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Francesco Pianeta | |
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| Born | 8 October 1984 Corigliano Calabro, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Italian Ace |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Reach | 203 cm (80 in)[1] |
| 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 former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2018.[2] He challenged for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and The Ring heavyweight championship in 2013, the WBA (Regular) title in 2015, and in his final fight for the Lineal heavyweight championship in 2018. At regional level, he held the European Union heavyweight title from 2008 to 2009.[3]
Background
[edit]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.[4]
Before he turned to professional boxing Pianeta practiced Muay Thai and had a record of 9 wins and one loss.[5]
Despite being a long-time Germany resident, Pianeta has held close ties with Italy and in 2008 he stated that his ambition was to win the Italian heavyweight title.[4]
Professional career
[edit]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 4 May 2013, Pianeta fought Wladimir Klitschko for WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, lineal & The Ring heavyweight titles. He was knocked down 3 times by Klitschko and lost the bout by the way of TKO.[6]
Up until 2018, Pianeta was trained by Alexander Petkovic and promoted by Petkovic′s Petko′s LMS Promotion. Based in Germany, he has also fought in Italy, Ireland, Austria, Poland and Belgium.[2]
Pianeta's final fight was against former unified and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at Windsor Park on 18 August 2018. Fury dominated the fight in convincing fashion, winning every single round on referee Steve Gray's scorecard in a shutout points decision victory, handing Pianeta his fifth career loss.[7]
In February 2019, Pianeta announced his retirement. He is now a boxing trainer.[8]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 |  Tyson Fury | PTS | 10 | 18 August 2018 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 40 | Loss | 35–4–1 |  Petar Milas | UD | 10 | 16 June 2018 |  Maritim Berghotel, Braunlage, Germany | For IBO International heavyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 |  Dašo Simeunović | TKO | 3 (6), 1:39 | 10 March 2018 | Maritim Berghotel, Braunlage, Germany | |
| 38 | Loss | 34–3–1 |  Kevin Johnson | TKO | 7 (10), 2:48 | 14 October 2017 | Ballhausforum, Unterschleißheim, Germany | Lost IBO International heavyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 |  Oezcan Cetinkaya | TKO | 2 (10), 1:11 | 8 July 2017 | Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Won vacant IBO International heavyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Edi Delibaltaoglu | TKO | 3 (6), 0:33 | 17 June 2017 | TuS Halle, Traunreut, Germany | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Hasan Olaki | TKO | 5 (6) | 20 February 2016 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany | |
| 34 | Loss | 31–2–1 |  Ruslan Chagaev | KO | 1 (12), 2:57 | 12 July 2015 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany | For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Ivica Bačurin | UD | 12 | 6 December 2014 |  Sporthall Budakalász, Budakalász, Hungary | Retained WBO European heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 |  Mickael Vieira | KO | 1 (12), 2:20 | 30 May 2014 | EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Robert Teuber | TKO | 2 (10), 1:43 | 6 December 2013 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany | Won vacant German International heavyweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 28–1–1 |  Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 6 (12), 2:52 | 4 May 2013 | SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany | For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 |  Nelson Dario Dominguez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:31 | 16 November 2012 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 |  Frans Botha | UD | 10 | 7 September 2012 | RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany | |
| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 | Oliver McCall | UD | 10 | 16 May 2012 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Zack Page | PTS | 8 | 7 January 2012 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 25 | Win | 24–0–1 | Robert Hawkins | PTS | 8 | 21 October 2011 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Ivica Perković | TKO | 3 (8), 1:23 | 2 April 2011 |  Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 |  Samir Kurtagić | UD | 8 | 12 February 2011 | RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany | |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Mike Middleton | KO | 1 (8), 1:10 | 18 December 2010 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 |  Evgeny Orlov | UD | 8 | 5 December 2009 | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany | |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Matt Skelton | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 19 September 2009 | Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany | Retained European Union heavyweight title |
| 19 | Draw | 18–0–1 |  Albert Sosnowski | PTS | 12 | 4 April 2009 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | Retained European Union heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Johann Duhaupas | UD | 12 | 20 December 2008 |  Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland | Retained European Union heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Scott Gammer | RTD | 8 (12), | 30 August 2008 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | Won vacant European Union heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Michael Marrone | TKO | 2 (10), 1:23 | 17 May 2008 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany | Retained WBC Youth heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Donnell Wiggins | KO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 16 February 2008 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany | Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Paolo Ferrara | UD | 8 | 29 December 2007 | Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Leo Sanchez | TKO | 2 (8) | 24 November 2007 |  Stadthalle, Steyr, Austria | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Colin Wilson | UD | 8 | 29 September 2007 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Miyan Solomons | UD | 8 | 23 June 2007 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Paolo Ferrara | SD | 8 | 14 April 2007 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Aleksandrs Borhovs | PTS | 8 | 25 March 2007 |  Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Georgi Harizanov | KO | 2 (6), | 17 February 2007 |  Sportcomplex van Evere, Evere, Belgium | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Cerrone Fox | TKO | 3 (8), | 20 January 2007 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Valentin Marinel | TKO | 1 (6), 2:47 | 25 November 2006 | Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Vlado Szabo | UD | 6 | 11 August 2006 | Toscolano Maderno, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dirk Mandelartz | KO | 1 (6), | 20 May 2006 | Piazza di Siena, Rome, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Ervin Slonka | TKO | 2 (4), | 29 April 2006 | University Hall, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tomáš Mrázek | TKO | 2 (4), | 11 March 2006 | Mehrzweckhalle, Greifswald, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sylvester Petrović | KO | 2 (4), 2:53 | 2 July 2005 | Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BoxRec: Francesco Pianeta". boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Boxrec. "Francesco Pianeta". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ "BoxRec: Francesco Pianeta".
- ^ a b Luca De Franco. "Francesco Pianeta: Heavyweight Prospect". TheSweetScience.com. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ "Francesco Pianeta: Heavyweight Prospect". 5 September 2006.
- ^ "Klitschko Dominates Pianeta BY TKO". ESPN. 4 May 2013.
- ^ Loop, Nate. "Tyson Fury Soundly Beats Francesco Pianeta Via Unanimous Decision". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Pianeta: "Ich habe mit allem abgeschlossen"". 6 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Francesco Pianeta - Official website (in German)
- Boxing record for Francesco Pianeta from BoxRec (registration required)