Antonio Brancalion

Antonio Brancalion (born 5 February 1976) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. He held the European Union light-heavyweight title from 2007 to 2009, and challenged three times for the European light-heavyweight title.

Antonio Brancalion
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Reach183 cm (72 in)
NationalityItalian
Born (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976
Rovigo, Veneto, Italy
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins32
Wins by KO8
Losses8
Draws2

Professional career

Brancalion made his professional debut on 20 December 1996, winning a six-round points decision over Stefan Magyar. His first three losses were all against Vincenzo Imparato, with the Italy super-middleweight title at stake each time. On 29 October 2004, Brancalion won his first regional championship—the vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title—by stopping Gabor Halasz in six rounds. Brancalion made his first of three attempts at winning the European light-heavyweight title on 7 January 2006, losing a wide unanimous decision to Stipe Drews.[1] A year later, on 24 March 2007, Brancalion won the vacant European Union light-heavyweight title by majority decision over Kai Kurzawa. Two defences were made, against Tomas Adamek on 28 June 2007 (via split decision) and Dario Cichello on 2 December 2008 (via unanimous decision).

On 6 June 2009, Brancalion tried for a second time to win the European light-heavyweight title, but was stopped in one round by defending champion Jürgen Brähmer.[2] Brancalion's third attempt at the now-vacant title came against Nathan Cleverly on 13 February 2010. [3]

he is currently incarcerated in the Rovigo prison for a sum of sentences

Professional boxing record
42 fights 32 wins 8 losses
By knockout 8 2
By decision 22 6
By disqualification 2 0
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Loss 32–8–2 Nathan Cleverly TKO 5 (12), 1:15 13 Feb 2010 Wembley Arena, London, England For vacant European light-heavyweight title
41 Loss 32–7–2 Jürgen Brähmer TKO 1 (12), 1:23 6 Jun 2009 König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany For European light-heavyweight title
40 Win 32–6–2 Dario Cichello UD 12 2 Dec 2008 Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy Retained European Union light-heavyweight title
39 Win 31–6–2 Mihaly Kratki TKO 3 (6) 7 Nov 2008 Palasport, Piove di Sacco, Italy
38 Win 30–6–2 David Greter UD 8 29 Mar 2008 Palasport Comunale Villa Romiti, Forlì, Italy
37 Win 29–6–2 Mihaly Kratki PTS 6 16 Nov 2007 Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy
36 Win 28–6–2 Tomas Adamek SD 12 28 Jun 2007 Sportovní hala, Chomutov, Czech Republic Retained European Union light-heavyweight title
35 Win 27–6–2 Kai Kurzawa MD 12 24 Mar 2007 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Won vacant European Union light-heavyweight title
34 Win 26–6–2 Roman Vanicky PTS 6 14 Nov 2006 Palasport Comunale Villa Romiti, Forlì, Italy
33 Loss 25–6–2 Stipe Drews UD 12 7 Jan 2006 Zenith, Munich, Germany For WBO Inter-Continental and vacant European light-heavyweight titles
32 Win 25–5–2 Dmitry Adamovich PTS 6 1 Jul 2005 Palermo, Italy
31 Win 24–5–2 Djamel Selini UD 12 13 May 2005 Palazzetto dello Sport, Piacenza, Italy Retained IBF International light-heavyweight title
30 Win 23–5–2 Massimiliano Saiani UD 10 18 Feb 2005 Rovigo, Italy Won vacant Italy light-heavyweight title
29 Win 22–5–2 Christopher Robert PTS 6 18 Dec 2004 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rezzato, Italy
28 Win 21–5–2 Gabor Halasz TKO 6 (12) 29 Oct 2004 Ariano nel Polesine, Italy Won vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title
27 Win 20–5–2 Danny de Beul PTS 6 12 Mar 2004 Camisano Vicentino, Italy
26 Win 19–5–2 Christopher Robert PTS 6 6 Feb 2004 Ariano nel Polesine, Italy
25 Draw 18–5–1 Marco Urbinati PTS 6 19 Oct 2003 Rubiera, Italy
24 Draw 18–5–1 Fabio Minelli PTS 6 10 Aug 2003 Discoteca Rio, Serramazzoni, Italy
23 Loss 18–5 Mario Veit UD 8 12 Jul 2003 Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
22 Loss 18–4 Massimiliano Saiani PTS 6 26 Dec 2002 Castel Mella, Italy
21 Loss 18–3 Vincenzo Imparato MD 10 12 Apr 2002 Ariano nel Polesine, Italy Lost Italy super-middleweight title
20 Win 18–2 Alessandro Filippo TKO 5 (10) 2 Nov 2001 Rovigo, Italy Won vacant Italy super-middleweight title
19 Win 17–2 Alessandro Filippo DQ 5 (8) 11 May 2001 Traversetolo, Italy
18 Win 16–2 Maurizio Colombo PTS 6 30 Mar 2001 San Donà di Piave, Italy
17 Win 15–2 Ivica Cukusic PTS 8 30 Dec 2000 Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy
16 Win 14–2 Ivica Cukusic PTS 6 16 Dec 2000 Guidonia Montecelio, Italy
15 Loss 13–2 Vincenzo Imparato TD 8 (10) 17 Nov 2000 Lumezzane, Italy For Italy super-middleweight title;
Unanimous TD after Brancalion was cut from an accidental head clash
14 Win 13–1 Eliseo Nogueira PTS 6 28 Jul 2000 Rovigo, Italy
13 Loss 12–1 Vincenzo Imparato PTS 10 5 May 2000 Rosolina, Italy For Italy super-middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Domenico Alfano PTS 6 22 Oct 1999 Brembate di Sopra, Italy
11 Win 11–0 Tibor Horvath TKO 4 8 Jul 1999 Rovigo, Italy
10 Win 10–0 Massimiliano Moncini DQ 2 13 May 1999 Padua, Italy
9 Win 9–0 Jorge Ortiz PTS 6 14 Apr 1999 Lonato del Garda, Italy
8 Win 8–0 Jorge Ortiz PTS 6 27 Feb 1999 Rovigo, Italy
7 Win 7–0 Stefan Dimitrov TKO 3 21 Nov 1998 Langhirano, Italy
6 Win 6–0 Francesco Fiorentino PTS 6 26 Dec 1997 San Donà di Piave, Italy
5 Win 5–0 Constantin Timofte TKO 3 28 Nov 1997 San Donà di Piave, Italy
4 Win 4–0 Lajos Patko PTS 6 23 May 1997 San Donà di Piave, Italy
3 Win 3–0 Ferenc Olah TKO 6 21 Mar 1997 San Donà di Piave, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Richard Raffesberger KO 2 (6) 7 Feb 1997 San Donà di Piave, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Stefan Magyar PTS 6 20 Dec 1996 San Donà di Piave, Italy Professional debut

References
  1. "Drews and Chagaev win in Germany". Eurosport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. Vester, Mark (6 June 2009). "Brahmer Demolishes Brancalion, Hugo Garay Next?". BoxingScene. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. Mitchell, Kevin (13 February 2010). "Nathan Cleverly defeats Antonio Brancalion to take European title". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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