Fabio Turchi
Fabio Turchi (born 24 July 1993) is an Italian professional boxer who held the WBC International cruiserweight title in 2019. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, silver at the 2010 Youth Olympics and 2014 World Military Championships, and bronze at the 2010 Youth World Championships.[1]
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| Born | 24 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Stone Crusher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional boxing career edit
Turchi made his professional debut against Adis Dadovic on 31 October 2015. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Turchi amassed an 8–0 record during the next year, with six victories coming by way of stoppage, before being booked to face Maurizio Lovaglio for the vacant Italian cruiserweight title on 23 December 2016.[2] He captured his first professional title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Lovaglio.[3]
Turchi had two more fights before fighting for his first regional title. On 11 March 2017, he beat Isossa Mondo on points and on 2 June 2017, he beat Tamas Kozma by a fourth-round technical knockout.[4] Following these two victories, Turchi was scheduled to face Cesar David Crenz for the vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title on 15 July 2017.[5] He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[6]
Turchi made his United States debut against Demetrius Banks on 1 December 2017.[7] He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Banks retired at the end of the round.[8] Turchi made his first WBC International Silver title defense against Dario German Balmaceda on 2 February 2018.[9] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Balmaceda at the very last second of the opening round.[10] Turchi made his second title defense against Tony Conquest on 30 November 2018. He won the fight by a seventh-round knockout.[11]
Turchi was expected to face Sami Enbom for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 26 April 2019.[12] On 22 April, it was revealed that Enbom had withdrawn from the bout due to an undisclosed reason, and was replaced by Sami Enbom.[13] Turchi won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the Finnish boxer at the 1:16 minute mark of the opening round.[14] Turchi made his first WBC International title defense against Tommy McCarthy on 11 October 2019.[15] McCarthy won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 115–113 and 116–112 in favor of McCarthy, while the third judge scored the bout 116–112 for Turchi.[16]
Turchi was booked to face Nikolajs Grisunins for the vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title on 23 October 2020. Turchi successfully rebounded from his first professional loss, as he won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 100–90, 99–91 and 98–92.[17] Turchi next challenged the EBU cruiserweight champion Dylan Bregeon on 16 April 2019, in the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 115–113 in his favor.[18]
Professional boxing record edit
| 22 fights | 20 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 14 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | Richard Riakporhe | TKO | 2 (12) | 11 Jun 2022 | The SSE Arena Wembley, London, England | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Vukasin Obradovic | TKO | 1 (6) | 11 Dec 2021 | MGM Gym Via Marco D’Agrate, Milan, Italy | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Dylan Bregeon | UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2021 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy | Won EBU Cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Nikolajs Grisunins | UD | 10 | 23 Oct 2020 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy | Won vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | Tommy McCarthy | SD | 12 | 11 Oct 2019 | PalaTrento, Trento, Italy | Lost WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Sami Enbom | KO | 1 (12), 1:16 | 26 Apr 2019 | Tuscany Hall ,Florence, Italy | Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tony Conquest | KO | 7 (12), 0:16 | 30 Nov 2018 | Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy | Retained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Yassine Habachi | UD | 6 | 6 Jul 2018 | Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Dario German Balmaceda | TKO | 1 (12), 2:59 | 2 Feb 2018 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy | Retained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Demetrius Banks | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 1 Dec 2017 | Strand Ballroom & Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Cesar David Crenz | KO | 4 (12), 2:09 | 15 Jul 2017 | Piazza Municipale, Sequals, Italy | Won vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Tamas Kozma | TKO | 4 (6), 1:23 | 2 Jun 2017 | Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Isossa Mondo | PTS | 6 | 11 Mar 2017 | PalaGiannelli, Siena, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Maurizio Lovaglio | TKO | 6 (10), 1:55 | 23 Dec 2016 | Scandicci, Italy | Won vacant Italian cruiserweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Arturs Kulikauskis | UD | 8 | 5 Nov 2016 | Palasport Mens Sana, Siena, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Slobodan Culum | TKO | 1 (8) | 16 Jul 2016 | Sequals, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jiri Svacina | UD | 8 | 24 Jun 2016 | Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Toni Visic | KO | 2 (8), 2:28 | 22 Apr 2016 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Shalva Meleksishvili | TKO | 2 (6) | 18 Mar 2016 | PalaGoldoni, Vicenza, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Marko Martinjak | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 26 Dec 2015 | Palasport ITI/Palamattioli, Florence, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gyorgy Novak | TKO | 1 (6) | 27 Nov 2015 | Scandicci, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Adis Dadovic | TKO | 1 (6), 1:01 | 31 Oct 2015 | Pala Hilton Pharma, Ferrara, Italy |
References edit
- ^ "News: Eubank-Mayweather, Usyk-Huck Tickets, Fabio Turchi". BoxingScene.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Redazione Nove da Firenze (18 October 2016). "Boxe: sul ring i fiorentini Angelo Ardito e Fabio Turchi". nove.firenze.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Redazione (23 December 2016). "Pugilato: Turchi Batte Lovaglio E Diventa Campione Italiano Dei Massimi-leggeri". firenzepost.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Armit, Eric (10 June 2017). "Complete boxing results round up". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Redazione Nove da Firenze (7 July 2017). "Fabio Turchi a Sequals contro Cesar Crenz strizzando l'occhio all'America". nove.firenze.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Wbc, Turchi stende Crenz ed è campione Internazionale Silver". pmgsport.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Fabio Turchi Vs. Demetrius Banks This Fri". boxingnews24.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ 3Kings (1 December 2017). "Read Deal Boxing: Turchi vs Bans Results and Recap". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Villa, Stefano (30 January 2018). "Boxe, Fabio Turchi vs Dario Balmaceda: Internazionale Silver WBC. Data, programma, orario d'inizio e tv". oasport.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Redazione (3 February 2018). "Boxe: Fabio Turchi Batte L'argentino Balmaceda Al Primo Round Al Mandela Forum Di Firenze". firenzepost.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Cullen, Bradley (1 December 2018). "Fabio Turchi retains WBC belt, stops Tony Conquest in Florence". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Fabio Turchi Vs Jean Jacques Olivier Headlines MatchRoom Italy On April 26th". dopeclics.com. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Persson, Per Ake (22 April 2019). "Fabio Turchi Will Now Face Sami Enbom in Florence, Italy". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Cullen, Bradley (28 April 2019). "Fabio Turchi claims WBC International title with first-round KO over Sami Enbom". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Andy (12 October 2019). "Fabio Turchi vs Tommy McCarthy: Everything you need to know about Friday night fight in Italy". skysports.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ BN Staff (14 October 2019). "Tommy McCarthy Upsets Turchi on the road". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (23 October 2020). "Fabio Turchi Bloodies Nikolajs Grisunins, Cruises To Decision Win In Milan". ringtv.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Lelinwalla, Mark (17 April 2021). "Fabio Turchi Takes Unanimous Decision In Gutsy Win Over Dylan Bregeon". dazn.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Fabio Turchi from BoxRec (registration required)