Vincenzo Gualtieri
German and Italian boxer (born 1993)
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Vincenzo Gualtieri (born 4 January 1993) is a German-Italian professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title in 2023.
- German
- Italian
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Il Capo ("The Boss") |
| Nationality |
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| Born | 4 January 1993 Wuppertal, Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
| Weight | Middleweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Win by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
Gualtieri turned professional in 2015 and compiled a record of 20–0–1 before defeating Esquiva Falcão to win the vacant IBF middleweight world title.[1][2] He made his first defense on October 14, 2023, against WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. By the third round, Gualtieri was badly cut over his brow, and was then stunned by a left uppercut in the fifth round. Despite recovering from this blow, he was stunned again by another left uppercut in the sixth round, and despite staying on his feet, the referee saw he was too badly hurt to continue and stopped the fight, awarding the TKO and Gualtieri's title to Alimkhanuly. This was the first loss of Gualtieri's career. In a post-fight interview, Gualtieri maintained that the stoppage was too early, but he remained gracious and acknowledged Alimkhanuly's victory, pointing to the injuries on his face as evidence of Alimkhanuly's dominance.[3]
On 15 February 2025, he defeated Alexander Pavlov by unanimous decision for the second time in a 12 round fight at Sparkassen-Arena in Bayern, Germany, to win the WBO European middleweight title.[4]
Gualtieri faced Amari Jones at SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, on 22 May 2026, losing by knockout in the third round.[5][6]
Professional boxing record
| 27 fights | 25 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Loss | 25–2–1 | Amari Jones | KO | 3 (12), 2:29 | 22 May 2026 | SAP Center, San Jose, California, US | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Attila Koros | UD | 6 | 17 Jan 2026 | Sparkassen-Arena, Bayern, Germany | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Alexander Pavlov | UD | 12 | 15 Feb 2025 | ratiopharm Arena, Neu-Ulm, Germany | Won WBO European middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Job Ezequiel Herrera | KO | 1 (8), 2:00 | 19 Oct 2024 | Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Joshua Nmomah | UD | 8 | 13 Apr 2024 | AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–1–1 | Janibek Alimkhanuly | TKO | 6 (12), 1:25 | 14 Oct 2023 | Fort Bend Epicenter, Rosenberg, Texas, US | Lost IBF middleweight title; For WBO middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Esquiva Falcão | UD | 12 | 1 Jul 2023 | Uni-Halle, Wuppertal, Germany | Won vacant IBF middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Vincenzo Bevilacqua | UD | 12 | 10 Sep 2022 | Uni-Halle, Wuppertal, Germany | Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Dario Socci | UD | 12 | 11 Mar 2022 | AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany | Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Billi Facundo Godoy | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 2021 | AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Khalil El Harraz | UD | 12 | 28 May 2021 | AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany | Retained IBO Continental middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Sofiane Khati | UD | 12 | 27 Feb 2021 | AGON Sportpark, Charlottenburg, Germany | Won vacant IBO Continental middleweight title |
| 16 | Draw | 15–0–1 | Thomas Piccirillo | MD | 10 | 28 Aug 2020 | Havelstudios, Charlottenburg, Germany | Retained German middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Alexander Pavlov | MD | 10 | 12 Jun 2020 | Havelstudios, Charlottenburg, Germany | Won vacant German middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Giorgi Ungiadze | UD | 8 | 23 Nov 2019 | Treptow Arena, Treptow, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Valentyn Kuts | TKO | 3 (8), 0:30 | 21 Sep 2019 | Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Viktar Murashkin | UD | 8 | 15 Jun 2019 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | George Aduashvili | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 23 Mar 2019 | Sporthalle, Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Benjamin Skender | TKO | 3 (8), 2:31 | 22 Dec 2018 | Challenge Club Arena, Offenbach, Germany | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Azad Dogru | KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | 3 Mar 2018 | Sportpark am Hallo, Essen, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Serhii Ksendzov | UD | 4 | 25 Mar 2017 | MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Renat Samedov | KO | 7 (10), 2:50 | 9 Jul 2016 | Sternberg, Mitte, Germany | Won GBA International middleweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Cheikh Fall | UD | 6 | 28 May 2016 | Saalbau, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Patrick Mittag | UD | 6 | 30 Apr 2016 | Schuetzenhalle, Buchholz, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gyula Nagy | RTD | 5 (6), 3:00 | 5 Mar 2016 | Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Norbert Szekeres | PTS | 6 | 30 Jan 2016 | Huxleys, Kreuzberg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alexandros Filippides | PTS | 4 | 11 Dec 2015 | Boxtempel, Weissensee, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Oskar Jerzy Borkowski | TKO | 2 (4), 1:17 | 31 Oct 2015 | Universum Gym, Lohbruegge, Germany |