Francesco Pianeta

Francesco Pianeta
Statistics
Nickname(s) Italian Ace
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Nationality Italy Italian
Born 8 October 1984
Cosenza, Italy
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 31
Wins 29
Wins by KO 16
Losses 1
Draws 1

Francesco Pianeta (born 8 October 1984) is an Italian-German Heavyweight boxer.[2]

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 has subsequently won all of his first 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]

Pianeta is trained by Manfred Wolke and is promoted by SES Boxing. Although based in Germany, he has also fought in Italy, Ireland, Austria, Poland and Belgium.[2]

Professional Record

30 Wins (17 knockouts), 1 Loss, 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31-1-1 Croatia Ivica Bacurin UD 12 (12) 2014-12-05 Hungary Sporthall Budakalász, Budapest, Hungary Retained WBO European Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30-1-1 France Mickael Vieira TKO 1 (12) 2014-05-30 Germany EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Saxony Won vacant WBO European Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29-1–1 Germany Robert Teuber TKO 2 (10) 2013-12-06 Germany Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 28–1–1 Ukraine Wladimir Klitschko TKO 6 (12) 2013-05-04 Germany SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO & The Ring Heavyweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 28–0–1 Argentina Nelson Dario Dominguez TKO 1 (10) 2012-11-16 Germany Magdeburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27–0–1 South Africa Frans Botha UD 10 (10) 2012-07-07 Germany Mülheim
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26–0–1 United States Oliver McCall UD 10 (10) 2012-05-16 Germany Frankfurt
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25–0–1 United States Zack Page PTS 8 (8) 2012-01-07 Germany Magdeburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24–0–1 United States Robert Hawkins PTS 8 (8) 2011-10-21 Germany Frankfurt
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23–0–1 Croatia Ivica Perković TKO 3 (8) 2011-04-02 Denmark Herning
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22–0–1 Serbia Samir Kurtagić UD 8 (8) 2011-02-12 Germany Mülheim
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–0–1 United States Mike Middleton KO 1 (8) 2010-12-18 Germany Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–0–1 Russia Evgeny Orlov UD 8 (8) 2009-12-05 Germany Ludwigsburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–0–1 United Kingdom Matt Skelton RTD 8 (12) 2009-09-19 Germany Neubrandenburg Retained EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Draw 18–0–1 Poland Albert Sosnowski PTS 12 (12) 2009-04-04 Germany Düsseldorf Retained EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–0 France Johann Duhaupas UD 12 (12) 2008-12-20 Switzerland Zürich Retained EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–0 United Kingdom Scott Gammer RTD 8 (12) 2008-08-30 Germany Berlin Won vacant EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–0 United States Michael Marrone TKO 2 (10) 2008-05-17 Germany Bayreuth Retained WBC Youth World Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–0 United States Donnell Wiggins KO 3 (10) 2008-02-16 Germany Nürnberg Won vacant WBC Youth World Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–0 Italy Paolo Ferrara UD 8 (8) 2007-12-29 Germany Bielefeld
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–0 Cuba Leo Sanchez TKO 2 (8) 2007-11-24 Austria Steyr
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–0 Australia Colin Wilson UD 8 (8) 2007-09-29 Germany Niedersachsen
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–0 South Africa Miyan Solomons UD 8 (8) 2007-06-23 Germany Sachsen
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–0 Italy Paolo Ferrara SD 8 (8) 2007-04-14Germany Stuttgart
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–0 Latvia Aleksandrs Borhovs PTS 8 (8) 2007-03-25 Republic of Ireland Dublin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Bulgaria Georgi Harizanov KO 2 (6) 2007-02-17 Belgium City of Brussels
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 United States Cerrone Fox TKO 3 (8) 2007-01-20 Switzerland Basel
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Romania Valentin Marinel TKO 1 (6) 2006-11-25 Poland Warsaw
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Slovakia Vlado Szabo UD 6 (6) 2006-08-11 Italy Toscolano-Maderno
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Germany Dirk Mandelartz KO 1 (6) 2006-08-11 Italy Rome
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Czech Republic Ervin Slonka TKO 2 (4) 2006-04-29 Germany Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Czech Republic Tomáš Mrázek TKO 2 (4) 2005-03-11 Germany Greifswald
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Slovakia Sylvester Petrović KO 2 (4) 2005-07-02 Germany Hessen Professional debut

References

  1. ↑ "Francesco Pianeta - Boxer". Boxrec.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boxrec. "Francesco Pianeta". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Luca De Franco. "Francesco Pianeta: Heavyweight Prospect". TheSweetScience.com. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "Klitschko Dominates Pianeta BY TKO". www.espn.go.com. May 4, 2013.

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