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]

Fabio Turchi
Born (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31)
NationalityItalian
Other namesThe Stone Crusher
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins23
Wins by KO16
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Heavyweight
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Heavyweight
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Baku Heavyweight

Professional boxing career

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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for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 26 April 2019.[12] On 22 April, it was revealed that Enbom had withdrawn from the bout due to an undisclosed reason, and was replaced by Sami Enbom.[13] Turchi won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the Finnish boxer at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

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22 fights 20 wins 2 losses
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

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  1. ^ "News: Eubank-Mayweather, Usyk-Huck Tickets, Fabio Turchi". BoxingScene.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Redazione Nove da Firenze (18 October 2016). "Boxe: sul ring i fiorentini Angelo Ardito e Fabio Turchi". nove.firenze.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ Redazione (23 December 2016). "Pugilato: Turchi Batte Lovaglio E Diventa Campione Italiano Dei Massimi-leggeri". firenzepost.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Armit, Eric (10 June 2017). "Complete boxing results round up". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Wbc, Turchi stende Crenz ed è campione Internazionale Silver". pmgsport.it. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Fabio Turchi Vs. Demetrius Banks This Fri". boxingnews24.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Cullen, Bradley (1 December 2018). "Fabio Turchi retains WBC belt, stops Tony Conquest in Florence". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Fabio Turchi Vs Jean Jacques Olivier Headlines MatchRoom Italy On April 26th". dopeclics.com. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ^ Persson, Per Ake (22 April 2019). "Fabio Turchi Will Now Face Sami Enbom in Florence, Italy". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ^ Cullen, Bradley (28 April 2019). "Fabio Turchi claims WBC International title with first-round KO over Sami Enbom". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ BN Staff (14 October 2019). "Tommy McCarthy Upsets Turchi on the road". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  17. ^ Songalia, Ryan (23 October 2020). "Fabio Turchi Bloodies Nikolajs Grisunins, Cruises To Decision Win In Milan". ringtv.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  18. ^ Lelinwalla, Mark (17 April 2021). "Fabio Turchi Takes Unanimous Decision In Gutsy Win Over Dylan Bregeon". dazn.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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