Paolo Vidoz

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Paolo Vidoz
Born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 53)
Gorizia, Italy
Nationality Italian
Other namesTitanium Jaw
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins28
Wins by KO15
Losses11
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men’s amateur boxing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Super-heavyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Budapest Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Houston Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Tampere Super-heavyweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Super Heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Bari Super Heavyweight
Goodwill Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 New York Super Heavyweight

Paolo Vidoz (born 21 August 1970) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2011 and held the European heavyweight title from 2005 to 2006. As an amateur Vidoz won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in the super-heavyweight bracket, as well as a bronze medal at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2000 European Championships.

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Amateur career

He won Olympic Bronze in 2000 at Super Heavyweight after beating Calvin Brock and Samuel Peter but lost to Audley Harrison.

Amateur highlights

Professional career

His first match was held at Madison Square Garden on 27 January 2001, against Chris Morris. He won the match via knockout at 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the first round.

Vidoz kept up a solid winning streak before encountering Zuri Lawrence, a "journeyman" fighter who, while proficient in his defensive ability, lacks a modicum of talent with regard to hitting his opponents (he has failed to record even a single knockout throughout his 12 years in the ring). Lawrence was able to baffle Vidoz with his slippery movement in the ring and score a unanimous decision after eight rounds.

Vidoz bounced back with his next fight, registering a devastating knockout of Eduardo Sandivares at just under a minute into the fight.

Vidoz dropped out of serious contention with a ninth-round TKO loss to Russian boxer Nicolay Valuev on 9 October 2004 at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany.

On 6 June 2005, Vidoz captured vacant European (EBU) heavyweight title and IBF Inter-Continental title with a split decision over Timo Hoffmann. Vidoz followed this up with a victory over British fighter Michael Sprott, but his "Titanium Jaw" was later checked in a fight in July 2006 against Vladimir Virchis, who beat Vidoz by KO in the sixth.

After his loss to Virchis he rebounded with two more wins against Alexei Osokin and Antoine Palatis before losing to Virchis one more time this time by unanimous decision.

He won two more fights against Zoltan Peto and Paul Butlin, winning both of them by knockout.

He faced Sinan Samil Sam for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title on 4 July 2008, but lost by majority decision. This fight was particularly strange, with the Manager of Samil screaming and bullying the judges at the end of the fight, to obtain a winning decision over Vidoz. He fought Matt Skelton for the vacant EBU European heavyweight title on 19 December 2008. He lost the fight after refusing to come out for round 10. In his most recent fight he defeated Tomasz Zeprzalka by TKO in the fourth round. On 18 December 2009, he fought Albert Sosnowski for the EBU heavyweight title but lost by unanimous decision after twelve rounds.

After his loss to Sosnowski he would go on to lose his next three fights to Claus Bertino, Alexander Ustinov and Kubrat Pulev. All of those losses came by decision.

He would go on to win his next two fights by decision against Gabor Farkas and Sandor Balogh. His most recent fight was on December 16, 2011, where he lost a decision to undefeated Matteo Modugno and has retired after deciding to hang up the gloves following the loss.

Professional boxing record

39 fights28 wins11 losses
By knockout153
By decision138
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
39Loss28–11Matteo ModugnoUD1016 Dec 2011Palazzetto dello Sport, Rezzato, ItalyFor Italian heavyweight title
38Win28–10Sandor BaloghPTS69 Sep 2011 Manzano, Italy
37Win27–10Gabor FarkasPTS615 Jul 2011 Monfalcone, Italy
36Loss26–10 Kubrat Pulev UD818 Dec 2010 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
35Loss26–9 Alexander Ustinov UD1226 Jun 2010Sports Palace, Odesa, UkraineFor EBA heavyweight title
34Loss26–8 Claus Bertino MD830 Jan 2010 NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
33Loss26–7 Albert Sosnowski UD1218 Dec 2009 York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant European heavyweight title
32Win26–6Tomasz ZeprzalkaTKO4 (6)7 Mar 2009Palazzetto dello Sport, Gorizia, Italy
31Loss25–6 Matt Skelton RTD9 (12), 3:0019 Dec 2008PalaLido, Milan, ItalyFor vacant European heavyweight title
30Loss25–5 Sinan Şamil Sam MD124 Jul 2008Bueyuek Anadolu Hotel, Ankara, TurkeyFor vacant European heavyweight title
29Win25–4 Paul Butlin KO2 (6)16 May 2008 PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy
28Win24–4Zoltan PetoTKO1 (6)21 Dec 2007PalaBam, Mantua, Italy
27Loss23–4 Volodymyr Virchis UD1219 May 2007Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyFor European heavyweight title
26Win23–3Antoine PalatisUD827 Jan 2007Palazzetto dello Sport, Cividale del Friuli, Italy
25Win22–3Alexey OsokinUD811 Nov 2006Camisano Vicentino, Veneto, Italy
24Loss21–3 Volodymyr Virchis KO6 (12), 2:1715 Jul 2006 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyLost European heavyweight title
23Win21–2 Cengiz Koç UD1228 Jan 2006 Tempodrom, Berlin, GermanyRetained European heavyweight title
22Win20–2 Michael Sprott UD121 Oct 2005 EWE Arena, Oldenburg, GermanyRetained European heavyweight title
21Win19–2 Timo Hoffmann SD1211 Jun 2005BigBox, Berlin, GermanyWon IBF Intercontinental and vacant European heavyweight titles
20Win18–2Mindaugas KulikauskasTKO3 (6)16 Apr 2005Palazzetto dello Sport, Bergamo, Italy
19Loss17–2 Nikolai Valuev TKO9 (12), 2:339 Oct 2004Messehalle, Erfurt, GermanyFor vacant WBA Intercontinental heavyweight title
18Win17–1Tamer MouradKO2 (6)6 Aug 2004 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
17Win16–1Thierry GuezouliKO3 (6)12 Mar 2004 Camisano Vicentino, Veneto, Italy
16Win15–1Siarhei DychkouPTS86 Feb 2004 Ariano nel Polesine, Veneto, Italy
15Win14–1Ralf PackheiserTKO4 (6)17 Dec 2003Palasport, Bergamo, Italy
14Win13–1Antoine PalatisPTS67 Jun 2003 Casinò di Campione, Trieste, Italy
13Win12–1Eduardo Andres SandivaresKO1 (6), 0:5815 Apr 2003 Palazzetto dello Sport, Piacenza, Italy
12Loss11–1 Zuri Lawrence UD817 Aug 2002 Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11Win11–0Joe LenhartUD626 Jul 2002 Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S.
10Win10–0Alessandro GuniTKO5 (10)19 Apr 2002 Udine, ItalyWon vacant Italian heavyweight title
9Win9–0Craig TomlinsonTKO3 (8), 2:299 Mar 2002 AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
8Win8–0Marco HeinichenKO2 (6)9 Feb 2002 Civitavecchia, Italy
7Win7–0Nicholus NurseUD69 Nov 2001 San Antonio Station, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
6Win6–0Ronnie CopelandTKO4 (6), 0:3728 Sep 2001 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5Win5–0Chris HairstonTKO2 (6)7 Jul 2001 KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0Eduardo Antonio CarranzaUD426 May 2001 Trieste, Italy
3Win3–0Bobby McGrawTKO1 (4), 2:3620 Apr 2001 Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
2Win2–0Marcus JohnsonUD424 Mar 2001 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1Win1–0Chris MorrisKO1 (4), 2:2227 Jan 2001 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

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