Matteo Signani | |
|---|---|
 2020 | |
| Born | 5 June 1979 Cesena, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Il Giaguaro (The Jaguar) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [2] | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Website | https://www.matteosignani.com |
Matteo Signani (born 5 June 1979) [1] is an Italian professional boxer who has held the European middleweight title since 2019.
Signani made his professional debut on 1 April 2007, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Christian Nichitilea at the Palasport in Rimini, Italy. [3]
After compiling a record of 4–2–1 (3 KOs), he defeated Carlo De Novellis via unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant Italian interim middleweight title on 12 July 2008, in Sequals. [4] Signani challenged for the full Italian title three months later, losing via majority decision (MD) against reigning champion Gaetano Nespro on 31 October in Savignano sul Rubicone. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 in favour of Nespro while the third scored even at 95–95. [5]
Following three more victories in 2009–Fares Sawaneh via points decision (PTS) in April; Mugurel Sebe by disqualification (DQ) in June; and Abdelouahed Ben Lelly via PTS in December [6] [7] [8] –Signani made a second attempt at the Italian title in a rematch against Nespro on 29 January 2010, at the Seven Sporting Club in Savignano sul Rubicone. Nespro suffered a cut above his eyebrow in the third round, with the referee deeming the cause to be from a legal punch. The bout was allowed to continue after the ringside doctor inspected the cut. The cut reopened in the eighth round, prompting the ringside doctor called a halt to the contest, awarding Signani the Italian title via eighth-round TKO. [9] He made four defences before losing the title against Simone Rotolo via tenth-round TKO on 2 March 2012, in Savignano sul Rubicone. [10] Signani bounced back with three victories before capturing the Italian title for a second time, defeating Stefano Loriga by UD on 27 July 2013, in Castel Volturno, with the judges' scorecards reading 97–89, 97–92 and 95–94. [11]
After a PTS victory against Goran Milenkovic in a non-title fight in December, [12] Signani faced Istvan Szili for the vacant European Union middleweight title on 2 May 2014, in Gatteo. Both boxers suffered cuts resulting from an accidental clash of heads in the second round. Szili's cut worsened in the third, prompting the referee to call in the ringside doctor. Following an examination, the doctor determined the cut was too severe to allow the fight to continue, bringing a premature end to the contest via technical decision to leave the European Union title vacant. [13] Signani made a second attempt at the title on 6 December, facing Ahmed Rifaie at the Palazzo Congressi in Bellaria. In a fight which saw Signani receive a point deduction in the seventh round for illegal use of the head, he dropped his opponent to the canvas in the twelfth and final round. Signani emerged victorious via UD, with one judge scoring the bout 118–110 while the other two scored it 116–110. [14]
His next fight came against Rafael Sosa Pintos for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title on 8 August 2015, in Gatteo. The contest was halted in the eighth round after Pintos suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads, awarding Signani a TKO victory to capture his third professional title. [15]
He scored a TKO victory against Alexander Bojic in a non-title fight in February 2016, [16] before facing Emanuele Blandamura for the vacant European middleweight title on 3 December at the Palasport in Colleferro. Signani suffered the fifth defeat of his career, losing via split decision (SD) over twelve rounds, with one judge scoring the bout 115–113 in favour of Signani while the other two scored it 117–111 and 115–114 for Blandamura. [17] [18]
After bouncing back with two victories, he defeated Riccardo Lecca via ninth-round TKO on 12 August 2018, capturing the vacant IBF Latino middleweight title in Gatteo. [19]
Three fights later, and in his second attempt, he captured the vacant European title with a SD victory against Gevorg Khatchikian on 11 October 2019, at the PalaTrento in Trento. Two judges scored the bout 116–112 and 115–113 in favour of Signani, while the third judge scored it 115–114 for Khatchikian. [20] In January 2020, it was announced that Signani would make the first defence of his title against Maxime Beaussire on 21 March. [21] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bout was postponed twice, and eventually took place on 10 October in Caen, France. [22] [23] Signani retained his title with a second-round knockout (KO) victory. [24]
| 38 fights | 30 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 17 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Win | 30–5–3 |  Maxime Beaussire | TKO | 2 (12), 1:40 | 10 Oct 2020 | Palais des Sports, Caen, France | Retained European middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 29–5–3 |  Gevorg Khatchikian | UD | 12 | 11 Oct 2019 |  PalaTrento, Trento, Italy | Won vacant European middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 28–5–3 |  Frane Radnic | PTS | 6 | 26 Apr 2019 | Tuscany Hall, Florence, Italy | |
| 35 | Win | 27–5–3 |  Nikola Matic | PTS | 6 | 1 Dec 2018 | Cesenatico, Italy | |
| 34 | Win | 26–5–3 | Riccardo Lecca | UD | 9 (10), 1:31 | 12 Aug 2018 | Gatteo, Italy | Won vacant IBF Latino middleweight title |
| 33 | Win | 25–5–3 |  Predrag Cvetkovic | TKO | 4 (6), 1:46 | 24 Mar 2018 | Gio Boxe Gym, San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy | |
| 32 | Win | 24–5–3 |  Anatoli Hunanyan | PTS | 6 | 9 Jun 2017 | Biki Disco Dinner, Cattolica, Italy | |
| 31 | Loss | 23–5–3 | Emanuele Blandamura | SD | 12 | 3 Dec 2016 | Palasport, Colleferro, Italy | For vacant European middleweight title |
| 30 | Win | 23–4–3 | Alexander Bojic | TKO | 6 (6) | 6 Feb 2016 | Coriano, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 22–4–3 |  Rafael Sosa Pintos | UD | 8 (12), 1:02 | 8 Aug 2015 | PalaG, Gatteo, Italy | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 21–4–3 | Ahmed Rifaie | UD | 12 | 6 Dec 2014 | Palazzo Congressi, Bellaria, Italy | Won vacant European Union middleweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 20–4–3 |  Istvan Szili | TD | 3 (12) | 2 May 2014 | PalaSidermec, Gatteo, Italy | Won vacant European Union middleweight title; Szili unable to continue after a cut from an accidental head clash |
| 26 | Win | 20–4–2 | Goran Milenkovic | PTS | 6 | 21 Dec 2013 | Bellaria, Italy | |
| 25 | Win | 19–4–2 | Stefano Loriga | UD | 10 | 26 Jul 2013 | Ristorante Villa La Tortuga, Castel Volturno, Italy | Won vacant Italian middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 18–4–2 | Attila Kiss | TKO | 6 (6) | 14 Jun 2013 | Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | |
| 23 | Win | 17–4–2 |  Reward Marti | TKO | 6 (6) | 27 Apr 2013 | Seven Sporting Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | |
| 22 | Win | 16–4–2 | Ferenc Sárközi | DQ | 2 (6) | 12 Jul 2012 | Rimini, Italy | |
| 21 | Loss | 15–4–2 | Simone Rotolo | UD | 10 (10), 2:03 | 2 Mar 2012 | Seven Sporting Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | Lost Italian middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 15–3–2 |  Ruslans Pojonisevs | PTS | 6 | 18 Dec 2011 | Rimini, Italy | |
| 19 | Win | 14–3–2 | Attila Kiss | PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 2011 | Palasport, Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy | |
| 18 | Win | 13–3–2 | Lorenzo Cosseddu | UD | 10 | 26 Aug 2011 | Piazza Costa, Cesenatico, Italy | Retained Italian middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 12–3–2 | Martin Owono | PTS | 6 | 25 Jun 2011 | Porto, Imperia, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 11–3–2 | Gaetano Nespro | UD | 10 | 8 Apr 2011 | Seven Sporting Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | Retained Italian middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 10–3–2 | Giovanni De Carolis | UD | 10 | 5 Nov 2010 | Piazzo Dello Sport, Cesena, Italy | Retained Italian middleweight title |
| 14 | Draw | 9–3–2 | Lorenzo Cosseddu | TD | 2 (10) | 11 Jun 2010 | Piazza Cavour, Levanto, Italy | Retained Italian middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 9–3–1 | Gaetano Nespro | TKO | 8 (10) | 29 Jan 2010 | Seven Sporting Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | Won Italian middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 8–3–1 | Abdelouahed Ben Lelly | PTS | 4 | 26 Dec 2009 | Palahockey, Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 7–3–1 |  Mugurel Sebe | DQ | 4 (6) | 13 Jun 2009 | Piazza Saffi, Forlì, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 6–3–1 | Fares Sawaneh | PTS | 6 | 26 Apr 2009 | Palestra Boni, Mantua, Italy | |
| 9 | Loss | 5–3–1 | Gaetano Nespro | MD | 10 | 31 Oct 2008 | Seven Sporting Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy | For Italian middleweight title |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Carlo De Novellis | UD | 10 | 12 Jul 2008 | Sequals, Italy | Won vacant Italian interim middleweight title |
| 7 | Draw | 4–2–1 | Stefano Loriga | TD | 1 (6) | 9 May 2008 | Palasport Fabrizio Meoni, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy | |
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Carlos De Novellis | PTS | 6 | 21 Mar 2008 | Ceccano, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Antal Kubicsek | KO | 3 (6) | 9 Mar 2008 | Rimini, Italy | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 |  Ali Chakiev | PTS | 6 | 22 Feb 2008 | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Vincenzo Zarbo | SD | 6 | 26 Dec 2007 | Palahockey, Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ioan Florin | TKO | 1 (6) | 10 Aug 2007 | Piaza Anco Marzio, Rome, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Christian Nichitilea | TKO | 2 (6) | 1 Apr 2007 | Palasport, Rimini, Italy | |
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