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Francesco Damiani

Heavyweight

Male
Italy, Bagnacavallo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna
Born: 4 October 1958, Bagnacavallo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Height: 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,88
Weight: 226, 230, 234 lbs

Club: Societą Lughese

as an amateur:



1976 Roma, Italian Novice B Championships heavyweight winner
1978 Castelfranco Veneto, Italian Championships heavyweight winner
1979 Fano, Italian Championships heavyweight winner
1980 Terracina, Italian Championships heavyweight winner
1981 Tampere, Finland, European Championships super-heavyweight gold medal
1982 Munich, Germany, World Championships super-heavyweight silver medal
1983 Varna, Bulgaria, European Championships super-heavyweight gold medal
1984 Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games super-heavyweight silver medal

Amateur fights summary: 77 contests: won 67, lost 9, draw 1
(W/WO not counted)


Amateur Results

 
1976
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Roma, Italy, Italian National Novice B Championships winner, +81 kg
+ June 3Svezia Roma, Italy WPTS 3
+ June 5 Guido Trane (ITA)Roma, Italy WPTS 3
+ July 10Soldo Lugo, Italy WPTS 3
- Sept. 18 Guido Trane (ITA)Brindisi, Italy LPTS 3
+ Oct. 2Latini Perugia, Italy WPTS 3
+ Oct. 16 Franco Federici (ITA)Roma, Italy WAB 2
+ Oct. 24Baggio Lugo, Italy WKO 3
+ Nov. 5Paloni Faenza, Italy WPTS 3
+ Dec. 3 Roberto Sammuri (ITA)Faenza, Italy WPTS 3
 
1977
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Dec. 2 Guido Trane (ITA)Lugo, Italy WPTS 3
 
1978
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Mar. 17Ruberti Lugo, Italy WPTS 3
= June 17Chiacchierini Ladispoli, Italy Draw 3
Chieti, Italy, Dual Match Abruzzo Regional Team vs Baden-Württemberg Team, +81 kg
+ July 29Bogdanski Chieti, Italy WPTS 3
Bergamo, Italy, Italian Interregional Tournament winner, +81 kg
+ Sept. 8 Franco Federici (ITA)Bergamo, Italy WAB 1
+ Sept. 9Luigi Lomuscio Bergamo, Italy WPTS 3
Port Said, Egypt, Suez Canal Tournament winner, +81 kg
+ Oct. 14Ghonein Port Said, Egypt WPTS 3
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Nov. 9Barbieri Castelfranco Veneto, Italy WTKO 1
+ Nov. 11 Renato Mosella (ITA)Castelfranco Veneto, Italy WKO 2
 
1979
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ May 18Alfred Voltine Viareggio, Italy WPTS 3
Split, Yugoslavia, Mediterranean Games bronze medal, +81 kg
- Sept. 20 Dominique Nato (FRA)Split, Yugoslavia LPTS 3
Fano, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Nov. 27 Guido Trane (ITA)Fano, Italy WPTS 3
+ Nov. 29Luigi Lomuscio Fano, Italy WAB 1
+ Dec. 2 Roberto Sammuri (ITA)Fano, Italy WPTS 3
Carrara and Grosseto, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs France, +81 kg
- Dec. 20 Dominique Nato (FRA)Carrara, Italy LPTS 3
+ Dec. 23Alfred Voltine Grosseto, Italy WPTS 3
 
1980
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Latina and Campobasso, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Tunisia, +81 kg
+ Feb. 21Jacoubi Latina, Italy WPTS 3
+ Feb. 23Jacoubi Campobasso, Italy WPTS 3
Saint-Nazaire, France, French Open Tournament gold medal, +81 kg
+ Mar. 23Herczog Saint-Nazaire, France WPTS 3
+ Mar. 25 Dominique Nato (FRA)Saint-Nazaire, France WPTS 3
+ Mar. 29 Teodor Pirjol (OMA)Saint-Nazaire, France WPTS 3
Roma, Italy, Cittą di Roma Tournament gold medal, +81 kg
+ Apr. 23 Ben Tiben (NED)Roma, Italy WTKO 1
+ Apr. 25Jacoubi Roma, Italy WPTS 3
Moscow, Russia, Olympic Games quarter-finals, +81 Kg
+ July 25 Teodor Pirjol (OMA)Moscow, Soviet Union WPTS 4:1
- July 30 Petr Zayev Moscow, Soviet Union LPTS 5:0
Terracina, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Nov. 11Ponza Terracina, Italy WWO
+ Nov. 13 Biagio Chianese (ITA)Terracina, Italy WTKO-I 2
+ Nov. 15 Roberto Sammuri (ITA)Terracina, Italy WTKO 1
 
1981
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Orvieto, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, +81 kg
+ Feb. 25Carr Orvieto, Italy WAB 2
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament bronze medal, +81 kg
+ Mar. 4Marek Palucki Mestre, Italy WPTS 3
- Mar. 6 Juergen Fanghaenel (GER)Mestre, Italy LPTS 3
Perigueux, France, French Open Tournament gold medal, +81 kg
+ Mar. 27 Dominique Nato (FRA)Perigueux, France WPTS 3
+ Mar. 28Iounis Hristou Perigueux, France WAB 2
Tampere, Finland, European Championships gold medal, +91 Kg
+ May 7 Artur Laburda (SVK)Tampere, Finland WTKO 2
+ May 8 Ulli Kaden (GER)Tampere, Finland WPTS 5:0
+ May 10 Vyacheslav Yakovlev (RUS)Tampere, Finland WPTS 5:0
Orvieto, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, +81 kg
+ June 12Arms Orvieto, Italy WAB 2
- Oct. 25 Peter Hussing (GER)Munich, West Germany LPTS 3
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dual Match Brazil vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Dec. 12 Adilson Rodrigues (BRA)Sao Paulo, Brazil WTKO 1
 
1982
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Jakarta, Indonesia, President's Cup gold medal, +81 kg
+ Feb. 5Krismanto Jakarta, Indonesia WTKO 3
+ Feb. 6 Alexander Miroshnichenko (KAZ)Jakarta, Indonesia WPTS
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 13Hasan Kaya Mestre, Italy WTKO 1
+ Mar. 15Esmail Ahmed Mestre, Italy WTKO 1
Munich, Germany, World Championships silver medal, +91 Kg
+ May 11 Teofilo Stevenson (CUB)Munich, West Germany WPTS 5:0
+ May 13 Petar Stoymenov (BUL)Munich, West Germany WPTS 5:0
- May 15 Tyrell Biggs (USA)Munich, West Germany LPTS 4:1
Narni, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Hungary, +91 kg
+ Sept. 15Konya Narni, Italy WAB 2
Tampere, Finland, Tammer Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Oct. 22Hristo Jamboliev Tampere, Finland WTKO 1
+ Oct. 24 Valery Abadzhyan (RUS)Tampere, Finland WPTS 5:0
Montreal, Canada, Dual Match Canada vs Italy, +91 kg
+ Dec. 21 Willie de Wit (CAN)Montreal, Canada WPTS 3:2
Ravennai, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, +91 kg
+ Dec. 26Arms Ravenna, Italy WPTS 3
 
1983
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 7Derrik Mair Mestre, Italy WPTS
+ Mar. 10 Ferenc Somodi (HUN)Mestre, Italy WKO 2
+ Mar. 12 Olaf Mayer (AUT)Mestre, Italy WWO
Varna, Bulgaria, European Championships gold medal, +91 Kg
+ May 11Istvan Levai Varna, Bulgaria WPTS 5:0
+ May 13 Petar Stoymenov (BUL)Varna, Bulgaria WPTS 5:0
+ May 15 Ulli Kaden (GER)Varna, Bulgaria WWO
Roma, Italy, World Cup gold medal, +91 kg
+ Oct. 18Willie Isangura Roma, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 20 Ulli Kaden (GER)Roma, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 22 Craig Payne (USA)Roma, Italy WPTS 4:1
 
1984
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 20 Biagio Chianese (ITA)Lugo, Italy WPTS 3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, International Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Feb. 24Emilov Belgrade, Yugoslavia WPTS 2
+ Feb. 26Rudonic Belgrade, Yugoslavia WTKO-I 2
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 13 Olaf Mayer (AUT)Mestre, Italy WTKO 2
+ Mar. 15Marek Palucki Mestre, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 17 Ferenc Somodi (HUN)Mestre, Italy WWO
Los Angeles, California, AIBA Challenge Matches, +91 kg
- Apr. 13 Tyrell Biggs (USA)Los Angeles, California LPTS
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ June 6Hrisidis Athens, Greece WTKO 2
+ June 7 Olaf Mayer (AUT)Athens, Greece WPTS
+ June 9 Ikomoniya Botowamungo (AUT)Athens, Greece WWO
Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games silver medal, +91 Kg
+ Aug. 8Willie Isangura Los Angeles, California WRSCH 2
+ Aug. 9 Robert Wells Los Angeles, California WRSC 3
- Aug. 11 Tyrell Biggs (USA)Los Angeles, California LPTS 4:1

 

Professional record

 
1985
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 5 Allou GobePerugia, ItalyTKO 3
+ Mar. 8 George ButzbachModena, ItalyTKO 2
+ Apr. 20 Dragomir PopovicCeriale, ItalyTKO 6
+ May 17 Larry RobersonStateline, United StatesTKO 1
+ June 29 Walter SantemoreBellaria, ItalyW 6
+ July 13 Rick KellarAtlantic City, United StatesTKO 1
+ Sept. 28 Felipe RodriguezSassari, ItalyTKO 5
 
1986
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 31 Bobby CrabtreeAbbiategrasso, ItalyTKO 6
+ Feb. 14 Tom TrimmMilano, ItalyKO 2
+ Apr. 2 Mike PerkinsTotowa, United StatesTKO 5
+ May 30 Danny SuttonAbano Terme, ItalyTKO 7
+ July 4 Donnie LongPorlezza, ItalyKO 2
+ Sept. 19 Rocky SekorskiLerici, ItalyW 10
+ Nov. 14 Kevin P PorterSan Giuseppe Vesuviano, ItalyTKO 5
+ Dec. 19 Rodney SmithAncona, ItalyTKO 2
 
1987
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 14 Eddie GreggLucca, ItalyTKO 1
(Won vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title)
+ Apr. 11 James BroadBologna, ItalyW 10
+ July 11 Eddie RichardsonCorsico, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 9 Anders EklundAosta, ItalyKO 6
(Won European Heavyweight Title)
 
1988
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 22 Dorcey GaymonAtlantic City, United StatesTKO 4
+ Apr. 22 John EmmenMilano, ItalyTKO 3
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 29 Tyrell BiggsMilano, ItalycTKO 5
+ Dec. 17 Manfred JassmannSassari, ItalyKO 3
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
 
1989
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ May 6 Johnny DuPlooySiracusa, ItalyKO 3
(Won inaugural WBO Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 16 Daniel Eduardo NetoCesena, ItalyTKO 2
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
 
1990
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ June 2 Tony MorrisonSalice Terme, ItalyKO 3
+ Oct. 20 Everett MartinCesena, ItalyKO 2
 
1991
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- Jan. 11 Ray MercerAtlantic City, United StatesKO by 9
(Lost WBO Heavyweight Title)
 
1992
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Mar. 7 Frankie SwindellFano, ItalyW 8
+ Apr. 22 Michael GreerEast Rutherford, United StatesKO 1
+ Sept. 12 Greg PageLas Vegas, United StatesW 10
 
1993
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- Apr. 23 Oliver McCallMemphis, United StatesTKO by 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 32, Won: 30 (24 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0