Record details

Michele PICCIRILLO

"Gentleman"

Super-Welterweight

Male

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

Club: A.P. Piccirillo

as an amateur:

1987 Bologna, Italian lightweight champion
1988, Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia lightweight gold medal
Wpt 5:0 Manuel Moreno (Esp)
WRsc 2 Jean-Pierre Scigliano (Fra)
Wpt 4:1 Silvio Mezzenga (Hol)
Wpt 5:0 Paolo Corciulo (Ita)
1988, Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament, lightweight gold medal
WRsc 2 Slawomir Marciniak (Pol)
Wpt 5:0 Sean Patterson (Can)
WAbb 2 Jozsef Hegedus (Hun)
1988, Gdansk, Poland, European Junior Championships Lightweight silver medal
Wpt 5:0 Jason Watts (Wal)
WKo 1 Slawomir Marciniak (Pol)
Wpt 5:0 Ferenc Szakalas (Hun)
Lpt 5:0 Magomed Shaburov (Urs)
1988 Viareggio e Lucca, Italian super-lightweight champion
1989, Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
Wpt 5:0 Dogan Colak (Tur)
Wpt 5:0 Marek Kozak (Pol)
Wpt 5:0 Hristo Furnigov (Bul)
1989, Athens, Greece, European Championships super-lightweight
Lpt 4:1 Dariusz Czernij (Pol)
1989, Moscow, Soviet Union, World Championships super-lightweight
Wpt 21:11 Marc Leduc (Can)
Lpt 21:12 Enkhbat Nergui (Mgl)
1989 Salerno, Italian super-lightweight champion
1990, Reno, Nevada and St Louis, Missouri, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 63,5 kg
Wpt 2:1 Skipper Kelp
Wpt 3:0 Terron Millett
1990, Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
WAbb 3 Joaquin Martin Ferrero (Esp)
Wpt 4:1 Vasile Morovan (Rom)
Wpt 5:0 Jose Antonio Sole (Esp)
1990 Saint Vincent, Italian super-lightweight champion
1991, Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia super-lightweight gold medal
Wpt 5:0 Andreas Zuelow (Ger)
Wko 1 Ledenczki (Hun)
Wpt 4:1 Lajos Kangli (Hun)
1991 Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships super-lightweight bronze medal
Wpt 32:11 Neil Gough (Irl)
WRsc 3 Stamatios Kolethras (Gre)
Lpt 19:11 Andreas Zuelow (Ger)
1991 Athens, Greece, Mediterranean Games super-lightweight silver medal
Final: Lpt Mayen Khanji (Syr)
1991, Napoli, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA
Wpt Shane Mosley
1991 Sydney World Sr Championships Super-Lightweight
Lpt Vernon Forrest (USA) 15-33
1992 San Pellegrino (Ita) Olympic Qualifying
Tournament Super-Lightweight gold medal
Wpt Zelijko Rastovic (Cro)
Wpt Neil Gough (Ire)
Wpt Peter Richardson (Eng)
Wpt Jiry Kjaell (Fin)
final: W W/o Laszlo Szuecs (Hun) withdrew
1992 Crema Olympic warm-up tourney super-lightweight gold medal
Wpt Nordine Mouchi (Fra), Final: Joerg Heidendreich (Ger) 12-5
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Super-Lightweight
Wpt Anushirvan Nourian (Irn)
Lpt Jyri Kiäll (Fin)

Amateur Results


1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Feb. 6	Brian Geraghty	Dublin, Ireland	WPTS

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ Mar. 11	Manuel Moreno (PAN)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 12	Jean-Pierre Scigliano (FRA)	Mestre, Italy	WRSC 2
+ Mar. 13	Silvio Mezzenga	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 4:1
+ Mar. 14	Paolo Corciulo	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Trofeo Italia Junior Tournament gold medal, 60 kg
+ June 3	Slawomir Marciniak	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WRSC 2
+ June 4	Sean Patterson	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ June 6	Jozsef Hegedus	Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy	WAB 2
Gdansk, Poland, European Junior Championships silver medal, 60 kg
+ Aug. 9	Jason Watts (WAL)	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 11	Sławomir Marciniak (POL)	Gdansk, Poland	WKO 1
+ Aug. 13	Ferenc Szakalas (HUN)	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
- Aug. 14	Magomed Shaburov (URS)	Gdansk, Poland	LPTS 5:0

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63,5 kg
+ Mar. 9	Dogan Colak	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 10	Marek Kozak	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 11	Hristo Furnigov (BUL)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Athens, Greece, European Championships Preliminaries, 63,500 kg
- May 29	Dariusz Czernij (POL)	Athens, Greece	LPTS 4:1

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Reno, Nevada and St Louis, Missouri, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 63,5 kg
+ Feb. 3	Skipper Kelp (USA)	Reno, Nevada	WPTS 2:1
+ Feb. 6	Terron Millett (USA)	St Louis, Missouri	WPTS 3:0
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63,5 kg
+ Mar. 7	Joaquin Martin Ferrero	Mestre, Italy	WAB 3
+ Mar. 9	Vasile Morovan	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 4:1
+ Mar. 10	Jose Antonio Sole (ESP)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Eger, Hungary, Istvan Dobo Tournament gold medal, 63,500 kg
+ Oct. 15	Laszlo Szucs (HUN)	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 3:2

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 63,5 kg
+ Mar. 5	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	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	WRSC 3
- May 10	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	Gothenburg, Sweden	LPTS 19:11
Sydney, Australia, World Championships preliminaries, 63,5 kg
- Nov. 16	Vernon Forrest (GEO)	Sydney , Australia	LPTS 33:15

1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
San Pellegrino, Italy, European Olympic Qualifications winner, 63,5 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 (FIN)	San Pellegrino, Italy	WPTS 10:3
+ Mar. 29	Laszlo Szucs (HUN)	San Pellegrino, Italy	WWO
Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games preliminaries, 63,5 kg
+ July 30	Anoushirvan Nourian	Barcelona, Spain	WPTS 23:5
- Aug. 2	Jyri Kjall (FIN)	Barcelona, Spain	LPTS 12:5

Professional record


1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Dec. 18	Valery Monahov	Ponte San Giovanni, Italy	TKO 5

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 13	Cory Spinks	Campione d’Italia, Italy	W 12
(Won vacant IBF Welterweight Title)

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Aug. 13	Ricardo Mayorga	Chicago, Illinois	L 12
(For vacant WBC Super-Welterweight Title)

2006
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 16	Patrik Hruska	Torino, Italy	W 6
+ July 18	Janos Petrovics	Civitanova Marche, Italy	W 6

2009
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 6	Jamie Moore	Wigan, England	KO by 3
(For vacant European Super-Welterweight Title)