Vincenzo Gualtieri is a German and Italian professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title from July 2023 to October 2023.

Vincenzo Gualtieri
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31)
Wuppertal, Germany
NationalityGerman and Italian
Other namesIl Capo ("The Boss")
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 10+12 in (179 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO8
Losses1
Draws1

Professional career

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Gualtieri turned professional in 2015 and compiled a record of 20-0-1 before facing & defeating Esquiva Falcão to win the vacant IBF middleweight world title.[1][2] He made his first defense on October 14, 2023, against WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. By the third round, Gualtieri was badly cut over his brow, and was then stunned by a left uppercut in the fifth round. Despite recovering from this blow, he was stunned again by another left uppercut in the sixth round, and despite staying on his feet, the referee saw he was too badly hurt to continue and stopped the fight, awarding the TKO and Gualtieri's title to Alimkhanuly. This was the first loss of Gualtieri's career. In a post-fight interview, Gualtieri maintained that the stoppage was too early, but he remained gracious and acknowledged Alimkhanuly's victory, pointing to the injuries on his face as evidence of Alimkhanuly's dominance.[3]

Professional boxing record

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25 fights 23 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 1
By decision 15 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Win 23–1–1 Job Ezequiel Herrera KO 1 (8), 2:00 19 Oct 2024 Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany
24 Win 22–1–1 Joshua Nmomah UD 8 13 Apr 2024 AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany
23 Loss 21–1–1 Janibek Alimkhanuly TKO 6 (12), 1:25 14 Oct 2023 Fort Bend Epicenter, Rosenberg, Texas, US Lost IBF middleweight title;
For WBO middleweight title
22 Win 21–0–1 Esquiva Falcão UD 12 1 Jul 2023 Uni-Halle, Wuppertal, Germany Won vacant IBF middleweight title
21 Win 20–0–1 Vincenzo Bevilacqua UD 12 10 Sep 2022 Uni-Halle, Wuppertal, Germany Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Dario Socci UD 12 11 Mar 2022 AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Billi Facundo Godoy UD 12 26 Nov 2021 AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
18 Win 17–0–1 Khalil El Harraz UD 12 28 May 2021 AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany Retained IBO Continental middleweight title
17 Win 16–0–1 Sofiane Khati UD 12 27 Feb 2021 AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany Won vacant IBO Continental middleweight title
16 Draw 15–0–1 Thomas Piccirillo MD 10 28 Aug 2020 Havelstudios, Charlottenburg, Germany Retained German middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Alexander Pavlov MD 10 12 Jun 2020 Havelstudios, Charlottenburg, Germany Won vacant German middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Giorgi Ungiadze UD 8 23 Nov 2019 Treptow Arena, Treptow, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Valentyn Kuts TKO 3 (8), 0:30 21 Sep 2019 Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Viktar Murashkin UD 8 15 Jun 2019 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 George Aduashvili RTD 3 (8), 3:00 23 Mar 2019 Sporthalle, Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Benjamin Skender TKO 3 (8), 2:31 22 Dec 2018 Challenge Club Arena, Offenbach, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Azad Dogru KO 1 (6), 2:59 3 Mar 2018 Sportpark am Hallo, Essen, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Serhii Ksendzov UD 4 25 Mar 2017 MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Renat Samedov KO 7 (10), 2:50 9 Jul 2016 Sternberg, Mitte, Germany Won GBA International middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Cheikh Fall UD 6 28 May 2016 Saalbau, Frankfurt, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Patrick Mittag UD 6 30 Apr 2016 Schuetzenhalle, Buchholz, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Gyula Nagy RTD 5 (6), 3:00 5 Mar 2016 Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Norbert Szekeres PTS 6 30 Jan 2016 Huxleys, Kreuzberg, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Alexandros Filippides PTS 4 11 Dec 2015 Boxtempel, Weissensee, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Oskar Jerzy Borkowski TKO 2 (4), 1:17 31 Oct 2015 Universum Gym, Lohbruegge, Germany

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vincenzo Gualtieri Drops, Shocks Esquiva Falcao By Unanimous Decision, Wins IBF Title". Boxing Scene. July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ "VINCENZO GUALTIERI DROPS ESQUIVA FALCAO TWICE, WINS UNANIMOUS DECISION IN GERMANY". The Ring. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ Baby, Ben (14 October 2023). "JAlimkhanuly unifies belts with TKO of Gualtieri in 6th". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ibrahim Guemues
GBA International
middleweight champion

9 July 2016 – 2018
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Piccirillo
Vacant
Title last held by
Bjoern Schicke
German middleweight champion
12 June 2020 – 2021
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Zeynel Elbir
IBO Continental
middleweight champion

February 27, 2021 – 2022
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Paul Kean
Vacant
Title last held by
Vincent Feigenbutz
IBF Inter-Continental
middleweight champion

November 26, 2021 – 1 July 2023
Won world title
Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Piccirillo
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Gennady Golovkin
IBF middleweight champion
1 July 2023 – 14 October 2023
Succeeded by