 Sep 2013	Copper Box, Hackney Wick, London
Win	9-0	Kirill Psonko	UD	8	20 Jul 2013	Wembley Arena, Brent, London
Win	8-0	Darren McKenna	TKO	3 (8), 1:36	20 Apr 2013	Wembley Arena, Brent, London
Win	7-0	Ciaran Healy	RTD	2 (6), 3:00	15 Dec 2012	ExCeL Arena, Newham, London
Win	6-0	Joe Rea	TKO	2 (6), 1:24	14 Sep 2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	5-0	Jody Meikle	UD	6	1 Jun 2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	4-0	Daniel Borisov	TKO	1 (6), 2:48	28 Apr 2012	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win	3-0	Ryan Clark	UD	4	10 Feb 2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	2-0	Paul Morby	TKO	1 (4), 2:37	18 Nov 2011	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	1-0	Sabie Montieth	TKO	1 (4), 2:04	5 Nov 2011	Wembley Arena, Brent, London	Professional debut

References

External links

• Official website ( Page will play audio when loaded)

• Professional boxing record for Frank Buglioni from BoxRec