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Michele Piccirillo

Male

"Gentleman"
Super-Welterweight, Italy, Modugno, Bari, Puglia
Born: 29 January 1970, Bari, Puglia, Italy
Height 5ft 9 3/4in, mt 1,76

Club: A.P. Piccirillo
Club: Gruppo Sportibo FF.OO.

as an amateur:
1986 Kikinda, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian International Jr Tournament bantamweight silver medal
1986 Messina, Italy, Italian Championships bantamweight 2nd place
1987 Łódź, Poland, Silver Boat Junior Tournament featherweight gold medal
1987 Budapest, Hungary, Zsigmond Adler Tournament featherweight gold medal
1987 Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Trofeo Italia Junior Torunament featherweight silver medal
1987 Havana, Cuba, World Junior Championships featherweight preliminaries
1987 Konin, Poland, Polish International Junior Tournament featherweight gold medal
1987 Thessaloniki, Greece, Dimitria Junior Tournament lightweight gold medal
1987 Bologna, Italy, Italian Championships lightweight winner
1988 Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia lightweight gold medal
1988 Komarno, Czechoslovakia, Slovakian Grand Prix lightweight gold medal
1988 Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament, lightweight gold medal
1988 Gdansk, Poland, European Junior Championships Lightweight silver medal
1988 Viareggio and Lucca, Italy, Italian Championships super-lightweight winner
1989 Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
1989 Athens, Greece, European Championships super-lightweight preliminaries
1989 London, England, European Police Championsips super-lightweight gold medal
1989 Moscow, Soviet Union, World Championships super-lightweight preliminaries
1989 Salerno, Italy, Italian Championships super-lightweight winner
1990 Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
1990 Huelva, Spain, Box-Am Tournament super-lightweight bronze medal
1990 Saint-Vincent, Italy, Italian Championships super-lightweight winner
1991 Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
1991 Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships super-lightweight bronze medal
1991 Athens, Greece, Mediterranean Games super-lightweight silver medal
1991 Sydney, Australia, World Sr Championships super-lightweight preliminaries
1992 San Pellegrino, Italy, Olympic QualifyingTournament super-lightweight gold medal
1992 Crema, Italy, Olympic warm-up tourney super-lightweight gold medal
1992 Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games super-lightweight preliminaries

Amateur fights summary: 126 contests, won 103, lost 17, drew 6
(W/WO not counted)

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1984
+ Feb. 24	Fabrizio D'Orazio	Ostia, Italy	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 13	Antonio Ventrella	San Severo, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 28	Giuliano Carlini	Montecastrilli, Italy	WPTS 3
+ May 12	Antonio Letizia	Marcianise, Italy	WPTS 3
+ May 24	Antonio Ventrella	Bari, Italy	WPTS 3
+ June 8	Domenico Saggese	San Severo, Italy	WTKO 2
+ June 9	Domenico Portante	San Severo, Italy	WPTS 3
+ June 30	Alfredo Spinelli	Frosinone, Italt	WTKO 2
= July 3	Giuseppe Sauli	Avezzano, Italy	Draw 3
= July 26	Giuseppe Sauli	Trani, Italy	Draw 3
+ Aug. 23	Bruno Carusone	Rocca Piemonte, Italy	WTKO-I 2
+ Sept. 1	Leonardo Baldassarre	Capranica, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 14	Sandro Casamonica	Frosinone, Italy	WTKO 2
- Oct. 20	Guerrino Florido	Rimini, Italy	LPTS 3
Trani, Italy, Puglia Regional Novice A Championships 2nd place, 51 kg
- Nov. 18	Fausto Valente	Trani, Italy	LPTS 3
1985
+ Feb. 21	Fabio Lombardo	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 22	Marco Di Fede	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 23	Antonio Portante	San Pellegrino Terme, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 14	Santo Serio	Piombino, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 25	Gregorio Marzano	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 27	Santo Serio	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 3
- May 19	Santo Serio	Falconara, Italy	LPTS 3
+ July 8	Giuseppe De Matteis	Modugno, Italy	WPTS 3
= Aug. 31	Sergio Sabattino	Sestu, Italy	Draw 3
= Sept. 7	Santo Serio	Santa Flavia, Italy	Draw 3
Grosseto, Italy, Dual Match Italy Jr vs Tunisia Jr, 53.500 kg
+ Dec. 6	M. Soltani	Grosseto, Italy	WPTS 3
1986
Grosseto, Italy, Dual Match Italy Jr vs Tunisia Jr, 53.500 kg
+ Feb. 7	Negrouche	Milano, Italy	WPTS 3
Tunis, Tunisia, Dual Match Tunisia Jr vs Italy Jr, 53.500 kg
+ Mar. 1	Neffati Wahid	Tunis, Tunisia	WPTS 3
- May 17	Vincenzo Bevilacqua (ITA)	Pesaro, Italy	LTKO
= Sept. 6	Pio Giuseppe Canu	Macomer, Italy	Draw 3
Kikinda, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian International Jr Tournament silver medal, 53.500 kg
+ Oct. 2	Basaillon	Kikinda, Yugoslavia	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 3	Mahmutovic	Kikinda, Yugoslavia	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 4	Vlahovic	Kikinda, Yugoslavia	WPTS 3
- Oct. 5	Schmidt	Kikinda, Yugoslavia	LPTS 3
+ Nov. 22	Beija	Marsciano, Italy	WPTS 3
- Nov. 23	Sandro Casamonica	Marsciano, Italy	LPTS 3
Messina, Italy, Italian National Championships 2nd place, 53.500 kg
+ Dec. 9	Vincenzo Ghisu	Messina, Italy	WTKO
+ Dec. 11	Vito Chiumirillo	Messina, Italy	WDQ
- Dec. 13	Luigi Quitadamo	Messina, Italy	LPTS 3
1987
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Feb. 6	Brian Geraghty	Dublin, Ireland	WPTS 3
Łódź, Poland, Silver Boat Junior Tournament gold medal, 57 kg
+ Mar. 20	Jalowiec	Łódź, Poland	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 21	Jahr	Łódź, Poland	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 22	Ireneusz Wojda	Łódź, Poland	WWO
Budapest, Hungary, Zsigmond Adler Tournament gold medal, 57 kg
+ May 7	Kohl	Budapest, Hungary	WTKO
+ May 8	Ferenc Szakallas	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 3
+ May 10	M. Kiss	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 3
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Trofeo Italia Junior Torunament silver medal, 57 kg
+ June 9	Lang	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WPTS 3
- June 10	Marco Rudolph	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	LPTS 3
Havana, Cuba, World Junior Championships preliminaries, 57 kg
- June 26	Lee Park Kwon	Havana, Cuba	LPTS 3
Konin, Poland, Polish International Junior Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ Sept. 4	Trojan	Konin, Poland	WTKO
+ Sept. 5	Mariusz Gortat	Konin, Poland	WTKO
+ Sept. 6	Marco Rudolph	Konin, Poland	WPTS 3
Thessaloniki, Greece, Dimitria Junior Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ Oct. 10	Preben	Thessaloniki, Greece	WKO
+ Oct. 12	Karalis	Thessaloniki, Greece	WAB
+ Nov. 6	Buzoli	Carrara, Italy	WAB
+ Nov. 7	Nicola Scopece	Carrara, Italy	WPTS 3
Bologna, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, 60 kg
+ Nov. 23	Nicola Oliva	Bologna, Italy	WTKO-I
+ Nov. 24	Rosario Aquilino	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 26	Nicola Carà	Bologna, Italy	WKO
+ Nov. 28	Paolo Corciulo	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 3
Trieste, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Canada, 60 kg
+ Dec. 18	James Forte	Trieste, Italy	WPTS 3
1988
Casablanca, Morocco, Dual Match Morocco vs Italy, 60 kg
+ Feb. 13	Abar	Casablanca, Morocco	WPTS 3
London, England, Dual Match England vs Italy, 60 kg
+ Feb. 29	Pardoe	London, England	WPTS 3
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ Mar. 7	Manuel Moreno	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 8	Jean-Pierre Scigliano	Mestre, Italy	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 9	Silvio Mezzenga	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 4:1
+ Mar. 12	Paolo Corciulo	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs England, 60 kg
+ Apr. 29	Pardoe	Roma, Italy	WTKO
Komarno, Czechoslovakia, Slovakian Grand Prix gold medal, 60 kg
+ May 7	Torak	Komarno, Czechoslovakia	WTKO
+ May 8	Josef Doktorik	Komarno, Czechoslovakia	WPTS 5:0
+ May 9	Piotr Marcinkowski	Komarno, Czechoslovakia	WPTS 5:0
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Trofeo Italia Junior Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ June 6	Slawomir Marciniak	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WTKO 2
+ June 7	Sean Patterson	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ June 11	Jozsef Hegedus	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WAB 2
Gdansk, Poland, European Junior Championships silver medal, 60 kg
+ Aug. 8	Jason Watts	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 10	Slawomir Marciniak	Gdansk, Poland	WTKO 1
+ Aug. 12	Ferenc Szakallas	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
- Aug. 14	Magomed Shaburov	Gdansk, Poland	LPTS 5:0
London, England, Dual Match England vs Italy, 60 kg
+ Nov. 14	Burns	London, England	WPTS 3
Viareggio and Lucca, Italy, Italian National Championsips winner, 63.500 kg
+ Nov. 25	Paolo Corciulo	Viareggio, Italy	WTKO
+ Dec. 9	Pietro Morzilli	Lucca, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 10	Bartolino Longo	Lucca, Italy	WPTS 3
1989
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ Mar. 9	Dogan Colak	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 10	Marek Kozak	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 11	Hristo Furnigov	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Kaposvar, Hungary, Dual Match Hungary vs Italian FF.OO. Team, 63.500 kg
+ Apr. 28	Laczko	Kaposvar, Hungary	WTKO 1
London, England, European Police Championsips gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ May 11	Rees	London, England	WKO 2
Athens, Greece, European Championships preliminaries, 63.500 kg
- May 29	Dariusz Czernij	Athens, Greece	LPTS 4:1
Moscow, Soviet Union, World Championships preliminaries, 63.500 kg
+ Sept. 17	Marc Leduc	Moscow, Soviet Union	WPTS 21:11
- Sept. 20	Enkhbat Nergui	Moscow, Soviet Union	LPTS 21:13
Salerno, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, 63.500 kg
+ Nov. 30	Roberto Delli Curti	Salerno, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 1	Fabio Marinoni	Salerno, Italy	WTKO-I 2
+ Dec. 3	Adriano Offreda	Salerno, Italy	WPTS 3
1990
Reno, Nevada and St Louis, Missouri, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 63.500 kg
+ Feb. 3	Skipper Kelp	Reno, Nevada	WPTS 2:1
+ Feb. 6	Terron Millett	St Louis, Missouri	WPTS 3:0
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ Mar. 7	Joaquin Martin Ferrero	Mestre, Italy	WAB 3
+ Mar. 9	Vasile Morovan	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 4:1
+ Mar. 10	Adriano Offreda	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Huelva, Spain, Box-Am Tournament bronze medal, 63.500 kg
+ May 17	Emil Chuprenski	Huelva, Spain	WPTS 4:1
- May 18	Andreas Zuelow	Huelva, Spain	LPTS 4:1
Modena and Candelara, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Soviet Union, 63.500 kg
+ Sept. 6	Bakirov	Modena, Italy	WPTS 3
= Sept. 9	Asyat Galeyev	Candelara, Italy	Draw 3
Eger, Hungary, Istvan Dobo Tournament gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ Oct. 13	Ledneczky	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 14	Horvath	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 15	Laszlo Szucs	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 3:2
Saint-Vincent, Italy, Italian National Championsips winner, 63.500 kg
+ Nov. 27	Michele Vinciguerra	Saint-Vincent, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 28	Diego La Cascia	Saint-Vincent, Italy	WTKO 3
+ Nov. 29	Bartolino Longo	Saint-Vincent, Italy	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 1	Sandro Casamonica	Saint-Vincent, Italy	WPTS 3
1991
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ Mar. 5	Andreas Zuelow	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 7	Ledenczki	Mestre, Italy	WKO 1
+ Mar. 9	Lajos Kangli	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 4:1
Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships bronze medal, 63.500 kg
+ May 7	Neil Gough	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 32:11
+ May 8	Stamatios Kolethras	Gothenburg, Sweden	WTKO 3
- May 10	Andreas Zuelow	Gothenburg, Sweden	LPTS 19:11
Athens, Greece, Mediterranean Games silver medal, 63.500 kg
+ July 4	Attila Arslan	Athens, Greece	WPTS 3
+ July 5	Stephane Cazeaux	Athens, Greece	WPTS 3
- July 6	Mayen Khanji	Athens, Greece	LPTS 23:16
Sydney, Australia, World Championships preliminaries, 63.500 kg
- Nov. 16	Vernon Forrest	Sydney , Australia	LPTS 33:15
1992
San Pellegrino, Italy, European Olympic Qualifications winner, 63.500 kg
+ Mar. 24	Zeljko Rostovic	San Pellegrino, Italy	WPTS 15:3
+ Mar. 25	Neil Gough	San Pellegrino, Italy	WPTS 14:3
+ Mar. 26	Peter Richardson	San Pellegrino, Italy	WPTS 13:3
+ Mar. 27	Jyri Kjall	San Pellegrino, Italy	WPTS 10:3
+ Mar. 29	Laszlo Szucs	San Pellegrino, Italy	WWO
Crema, Italy, Olympic Warm-Up Tournament gold medal, 63.500 kg
+ May 23	Nordine Mouchi	Crema, Italy	WPTS 3
+ May 25	Joerg Heidendreich	Crema, Italy	WPTS 12:5
Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games preliminaries, 63.500 kg
+ July 30	Anoushirvan Nourian	Barcelona, Spain	WPTS 23:5
- Aug. 2	Jyri Kjall	Barcelona, Spain	LPTS 12:5

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1992
+ Dec. 18	Valery Monahov	Ponte San Giovanni, Italy	TKO 5
1993
+ Jan. 13	Csaba Olah	Sanremo, Italy	TKO 4
+ Feb. 5	Nelson Lakicevic	Bari, Italy	KO 2
+ Apr. 9	Tahar Nasri	Le Cannet, France	cTKO 1
+ Apr. 16	Victor Melendez	Roma, Italy	W 6
+ May 15	Pave Turic	Bari, Italy	TKO 2
+ Aug. 20	Gyorgy Kincses	Civitavecchia, Italy	TKO 2
+ Sept. 24	Eduardo Jacques	Roma, Italy	W 8
+ Dec. 4	Vadim Prisyazhnyuk	Almaty, Kazakhstan	W 8
1994
+ Mar. 11	Luigi La Grasta	Ponte San Giovanni, Italy	cTKO 5
+ June 18	Manuel Hernandez	Campiglia, Italy	KO 4
(Won IBF Inter-Cont’l Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Oct. 29	Ferenc Szakallas	Arcidosso, Italy	TKO 4
+ Dec. 17	Victor Baranov	Bari, Italy	W 12
(Retained IBF Inter-Cont’l Super-Lightweight Title)
1995
+ Mar. 24	Benito Martinez	Grosseto, Italy	TKO 8
(Retained IBF Inter-Cont’l Super-Lightweight Title)
+ July 21	Franco Palmiero	Latina, Italy	KO 3
(Won vacant Italian Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Sept. 27	Alberto Alicea	Petrosino, Italy	TKO 4
(Retained IBF Inter-Cont’l Super-Lightweight Title)
1996
+ Jan. 20	Noe Hernandez	Marsala, Italy	TKO 4
- Apr. 26	Soren Sondergaard	Aalborg, Denmark	L 12
(For vacant European Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Aug. 24	Francesco Cioffi	Favignana, Italy	W 12
(Retained Italian Super-Lightweight Title)
+ Oct. 26	Farid Bennecer	Sanremo, Italy	W 8
+ Dec. 18	Jorge Ramirez	Modugno, Italy	W 8
1997
+ Mar. 12	Miguel Angel Pena	Altamura, Italy	KO 2
+ June 12	Stefan Dimitrov	Giulianova, Italy	TKO 3
+ Aug. 16	Milko Stoikov	Campobello di Mazara, Italy	KO 2
+ Sept. 13	Claudiu Rata	Brindisi, Italy	TKO 4
(Won vacant WBU Int’l Welterweight Title)
+ Nov. 29	Geoff McCreesh	Novara, Italy	TKO 9
(Won vacant European Welterweight Title)
1998
+ May 4	Alessandro Duran	Catania, Italy	TKO 5
(Won WBU Welterweight Title)
+ July 18	Walter Fabian Saporiti	Marina di Ragusa, Italy	TKO 7
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
+ Oct. 19	Alessandro Duran	Bari, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
1999
+ Mar. 13	Sergio Ernesto Acuna	Taranto, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
+ May 29	Juan Martin Coggi	Bari, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
+ July 31	Felix Victor Vasconcel	Catania, Italy	KO 2
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 18	Frankie Randall	Padova, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
2000
+ May 20	Walter Javier Crucce	Piancavallo, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
+ Aug. 5	Andrew Murray	Bari, Italy	TKO 9
(Retained WBU Welterweight Title)
2001
+ Mar. 2	Stanley Mabesi	Caltanisetta, Italy	TKO 3
* May 12	Elio Ortiz	New York City, New York	NC 4
+ Sept. 29	Rafael Pineda	New York City, New York	W 12
(Won IBF Welterweight Title Final Eliminator)
2002
+ Apr. 13	Cory Spinks	Campione d’Italia, Italy	W 12
(Won vacant IBF Welterweight Title)
2003
- Mar. 22	Cory Spinks	Campione d’Italia, Italy	L 12
(Lost IBF Welterweight Title)
+ June 14	Oscar Veliz	Modugno, Italy	TKO 7
+ July 27	Ruben Dario Oliva	Fasano, Italy	TKO 7
+ Dec. 9	Paulo Alejandro Sanchez	Milano, Italy	W 8
2004
+ Mar. 26	Louis Mimoune	Roma, Italy	W 8
+ July 3	Stéphane Taliana	Modugno, Italy	TKO 3
+ Sept. 4	Lorant Szabo	Mede Lomellina, Italy	KO 1
+ Nov. 13	Serge Vigné	San Martino Siccomario, Italy	W 6
2005
- Aug. 13	Ricardo Mayorga	Chicago, Illinois	L 12
(For vacant WBC Super-Welterweight Title)
2006
+ Mar. 10	Lukas Konecny	Bergamo, Italy	W 12
(Won vacant European Super-Welterweight Title)
+ July 27	Luca Messi	Milano, Italy	TKO 11 (Rtd)
(Retained European Super-Welterweight Title)
2007
+ Jan. 25	Michael Jones	Milano, Italy	TKO 12
(Retained European Super-Welterweight Title)
+ July 31	Sylvain Touzet	San Genesio, Italy	W 6
- Dec. 1	Vernon Forrest	Mashantucket, Connecticut	TKO by 11
(For WBC Super-Welterweight Title)
2008
+ May 16	Patrik Hruska	Torino, Italy	W 6
+ July 18	Janos Petrovics	Civitanova Marche, Italy	W 6
2009
- Mar. 6	Jamie Moore	Wigan, England	KO by 3
(For vacant European Super-Welterweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 56, Won: 50 (29 inside the limit), Lost: 5 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 1