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Silvio Branco

Silvio Branco (born 26 August 1966) is an Italian former professional boxer of Romani origin.

Silvio Branco
Born
Silvio Branco

(1966-08-26) August 26, 1966 (age 57)
Civitavecchia, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesIl Barbaro
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (184 cm)
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights77
Wins63
Wins by KO37
Losses11
Draws3
No contests0

Career edit

1992 he was outpointed by undefeated southpaw Agostino Cardamone for the Italian middleweight title. When Cardamone vacated he could win the vacant crown later. He challenged undefeated Richie Woodhall for the European title but was taken apart and KOd. 1996 he beat respected contender Thomas Tate and won hereby the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. He faced Cardamone twice more and lost both fights.

One division higher he controversially outpointed Glen Johnson and upset Robin Reid in England. He got a super middleweight IBF title fight but lost a lopsided decision against Sven Ottke.[1]

He went up again in 2003 and lost a bid for the vacant European light heavy title against southpaw Stipe Drviš. Later the same year Mehdi Sahnoune who had won the vacant WBA title looked for an easy challenger and was sensationally KOd by Branco. He lost the title 2004 in his very next fight against veteran Fabrice Tiozzo and also lost a second European title bid to Thomas Ulrich by KO.

He defeated Puerto Rican puncher Manny Siaca on Thursday 27 July 2006 to win the WBA interim light-heavyweight championship. When Tiozzo laid down his title on 19 October 2006, Silvio Branco became again the full WBA world champion. He lost this title on 28 April 2007 once more against the Croatian boxer Stipe Drviš. Branco lost to WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal in Montreal on 25 September 2009.[2]

Professional boxing record edit

77 fights 63 wins 11 losses
By knockout 37 4
By decision 26 7
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
77 Win 63–11–3   Juho Haapoja TD 10 (12) 06/07/2013   Stadio Comunale Fattori, Civitavecchia, Italy Won WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
76 Loss 62–11–3   Giacobbe Fragomeni UD 12 (12) 15/12/2012   PalaGarda, Riva del Garda, Italy For WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
75 Draw 62–10–3   Giacobbe Fragomeni MD 12 (12) 17/03/2012   PalaRavizza, Pavia, Italy For WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title.
74 Win 62–10–2   Jevgenijs Andrejevs UD 6 08/07/2011   Civitanova Marche, Italy
73 Win 61–10–2   Vincenzo Rossitto UD 12 27/11/2010   Civitavecchia, Italy WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
72 Win 60–10–2   Laszlo Hubert TKO 4 05/02/2010   Fuscaldo, Italy WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
71 Loss 59–10–2   Jean Pascal TKO 10 25/09/2009   Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
70 Win 59–9–2   Zoltan Kallai TKO 4 20/06/2009   Cesano, Italy
69 Win 58–9–2   Roland Horvath TKO 3 10/04/2009   Casoria, Italy
68 Win 57–9–2   Abdelkader Benzinia UD 6 19/04/2008   Bucharest, Romania
67 Win 56–9–2   Peter Venancio TD 9 19/10/2007   Berlin, Germany WBC International/Latino Light Heavyweight Titles.
66 Loss 55–9–2   Stipe Drews UD 12 28/04/2007   Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
65 Win 55–8–2   Manny Siaca UD 12 27/07/2006   Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy WBA interim Light Heavyweight Title.
64 Win 54–8–2   Radek Seman TKO 4 16/12/2005   Milan, Italy
63 Win 53–8–2   Drago Janjusevic TKO 6 17/06/2005   Milan, Italy
62 Win 52–8–2   Zoltán Béres TKO 4 20/05/2005   Santa Marinella, Italy Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the fourth round.
61 Win 51–8–2   Sasha Mitreski TKO 5 21/12/2004   Sabaudia, Italy WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
60 Win 50–8–2   Ramdane Serdjane PTS 10 05/10/2004   Civitavecchia, Italy
59 Loss 49–8–2   Thomas Ulrich KO 11 17/07/2004   Zwickau, Saxony, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title. Branco knocked out at 0:51 of the 11th round.
58 Loss 49–7–2   Fabrice Tiozzo MD 12 20/03/2004   Lyon, Rhône, France WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
57 Win 49–6–2   Mehdi Sahnoune TKO 11 10/10/2003   Palais des Sports de Marseille, France WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
56 Win 48–6–2   Raul Esteban Barreto TKO 5 22/07/2003   Pavia, Italy
55 Win 47–6–2   Zoltán Béres TKO 5 31/05/2003   Civitavecchia, Italy
54 Loss 46–6–2   Stipe Drews UD 12 08/02/2003   Neukoeln, Berlin, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
53 Win 46–5–2   Anton Lascek KO 1 24/11/2002   Rijeka, Croatia
52 Win 45–5–2   Ramdane Serdjane PTS 6 13/04/2002   Campione d'Italia, Italy
51 Win 44–5–2   Juergen Hartenstein KO 1 09/02/2002   Civitavecchia, Italy IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
50 Win 43–5–2   Julien Chamayou PTS 6 17/11/2001   Civitavecchia, Italy
49 Win 42–5–2   Yohan Gimenez PTS 6 20/10/2001   Trieste, Italy
48 Win 41–5–2   Didier Poujol KO 1 28/04/2001   Civitavecchia, Italy
47 Loss 40–5–2   Sven Ottke UD 12 16/12/2000   Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany IBF Super Middleweight Title.
46 Win 40–4–2   Robin Reid UD 12 24/06/2000   Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland WBU World Super Middleweight Title.
45 Win 39–4–2   Glen Johnson UD 12 15/04/2000   Padua, Italy WBU World Super Middleweight Title.
44 Win 38–4–2   Marco Antonio Duarte UD 6 20/11/1999   Sabaudia, Italy
43 Win 37–4–2   Patrick Swann PTS 6 26/06/1999   Benevento, Italy
42 Win 36–4–2   Anthony Ivory PTS 8 15/05/1999   Capo d'Orlando, Italy
41 Loss 35–4–2   Agostino Cardamone UD 12 27/03/1999   Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
40 Loss 35–3–2   Agostino Cardamone KO 10 18/12/1998   Brindisi, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
39 Win 35–2–2   Anthony Andrews TKO 8 22/08/1998   Calatafimi, Italy WBU World Middleweight Title.
38 Win 34–2–2   Rogerio Cacciatore UD 12 27/06/1998   Messina, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
37 Win 33–2–2   Darren Maciunski UD 12 17/12/1997   Calatafimi, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
36 Win 32–2–2   Gustavo Francisco Freda TKO 6 28/08/1997   Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the sixth round.
35 Win 31–2–2   Ricardo Raul Nunez TKO 10 12/06/1997   Giulianova, Italy WBU Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the tenth round.
34 Win 30–2–2   Verno Phillips UD 12 13/02/1997   Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
33 Win 29–2–2   Thomas Tate UD 12 12/09/1996   Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Middleweight Title.
32 Win 28–2–2   Csaba Olah TKO 4 08/08/1996   San Mango d'Aquino, Italy
31 Draw 27–2–2   Rodney Toney PTS 12 02/05/1996   Civitavecchia, Italy WBU Super Middleweight Title.
30 Win 27–2–1   Jozsef Zoltan Nagy KO 1 20/01/1996   Marsala, Italy
29 Win 26–2–1   Luis Dionisio Barrera TKO 12 30/11/1995   Frosinone, Italy IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title.
28 Win 25–2–1   Alexander Zaitsev PTS 12 02/08/1995   Erice, Italy IBF Intercontinental Middleweight Title.
27 Loss 24–2–1   Richie Woodhall TKO 9 22/02/1995   Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom EBU Middleweight Title.
26 Win 24–1–1   Miguel Angel Arroyo PTS 12 14/10/1994   Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina WBC International Middleweight Title.
25 Win 23–1–1   Ivano Biagi KO 1 29/06/1994   Follonica, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
24 Win 22–1–1   Stefano Pompilio KO 1 05/03/1994   Grosseto, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
23 Win 21–1–1   Giovanni De Marco TKO 3 29/12/1993   Capo d'Orlando, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
22 Win 20–1–1   Luigi De Cicilia TKO 3 20/08/1993   Civitavecchia, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
21 Win 19–1–1   Horace Fleary PTS 6 16/04/1993   Rome, Italy
20 Win 18–1–1   Patrice Cord'Homme PTS 6 20/01/1993   Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie, France
19 Win 17–1–1   Tomas Negro Garcia KO 1 25/09/1992   Voghera, Italy
18 Loss 16–1–1   Agostino Cardamone PTS 12 01/02/1992   Civitavecchia, Italy Italy Middleweight Title.
17 Win 16–0–1   Larry McCall KO 1 21/11/1991   Perugia, Italy
16 Win 15–0–1   Erich Ecker KO 2 05/07/1991   Civitavecchia, Italy
15 Win 14–0–1   Ian Chantler KO 2 15/05/1991   Montichiari, Italy
14 Win 13–0–1   Ray Webb PTS 8 27/03/1991   Mestre, Italy
13 Win 12–0–1   Samuel Isiko KO 2 16/11/1990   Piove di Sacco, Italy
12 Win 11–0–1   Eric Taton KO 2 15/10/1990   Milan, Italy
11 Win 10–0–1   Abdel Bejaoui KO 3 25/05/1990   Tunis, Tunisia
10 Win 9–0–1   Libema Nzua PTS 6 29/01/1990   Milan, Italy
9 Draw 8–0–1   Judas Clottey PTS 8 09/12/1989   Teramo, Italy
8 Win 8–0   Bechir Chaarane KO 2 14/10/1989   Catanzaro, Italy
7 Win 7–0   Jimmy Gourad KO 3 21/07/1989   Tarquinia, Italy
6 Win 6–0   Young Gully KO 2 10/06/1989   Civitavecchia, Italy
5 Win 5–0   Alfredo Reyes KO 1 25/05/1989   Rozzano, Italy
4 Win 4–0   Patrick Delacourt KO 1 14/04/1989   Milan, Italy
3 Win 3–0   Xhafer Vishaj PTS 6 30/12/1988   Civitavecchia, Italy
2 Win 2–0   Piero Spadaccini KO 6 15/09/1988   Milan, Italy
1 Win 1–0   Philip Houthoofdt KO 5 14/07/1988   Milan, Italy

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Silvio Branco: 45 and Fighting to Stay Relevant". Bad left hook. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ "Pascal Stops Branco in Ten, Diaconu Rematch Next". Boxingscene. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

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Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Dana Rosenblatt 		WBU Middleweight champion
September 12, 1996 – December 18, 1998
Vacated 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Nordin ben Salah 		WBU Super middleweight champion
April 15, 2000 – 2000
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Eric Teymour
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light heavyweight champion
October 10, 2003 – March 20, 2004
Regular title from November 8, 2003 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Richard Hall 		WBA light heavyweight champion
Interim title
July 27, 2006 – October 19, 2006
Promoted 		Vacant
Title next held by
Felix Valera
Preceded byRetired WBA light heavyweight champion
October 19, 2006 – April 28, 2007 		Succeeded by
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