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Francesco Pianeta
Born (1984-10-08 ) 8 October 1984 (age 40) Nationality Italian Other names Italian Ace Statistics Weight(s) Heavyweight Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[ 1] Stance Southpaw
Boxing record Total fights 35 Wins 32 Wins by KO 18 Losses 2 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 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
32 Wins (17 knockouts), 2 Losses (2 knockouts), 1 Draw
Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Win
32–2–1
Hasan Olaki
TKO
6 (12)
2016-02-20
Koenig Pilsener Arena , Oberhausen , Nordrhein-Westfalen
Loss
31–2–1
Ruslan Chagaev
TKO
1 (12)
2015-07-11
GETEC Arena , Sachsen-Anhalt Germany
For WBA (Regular) World Heavyweight title.
Win
31–1–1
Ivica Bacurin
UD
12 (12)
2014-12-05
Sporthall Budakalász, Budapest , Hungary
Retained WBO European Heavyweight title.
Win
30–1–1
Mickael Vieira
TKO
1 (12)
2014-05-30
EnergieVerbund Arena , Dresden , Saxony
Won vacant WBO European Heavyweight title.
Win
29–1–1
Robert Teuber
TKO
2 (10)
2013-12-06
Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt , Brandenburg
Loss
28–1–1
Wladimir Klitschko
TKO
6 (12)
2013-05-04
SAP Arena , Mannheim , Baden-Württemberg
For WBA (Super) , IBF , WBO , IBO & The Ring Heavyweight titles.
Win
28–0–1
Nelson Dario Dominguez
TKO
1 (10)
2012-11-16
Magdeburg
Win
27–0–1
Frans Botha
UD
10 (10)
2012-07-07
Mülheim
Win
26–0–1
Oliver McCall
UD
10 (10)
2012-05-16
Frankfurt
Win
25–0–1
Zack Page
PTS
8 (8)
2012-01-07
Magdeburg
Win
24–0–1
Robert Hawkins
PTS
8 (8)
2011-10-21
Frankfurt
Win
23–0–1
Ivica Perković
TKO
3 (8)
2011-04-02
Herning
Win
22–0–1
Samir Kurtagić
UD
8 (8)
2011-02-12
Mülheim
Win
21–0–1
Mike Middleton
KO
1 (8)
2010-12-18
Berlin
Win
20–0–1
Evgeny Orlov
UD
8 (8)
2009-12-05
Ludwigsburg
Win
19–0–1
Matt Skelton
RTD
8 (12)
2009-09-19
Neubrandenburg
Retained EBU -EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Draw
18–0–1
Albert Sosnowski
PTS
12 (12)
2009-04-04
Düsseldorf
Retained EBU -EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win
18–0
Johann Duhaupas
UD
12 (12)
2008-12-20
Zürich
Retained EBU -EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win
17–0
Scott Gammer
RTD
8 (12)
2008-08-30
Berlin
Won vacant EBU -EU (European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win
16–0
Michael Marrone
TKO
2 (10)
2008-05-17
Bayreuth
Retained WBC Youth World Heavyweight title.
Win
15–0
Donnell Wiggins
KO
3 (10)
2008-02-16
Nürnberg
Won vacant WBC Youth World Heavyweight title.
Win
14–0
Paolo Ferrara
UD
8 (8)
2007-12-29
Bielefeld
Win
13–0
Leo Sanchez
TKO
2 (8)
2007-11-24
Steyr
Win
12–0
Colin Wilson
UD
8 (8)
2007-09-29
Niedersachsen
Win
11–0
Miyan Solomons
UD
8 (8)
2007-06-23
Sachsen
Win
10–0
Paolo Ferrara
SD
8 (8)
2007-04-14
Stuttgart
Win
9–0
Aleksandrs Borhovs
PTS
8 (8)
2007-03-25
Dublin
Win
8–0
Georgi Harizanov
KO
2 (6)
2007-02-17
City of Brussels
Win
7–0
Cerrone Fox
TKO
3 (8)
2007-01-20
Basel
Win
6–0
Valentin Marinel
TKO
1 (6)
2006-11-25
Warsaw
Win
5–0
Vlado Szabo
UD
6 (6)
2006-08-11
Toscolano-Maderno
Win
4–0
Dirk Mandelartz
KO
1 (6)
2006-08-11
Rome
Win
3–0
Ervin Slonka
TKO
2 (4)
2006-04-29
Berlin
Win
2–0
Tomáš Mrázek
TKO
2 (4)
2005-03-11
Greifswald
Win
1–0
Sylvester Petrović
KO
2 (4)
2005-07-02
Hessen
Professional debut.
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