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Paolo VIDOZ

Male

Heavyweight, Italy, Lucinico, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Born: 21 August 1970, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Height: 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,88
Weight: 240-233-238 lbs

amateur club: Unione Pugilistica Goriziana
amateur club: Boxe Piovese

as an amateur:
5-time italian super-heavyweight champion
1993 Tampere, Finland, World Sr Champs super-heavyweight
Lpts Rimantas Prismantas (Lit) 3-3 / - on countback
1995 Berlin, Germany, 8th World Sr Championships
Lpts René Monse (Ger) 7-15
1996 Vejle European Sr Champs super-heavyweight
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games super-heavyweight
Lstpd 1 Alexis Ruvalcaba (Cub)
1997 Bari, Italy, Mediteranean Games super-heavyweight gold medal
Final: Wpts Sinan Samil Sam (Tur)
1997 Budapest, Hungary, 9th World Sr Champs super-heavyweight bronze medal
Wpts Patrik Halbreg (Den) 7-2,Wpts Henryk Zatyka (Pol) 8-5
Wpts Ahmed Abdel Elakad (Egy), semis: Lpts Alexis Ruvalcaba (Cub) 7-13
1998 Minsk European Sr Champs super-heavyweight
1998 New York Goodwiil Games super-heavyweight gold medal
1998 Beijing, China, World Cup super-heavyweight bronze medal
Wpts Alexis Ruvalcaba (Cub) 11-7
Semis: Lpts Lazizbek Zakirov (Uzb) 5-5 – on countback
1998 New York City, N.Y., USA, Goodwill Games super-heavyweight gold medal
Wpts Keith Govan (USA) 8-1, Wpts Dmitriy Diagilev (Rus) 8-2
Final: Wpts Alexis Ruvalcaba (Cub) 9-3
1999 Houston World Sr Champs super-heavyweight bronze medal
Wpts Patrice L’Heureux (Can) 8-0, Wpts Alexis Ruvalcaba (Cub) 6-3
Semis: Lpts Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kaz) 1-3
2000 Tampere European Sr Champs super-heavyweight silver medal
Wstpd 1 Kurban Guenerbakan (Tur) injury, Wstpd 4 Kestutis Bitkevicius (Ltu)
Wpts Bragat Aghanian (Arm) 8-2, Final: Lpts Alexei Lewin (Rus) 5-7
2000 Sydney Olympic Games super-heavyweight bronze medal
Wstpd 4 Calvin Brock (Usa), Wpts Samuel Peter (Nga) 14-3
Semis: Lpts Audley Harrison (GBr) 16-32

amateur record: 104-29-2

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1990
Trieste, Italy, Dual Match Jr Italy vs Yugoslavia, 91 kg
+ Mar. 1	Petrovic	Trieste, Italy	WKO 1
Scandicci, Italy, Dual Match Jr Italy vs Hungary, 91 kg
+ Apr. 19	Mecsedi	Scandicci, Italy	WPTS
Pordenone, Italy, Dual Match Jr Italy vs Hungary, 91 kg
+ Apr. 21	Nytral	Pordenone, Italy	WPTS
Istanbul, Turkey, International Tournament, 91 kg
+ May 23	Tanase	Istanbul, Turkey	WPTS
- May 26	Kuznetscu	Istanbul, Torkey	LPTS
Candelara, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Soviet Union, 91 kg
= Sept. 9	Abdalian	Candelara, Italy	Draw
St.Vincent, Italy, Italian Championships bronze medal, 91 kg
+ Nov. 29	Maurizio Cantachin	St. Vincent, Italy	WPTS
- Nov. 30	Vincenzo Cantatore	St. Vincent, Italy	LPTS
1991
Bari, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 12	Alessandro Zuliani	Bari, Italy	WPTS
+ Dec. 14	Francesco Spinelli	Bari, Italy	WPTS
1992
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Dual Match Dominican Republic vs Italy +91 kg
+ Jan. 24	Espinal	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	WKO 2
Sanremo, Italy, Italian Championships silver medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 11	Hartmann Stragenegg	Sanremo, Italy	WKO 1
+ Dec. 12	Alessandro Zuliani	Sanremo, Italy	WPTS
- Dec. 14	Francesco Spinelli	Sanremo, Italy	LPTS 19:14
1993
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia silver medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 19	Peter Hart	Mestre, Italy	WPTS
- Mar. 21	Evgeniy Belousov (RUS)	Mestre, Italy	LPTS 12:9
Tampere, Finland, World Championships preliminaries, +91 Kg
- May 10	Rimantas Prismantas	Tampere, Finland	LPTS +3:3
Narbonne, France, Mediterranean Games bronze medal, +91 kg
- June 25	Christophe Mendy	Narbonne, France	LKO 2
Marcianise, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 11	Giuseppe Maggiore	Marcianise, Italy	WPTS
1994
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia bronze medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 23	Mustafa Amrou	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:2
- Mar. 25	Robert Geer	Mestre, Italy	LPTS 5:4
Sofia, Bulgaria, International Tournament silver medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 16	Georgi Harizanov	Sofia, Bulgaria	WPTS
- Sept. 18	Svilen Rusinov	Sofia, Bulgaria	LPTS
Verbania, Italy, Italian Championships bronze medal, +91 kg
- Dec. 8	Nino Fiumana	Verbania, Italy	LTKO-I 2
1995
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, +91 kg
+ Feb. 4	Paul Douglas	Dublin, Ireland	WKO 1
Sofia, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial silver medal, +91 kg
- Feb. 19	Svilen Rusinov	Sofia, Bulgaria	LPTS 5:2
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 31	Piotr Jurczyk	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 10:5
+ Apr. 1	Josue Blocus	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 13:8
Berlin, Germany, World Championships preliminaries, +91 kg
- May 8	Rene Monse	Berlin, Germany	LPTS 15:7
Liverpool, England, Multi Nations Tournament silver medal, +91 Kg
+ June 8	Danny Watts	Liverpool, England	WPTS 8:2
- June 10	Wladimir Klitschko	Liverpool, England	LDQ 2
Atlanta, Georgia, Dual Match USA vs Italy, +91 kg
+ July 15	TJ Wilson	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS
Warsaw, Poland, Feliks Stamm Memorial silver medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 23	Krzysztof Rojek	Warsaw, Poland	WPTS 7:2
- Sept. 24	Henryk Zatyka	Warsaw, Poland	LPTS 9:2
Roma, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 7	Giampiero Iezzi	Roma, Italy	WPTS
+ Dec. 9	Hartmann Stragenegg	Roma, Italy	WPTS
1996
Sofia, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial silver medal, +91 kg
+ Feb. 16	Tufik Basisi	Sofia, Bulgaria	WPTS 9:1
+ Feb. 17	Alexander Yuriev	Sofia, Bulgaria	WRSCI 2
- Feb. 18	Wladimir Klitschko	Sofia, Bulgaria	LPTS 7:2
Vejle, Denmark, European Championships quarter-finals, +91 Kg
+ Mar. 30	Ciprian Ciocan	Vejle, Denmark	WRSC 2
+ Apr. 1	Miroslav Gavenciak	Vejle, Denmark	WPTS 15:7
- Apr. 4	Rene Monse	Vejle, Denmark	LDQ 2
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Cup gold medal, +91 kg
+ June 1	Ted Clifford	Athens, Greece	WPTS 4:2
Atlanta, Georgia, Olympic Games preliminaries, +91 Kg
- July 27	Alexis Rubalcaba	Atlanta, Georgia	LRSCH 1
Roma, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 4	Nino Fiumana	Roma, Italy	WPTS
+ Dec. 5	Alessandro Zuliani	Roma, Italy	WPTS
+ Dec. 7	Fabio Pignataro	Roma, Italy	WWO
1997
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Cup gold medal, +91 kg
+ May 22	Patrick Halberg	Athens, Greece	WPTS 11:8
+ May 23	Tobias Askloef	Athens, Greece	WPTS 10:1
+ May 24	Henryk Zatyka	Athens, Greece	WPTS 8:2
+ May 25	Mirko Filipovic	Athens, Greece	WPTS 7:3
Bari, Italy, Mediterranean Games gold medal, +91 kg
+ June 16	Asim Ahmeti	Bari, Italy	WPTS
+ June 18	Mirko Filipovic	Bari, Italy	WPTS
+ June 19	Sinan Samil Sam	Bari, Italy	WPTS 3:2
Budapest, Hungary, World Championships bronze medal, +91 kg
+ Oct. 20	Patrick Halberg	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 7:2
+ Oct. 21	Henryk Zatyka	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 8:5
+ Oct. 22	Ahmed Abdel Samad	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 11:3
- Oct. 24	Alexis Rubalcaba	Budapest, Hungary	LPTS 13:7
Milano, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 8	Salvatore Mura	Milano, Italy	WAB 1
+ Dec. 10	Marciano Angiolella	Milano, Italy	WWO
+ Dec. 12	Alessandro Zuliani	Milano, Italy	WTKO 2
1998
Minsk, Belarus, European Championships quarter-finals, +91 kg
+ May 17	Rimantas Prismantas	Minsk, Belarus	WPTS 7:3
- May 20	Vladimir Lazebnik	Minsk, Belarus	LPTS 11:4
Chongqing, China, World Cup bronze medal, +91 Kg
+ June 21	Alexis Rubalcaba	Chongqing, China	WPTS 11:7
- June 23	Lazizbek Zakirov	Chongqing, China	LPTS +5:5
New York City, New York, Goodwill Games gold medal, +91 Kg
+ July 28	Keith Govan	New York City, New York	WPTS 8:1
+ July 30	Dmitriy Diagilev	New York City, New York	WPTS 8:2
+ Aug. 1	Alexis Rubalcaba	New York City, New York	WPTS 9:3
Ostrava, Czech Republic, Vaclav Prochazka Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 19	Nikolay Shmykov	Ostrava, Czech Republic	WPTS 10:1
+ Sept. 20	Petr Horacek	Ostrava, Czech Republic	WPTS 12:1
Karachi, Pakistan, International Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Oct. 20	Shakid	Karachi, Pakistan	WPTS
+ Oct. 24	Abid Ali	Karachi, Pakistan	WPTS
1999
Napoli, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 10	Sami Jendoubi	Napoli, Italy	WPTS 6:3
+ Mar. 12	Tufik Basisi	Napoli, Italy	WRSC 3
+ Mar. 13	Seat Bushati	Napoli, Italy	WRSC 4
Gravelines, France, French Open gold medal, +91 kg
+ May 15	Tobias Askloef	Gravelines, France	WPTS
+ May 16	Bagrat Oganyan	Gravelines, France	WAB 4
Sequals, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Ukraine, +91 kg
+ July 18	Smorzhanuk	Sequals, Italy	WKO 3
Houston, Texas, World Championships bronze medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 21	Patrice L'Heureux	Houston, Texas	WPTS 8:0
+ Aug. 24	Alexis Rubalcaba	Houston, Texas	WPTS 5:2
- Aug. 25	Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov	Houston, Texas	LPTS 3:1
Tampere, Finland, Tammer Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Oct. 20	Cengiz Koc	Tampere, Finland	WRSC 4
+ Oct. 22	Alexandru Grusevschi	Tampere, Finland	WAB 3
+ Oct. 23	Jaakko Lunden	Tampere, Finland	WAB 1
+ Oct. 25	Alexey Lezin	Tampere, Finland	WPTS 2:1
Bologna, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 26	Franco Cacco	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 17:2
+ Nov. 27	Marciano Angiolella	Bologna, Italy	WPTS 14:1
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Cup silver medal, +91 kg
+ Dec. 9	Tufik Basisi	Athens, Greece	WRSC 4
+ Dec. 10	Jaakko Lunden	Athens, Greece	WKO 2
+ Dec. 11	Kestutis Bitkevicius	Athens, Greece	WAB 2
- Dec. 12	Audley Harrison	Athens, Greece	LPTS 5:3
2000
Usti, Czech Republic, Grand Prix Tournament quarter-finals, +91 kg
- Mar. 3	Tomasz Bonin (POL)	Usti, Czech Republic	LRSCI 3
Tampere, Finland, European Championships silver medal, +91 kg
+ May 13	Kurban Gunebakan	Tampere, Finland	WRSCI 1
+ May 17	Kestutis Bitkevicius	Tampere, Finland	WRSC 3
+ May 19	Bagrat Oganyan	Tampere, Finland	WPTS 8:2
- May 21	Alexey Lezin	Tampere, Finland	LPTS 7:5
Sydney, Australia, Olympic Games bronze medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 23	Calvin Brock	Sydney, Australia	WRSCO 4
+ Sept. 27	Samuel Peter	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 14:3
- Sept. 29	Audley Harrison	Sydney, Australia	LPTS 32:16

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
2001
+ Jan. 27	Chris Morris	New York City, New York	TKO 1
+ Mar. 24	Marcus Johnson	Las Vegas, Nevada	W 4
+ Apr. 20	Bobby McGraw	Cincinnati, Ohio	TKO 1
+ May 26	Eduardo Antonio Carranza	Trieste, Italy	W 4
+ July 7	Chris Hairston	Coney Island, New York	TKO 2
+ Sept. 28	Ronnie Copeland	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 4
+ Nov. 9	Nick Nurse	San Antonio, Texas	W 6
2002
+ Feb. 9	Marco Heinichen	Civitavecchia, Italy	cTKO 2
+ Mar. 9	Craig Tomlinson	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	TKO 3
+ Apr. 19	Alessandro Guni	Udine, Italy	TKO 6
(Won vacant Italian Heavyweight Title)
+ July 26	Joe Lenhart	Chester, West Virginia	W 6
- Aug. 17	Zuri Lawrence	Atlantic City, New Jersey	L 8
2003
+ Apr. 15	Eduardo Andres Sandivares	Piacenza, Italy	TKO 1
+ June 7	Antoine Palatis	Trieste, Italy	W 6
+ Dec. 17	Ralf Packheiser	Bergamo, Italy	TKO 4
2004
+ Feb. 6	Sergey Dychkov	Ariano Polesine, Italy	W 8
+ Mar. 12	Thierry Guezouli	Camisano Vicentino	KO 2
+ Aug. 6	Tamer Mourad	Palermo, Italy	TKO 2
- Oct. 9	Nikolai Valuev	Erfurt, Germany	TKO by 9
(For vacant WBA Int’l Heavyweight Title)
2005
+ Apr. 16	Mendaugas Kulikauskas	Bergamo, Italy	TKO 3
+ June 11	Timo Hoffmann	Kempten, Germany	W 12
(Won vacant European Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 1	Michael Sprott	Oldenburg, Germany	W 12
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
2006
+ Jan. 28	Cengiz Koc	Berlin, Germany	W 12
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
- July 15	Vladimir Virchis	Hamburg, Germany	KO by 6
(Lost European Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 11	Alexey Osokin	Camisano Vicentino, Italy	W 8
2007
+ Jan. 27	Antoine Palatis	Cividale del Friuli, Italy	W 8
- May 19	Vladimir Virchis	Hamburg, Germany	L 12
(For European Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 21	Zoltan Peto	Mantova, Italy	TKO 1
2008
+ May 16	Paul Butlin	Torino, Italy	KO 2
- July 4	Sinan Samil Sam	Ankara, Italy	L 12
(For vacant European Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 19	Matt Skelton	Milano, Italy	TKO by 10
(For vacant European Heavyweight Title)
2009
+ Mar. 7	Tomasz Zeprzalka	Gorizia, Italy	TKO 3
- Dec. 18	Albert Sosnowski	Bethnal Green, England	L 12
(For vacant European Heavyweight Title)
2010
- Jan. 30	Claus Bertino	Aarhus, Denmark	L 8
- June 26	Alexander Ustinov	Odessa, Ukraine	L 12
(For EBA Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 18	Kubrat Pulev	Berlin, Germany	L 8
2011
+ July 15	Gabor Farkas	Monfalcone, Italy	W 6
+ Sept. 9	Sandor Balogh	Manzano, Italy	W 6
- Dec. 16	Matteo Modugno	Rezzato, Italy	L 10
(Lost Italian Heavyweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 39, Won: 28 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 11 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0