Fabio Turchi Explained

Fabio Turchi
Nickname:The Stone Crusher
Weight:Cruiserweight
Height:6 ft 2 in
Reach:70 in
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:24 July 1993
Birth Place:Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Style:Southpaw
Total:26
Wins:23
Ko:16
Losses:3

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]

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for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 26 April 2019.[12] On 22 April, it was revealed that Enbom had withdrawn from the bout due to an undisclosed reason, and was replaced by Sami Enbom.[13] Turchi won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the Finnish boxer at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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss20–2 Richard RiakporheTKO2 (12) 11 Jun 2022
21Win20–1 Vukasin ObradovicTKO1 (6)11 Dec 2021
20Win19–1 Dylan BregeonUD1216 Apr 2021
19Win18–1 Nikolajs GrisuninsUD1023 Oct 2020
18Loss17–11211 Oct 2019
17Win17–0 Sami EnbomKO1 (12), 26 Apr 2019
16Win16–0 Tony ConquestKO7 (12), 30 Nov 2018
15Win15–0 Yassine HabachiUD66 Jul 2018
14Win14–0 Dario German BalmacedaTKO1 (12), 2 Feb 2018
13Win13–0 Demetrius Banks4 (8), 1 Dec 2017
12Win12–0 Cesar David CrenzKO4 (12), 15 Jul 2017
11Win11–0 Tamas KozmaTKO4 (6), 2 Jun 2017
10Win10–0 Isossa Mondo611 Mar 2017
9Win9–0 Maurizio LovaglioTKO6 (10), 23 Dec 2016
8Win8–0 Arturs KulikauskisUD85 Nov 2016
7Win7–0 Slobodan CulumTKO1 (8)16 Jul 2016
6Win6–0 Jiri Svacina824 Jun 2016
5Win5–0 Toni Visic2 (8), 22 Apr 2016
4Win4–0 Shalva MeleksishviliTKO2 (6)18 Mar 2016
3Win3–0 Marko MartinjakTKO2 (6), 26 Dec 2015
2Win2–0 Gyorgy NovakTKO1 (6)27 Nov 2015
1Win1–0 Adis Dadovic1 (6), 31 Oct 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 August 2017. News: Eubank-Mayweather, Usyk-Huck Tickets, Fabio Turchi. 13 June 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  2. Web site: Redazione Nove da Firenze . Boxe: sul ring i fiorentini Angelo Ardito e Fabio Turchi . nove.firenze.it . 4 February 2022 . 18 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Redazione . Pugilato: Turchi Batte Lovaglio E Diventa Campione Italiano Dei Massimi-leggeri . firenzepost.it . 4 February 2022 . 23 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Armit . Eric . Complete boxing results round up . boxingnewsonline.net . 4 February 2022 . 10 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Redazione Nove da Firenze . Fabio Turchi a Sequals contro Cesar Crenz strizzando l'occhio all'America . nove.firenze.it . 4 February 2022 . 7 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Wbc, Turchi stende Crenz ed è campione Internazionale Silver . pmgsport.it . 4 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Fabio Turchi Vs. Demetrius Banks This Fri. . boxingnews24.com . 4 February 2022 . 29 November 2017.
  8. Web site: 3Kings . Read Deal Boxing: Turchi vs Bans Results and Recap . 3kingsboxing.com . 4 February 2022 . 1 December 2017.
  9. Web site: Villa . Stefano . Boxe, Fabio Turchi vs Dario Balmaceda: Internazionale Silver WBC. Data, programma, orario d'inizio e tv . oasport.it . 4 February 2022 . 30 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Redazione . Boxe: Fabio Turchi Batte L'argentino Balmaceda Al Primo Round Al Mandela Forum Di Firenze . firenzepost.it . 4 February 2022 . 3 February 2018.
  11. Web site: Cullen . Bradley . Fabio Turchi retains WBC belt, stops Tony Conquest in Florence . sportingnews.com . 4 February 2022 . 1 December 2018.
  12. Web site: Fabio Turchi Vs Jean Jacques Olivier Headlines MatchRoom Italy On April 26th . dopeclics.com . 4 February 2022 . 25 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Persson . Per Ake . Fabio Turchi Will Now Face Sami Enbom in Florence, Italy . boxingscene.com . 4 February 2022 . 22 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Cullen . Bradley . Fabio Turchi claims WBC International title with first-round KO over Sami Enbom . sportingnews.com . 4 February 2022 . 28 April 2019.
  15. Web site: Clarke . Andy . Fabio Turchi vs Tommy McCarthy: Everything you need to know about Friday night fight in Italy . skysports.com . 4 February 2022 . 12 October 2019.
  16. Web site: BN Staff . Tommy McCarthy Upsets Turchi on the road . boxingnewsonline.net . 4 February 2022 . 14 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Songalia . Ryan . Fabio Turchi Bloodies Nikolajs Grisunins, Cruises To Decision Win In Milan . ringtv.com . 4 February 2022 . 23 October 2020.
  18. Web site: Lelinwalla . Mark . Fabio Turchi Takes Unanimous Decision In Gutsy Win Over Dylan Bregeon . dazn.com . 4 February 2022 . 17 April 2021.