Silvio Branco

Silvio Branco (born 26 August 1966) is an Italian former professional boxer of Romani origin.

Silvio Branco
Statistics
Real nameSilvio Branco
Nickname(s)Il Barbaro
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (184 cm)
NationalityItalian
Born (1966-08-26) August 26, 1966
Civitavecchia, Italy
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights77
Wins63
Wins by KO37
Losses11
Draws3
No contests0

Career

1992 he was outpointed by undefeated southpaw Agostino Cardamone for the Italian middleweight title. When Cardamone vacated he could win the vacant crown later. He challenged undefeated Richie Woodhall for the European title but was taken apart and KOd. 1996 he beat respected contender Thomas Tate and won hereby the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. He faced Cardamone twice more and lost both fights.

One division higher he controversially outpointed Glen Johnson and upset Robin Reid in England. He got a super middleweight IBF title fight but lost a lopsided decision against Sven Ottke.[1]

He went up again in 2003 and lost a bid for the vacant European light heavy title against southpaw Stipe Drviš. Later the same year Mehdi Sahnoune who had won the vacant WBA title looked for an easy challenger and was sensationally KOd by Branco. He lost the title 2004 in his very next fight against veteran Fabrice Tiozzo and also lost a second European title bid to Thomas Ulrich by KO.

He defeated Puerto Rican puncher Manny Siaca on Thursday 27 July 2006 to win the WBA interim light-heavyweight championship. When Tiozzo laid down his title on 19 October 2006, Silvio Branco became again the full WBA world champion. He lost this title on 28 April 2007 once more against the Croatian boxer Stipe Drviš. Branco lost to WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in Montreal on 25 September 2009.[2]

Professional boxing record
77 fights 63 wins 11 losses
By knockout 37 4
By decision 26 7
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
77 Win 63–11–3 Finland Juho Haapoja TD 10 (12) 06/07/2013 Italy Stadio Comunale Fattori, Civitavecchia, Italy Won WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
76 Loss 62–11–3 Italy Giacobbe Fragomeni UD 12 (12) 15/12/2012 Italy PalaGarda, Riva del Garda, Italy For WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
75 Draw 62–10–3 Italy Giacobbe Fragomeni MD 12 (12) 17/03/2012 Italy PalaRavizza, Pavia, Italy For WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
74 Win 62–10–2 Latvia Jevgenijs Andrejevs UD 6 08/07/2011 Italy Civitanova Marche, Italy
73 Win 61–10–2 Italy Vincenzo Rossitto UD 12 27/11/2010 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
72 Win 60–10–2 Hungary Laszlo Hubert TKO 4 05/02/2010 Italy Fuscaldo, Italy WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
71 Loss 59–10–2 Canada Jean Pascal TKO 10 25/09/2009 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
70 Win 59–9–2 Hungary Zoltan Kallai TKO 4 20/06/2009 Italy Cesano, Italy
69 Win 58–9–2 Hungary Roland Horvath TKO 3 10/04/2009 Italy Casoria, Italy
68 Win 57–9–2 France Abdelkader Benzinia UD 6 19/04/2008 Romania Bucharest, Romania
67 Win 56–9–2 Brazil Peter Venancio TD 9 19/10/2007 Germany Berlin, Germany WBC International/Latino Light Heavyweight Titles.
66 Loss 55–9–2 Croatia Stipe Drews UD 12 28/04/2007 Germany Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
65 Win 55–8–2 Puerto Rico Manny Siaca UD 12 27/07/2006 Italy Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy WBA interim Light Heavyweight Title.
64 Win 54–8–2 Czech Republic Radek Seman TKO 4 16/12/2005 Italy Milan, Italy
63 Win 53–8–2 Serbia Drago Janjusevic TKO 6 17/06/2005 Italy Milan, Italy
62 Win 52–8–2 Hungary Zoltán Béres TKO 4 20/05/2005 Italy Santa Marinella, Italy Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the fourth round.
61 Win 51–8–2 North Macedonia Sasha Mitreski TKO 5 21/12/2004 Italy Sabaudia, Italy WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
60 Win 50–8–2 Algeria Ramdane Serdjane PTS 10 05/10/2004 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
59 Loss 49–8–2 Germany Thomas Ulrich KO 11 17/07/2004 Germany Zwickau, Saxony, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title. Branco knocked out at 0:51 of the 11th round.
58 Loss 49–7–2 France Fabrice Tiozzo MD 12 20/03/2004 France Lyon, Rhône, France WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
57 Win 49–6–2 France Mehdi Sahnoune TKO 11 10/10/2003 France Palais des Sports de Marseille, France WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
56 Win 48–6–2 Argentina Raul Esteban Barreto TKO 5 22/07/2003 Italy Pavia, Italy
55 Win 47–6–2 Hungary Zoltán Béres TKO 5 31/05/2003 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
54 Loss 46–6–2 Croatia Stipe Drews UD 12 08/02/2003 Germany Neukoeln, Berlin, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
53 Win 46–5–2 Slovakia Anton Lascek KO 1 24/11/2002 Croatia Rijeka, Croatia
52 Win 45–5–2 Algeria Ramdane Serdjane PTS 6 13/04/2002 Italy Campione d'Italia, Italy
51 Win 44–5–2 Germany Juergen Hartenstein KO 1 09/02/2002 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
50 Win 43–5–2 France Julien Chamayou PTS 6 17/11/2001 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
49 Win 42–5–2 France Yohan Gimenez PTS 6 20/10/2001 Italy Trieste, Italy
48 Win 41–5–2 France Didier Poujol KO 1 28/04/2001 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
47 Loss 40–5–2 Germany Sven Ottke UD 12 16/12/2000 Germany Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany IBF Super Middleweight Title.
46 Win 40–4–2 United Kingdom Robin Reid UD 12 24/06/2000 United Kingdom Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland WBU World Super Middleweight Title.
45 Win 39–4–2 Jamaica Glen Johnson UD 12 15/04/2000 Italy Padua, Italy WBU World Super Middleweight Title.
44 Win 38–4–2 Brazil Marco Antonio Duarte UD 6 20/11/1999 Italy Sabaudia, Italy
43 Win 37–4–2 United States Patrick Swann PTS 6 26/06/1999 Italy Benevento, Italy
42 Win 36–4–2 United States Anthony Ivory PTS 8 15/05/1999 Italy Capo d'Orlando, Italy
41 Loss 35–4–2 Italy Agostino Cardamone UD 12 27/03/1999 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
40 Loss 35–3–2 Italy Agostino Cardamone KO 10 18/12/1998 Italy Brindisi, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
39 Win 35–2–2 Guyana Anthony Andrews TKO 8 22/08/1998 Italy Calatafimi, Italy WBU World Middleweight Title.
38 Win 34–2–2 Brazil Rogerio Cacciatore UD 12 27/06/1998 Italy Messina, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
37 Win 33–2–2 United States Darren Maciunski UD 12 17/12/1997 Italy Calatafimi, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
36 Win 32–2–2 Argentina Gustavo Francisco Freda TKO 6 28/08/1997 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the sixth round.
35 Win 31–2–2 Argentina Ricardo Raul Nunez TKO 10 12/06/1997 Italy Giulianova, Italy WBU Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the tenth round.
34 Win 30–2–2 United States Verno Phillips UD 12 13/02/1997 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
33 Win 29–2–2 United States Thomas Tate UD 12 12/09/1996 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
32 Win 28–2–2 Hungary Csaba Olah TKO 4 08/08/1996 Italy San Mango d'Aquino, Italy
31 Draw 27–2–2 United States Rodney Toney PTS 12 02/05/1996 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Super Middleweight Title.
30 Win 27–2–1 Hungary Jozsef Zoltan Nagy KO 1 20/01/1996 Italy Marsala, Italy
29 Win 26–2–1 Argentina Luis Dionisio Barrera TKO 12 30/11/1995 Italy Frosinone, Italy IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title.
28 Win 25–2–1 Russia Alexander Zaitsev PTS 12 02/08/1995 Italy Erice, Italy IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title.
27 Loss 24–2–1 United Kingdom Richie Woodhall TKO 9 22/02/1995 United Kingdom Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom EBU Middleweight Title.
26 Win 24–1–1 Argentina Miguel Angel Arroyo PTS 12 14/10/1994 Argentina Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina WBC International Middleweight Title.
25 Win 23–1–1 Italy Ivano Biagi KO 1 29/06/1994 Italy Follonica, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
24 Win 22–1–1 Italy Stefano Pompilio KO 1 05/03/1994 Italy Grosseto, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
23 Win 21–1–1 Italy Giovanni De Marco TKO 3 29/12/1993 Italy Capo d'Orlando, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
22 Win 20–1–1 Italy Luigi De Cicilia TKO 3 20/08/1993 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
21 Win 19–1–1 United Kingdom Horace Fleary PTS 6 16/04/1993 Italy Rome, Italy
20 Win 18–1–1 France Patrice Cord'Homme PTS 6 20/01/1993 France Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie, France
19 Win 17–1–1 Mexico Tomas Negro Garcia KO 1 25/09/1992 Italy Voghera, Italy
18 Loss 16–1–1 Italy Agostino Cardamone PTS 12 01/02/1992 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
17 Win 16–0–1 United States Larry McCall KO 1 21/11/1991 Italy Perugia, Italy
16 Win 15–0–1 Austria Erich Ecker KO 2 05/07/1991 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
15 Win 14–0–1 United Kingdom Ian Chantler KO 2 15/05/1991 Italy Montichiari, Italy
14 Win 13–0–1 United Kingdom Ray Webb PTS 8 27/03/1991 Italy Mestre, Italy
13 Win 12–0–1 Uganda Samuel Isiko KO 2 16/11/1990 Italy Piove di Sacco, Italy
12 Win 11–0–1 Belgium Eric Taton KO 2 15/10/1990 Italy Milan, Italy
11 Win 10–0–1 Tunisia Abdel Bejaoui KO 3 25/05/1990 Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia
10 Win 9–0–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Libema Nzua PTS 6 29/01/1990 Italy Milan, Italy
9 Draw 8–0–1 Ghana Judas Clottey PTS 8 09/12/1989 Italy Teramo, Italy
8 Win 8–0 Belgium Bechir Chaarane KO 2 14/10/1989 Italy Catanzaro, Italy
7 Win 7–0 Belgium Jimmy Gourad KO 3 21/07/1989 Italy Tarquinia, Italy
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Young Gully KO 2 10/06/1989 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Alfredo Reyes KO 1 25/05/1989 Italy Rozzano, Italy
4 Win 4–0 France Patrick Delacourt KO 1 14/04/1989 Italy Milan, Italy
3 Win 3–0 Albania Xhafer Vishaj PTS 6 30/12/1988 Italy Civitavecchia, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Italy Piero Spadaccini KO 6 15/09/1988 Italy Milan, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Belgium Philip Houthoofdt KO 5 14/07/1988 Italy Milan, Italy

See also

References
  1. "Silvio Branco: 45 and Fighting to Stay Relevant". Bad left hook. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. "Pascal Stops Branco in Ten, Diaconu Rematch Next". Boxingscene. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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