Fabio Turchi

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Fabio Turchi
Born (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31)
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesThe Stone Crusher
Statistics
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins23
Wins by KO16
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin Heavyweight
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Singapore Heavyweight
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Baku Heavyweight

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]

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Professional boxing career

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

22 fights20 wins2 losses
By knockout141
By decision61
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss20–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Riakporhe TKO2 (12) 11 Jun 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The SSE Arena Wembley, London, England
21Win20–1 Flag of Serbia.svg Vukasin ObradovicTKO1 (6)11 Dec 2021 Flag of Italy.svg MGM Gym Via Marco D’Agrate, Milan, Italy
20Win19–1 Flag of France.svg Dylan BregeonUD1216 Apr 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Allianz Cloud, Milan, ItalyWon EBU Cruiserweight title
19Win18–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Nikolajs GrisuninsUD1023 Oct 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Allianz Cloud, Milan, ItalyWon vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title
18Loss17–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy McCarthy SD1211 Oct 2019 Flag of Italy.svg PalaTrento, Trento, ItalyLost WBC International cruiserweight title
17Win17–0 Flag of Finland.svg Sami EnbomKO1 (12), 1:1626 Apr 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Tuscany Hall, Florence, ItalyWon vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
16Win16–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Conquest KO7 (12), 0:1630 Nov 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, ItalyRetained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
15Win15–0 Flag of Italy.svg Yassine HabachiUD66 Jul 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy
14Win14–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Dario German BalmacedaTKO1 (12), 2:592 Feb 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, ItalyRetained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
13Win13–0 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrius BanksRTD4 (8), 3:001 Dec 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Strand Ballroom & Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
12Win12–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Cesar David CrenzKO4 (12), 2:0915 Jul 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Piazza Municipale, Sequals, ItalyWon vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
11Win11–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamas KozmaTKO4 (6), 1:232 Jun 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy
10Win10–0 Flag of France.svg Isossa MondoPTS611 Mar 2017 Flag of Italy.svg PalaGiannelli, Siena, Italy
9Win9–0 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio LovaglioTKO6 (10), 1:5523 Dec 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Scandicci, ItalyWon vacant Italian cruiserweight title
8Win8–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Arturs KulikauskisUD85 Nov 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Palasport Mens Sana, Siena, Italy
7Win7–0 Flag of Serbia.svg Slobodan CulumTKO1 (8)16 Jul 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Sequals, Italy
6Win6–0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiri SvacinaUD824 Jun 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, Italy
5Win5–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Toni VisicKO2 (8), 2:2822 Apr 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
4Win4–0 Flag of Georgia.svg Shalva MeleksishviliTKO2 (6)18 Mar 2016 Flag of Italy.svg PalaGoldoni, Vicenza, Italy
3Win3–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Marko MartinjakTKO2 (6), 1:5526 Dec 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Palasport ITI/Palamattioli, Florence, Italy
2Win2–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Gyorgy NovakTKO1 (6)27 Nov 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Scandicci, Italy
1Win1–0 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adis DadovicTKO1 (6), 1:0131 Oct 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Pala Hilton Pharma, Ferrara, Italy

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