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Silvio Branco

{{short description|Italian boxer (born 1966)}}

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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|08|26|df=y}}

|birth_place=Civitavecchia, Italy

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|nickname=Il Barbaro
("The Barbarian")

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

Career

Branco 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2012/3/16/2877698/fragomeni-vs-branco-45-fighting-stay-relevant-next-fight-fragomeni|title=Silvio Branco: 45 and Fighting to Stay Relevant|date=16 March 2012 |publisher=Bad left hook|access-date=2012-03-16}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/pascal-stops-branco-ten-diaconu-rematch-next--22439|title=Pascal Stops Branco in Ten, Diaconu Rematch Next|date=25 September 2009 |publisher=Boxingscene|access-date=2009-09-25}}

Professional boxing record

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|draws=3

|nc=

|ko-wins=37

|ko-losses=4

|dec-wins=26

|dec-losses=7

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

77

|{{yes2}}Win

|63–11–3

|align=left|Juho Haapoja

|TD

|10 (12)

|06/07/2013

|align=left|{{small|Stadio Comunale Fattori, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title}}

76

|{{no2}}Loss

|62–11–3

|align=left|Giacobbe Fragomeni

|UD

|12

|15/12/2012

|align=left|{{small|PalaGarda, Riva del Garda, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title}}

75

|{{draw}}Draw

|62–10–3

|align=left|Giacobbe Fragomeni

|MD

|12

|17/03/2012

|align=left|{{small|PalaRavizza, Pavia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title}}

74

|{{yes2}}Win

|62–10–2

|align=left|Jevgenijs Andrejevs

|UD

|6

|08/07/2011

|align=left|{{small|Piazza XX Settembre, Civitanova Marche, Italy}}

|align=left|

73

|{{yes2}}Win

|61–10–2

|align=left|Vincenzo Rossitto

|UD

|12

|27/11/2010

|align=left|{{small|Palasport, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC International cruiserweight title}}

72

|{{yes2}}Win

|60–10–2

|align=left|Laszlo Hubert

|TKO

|4 (12)

|05/02/2010

|align=left|{{small|PalaTenda, Fuscaldo, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title}}

71

|{{no2}}Loss

|59–10–2

|align=left|Jean Pascal

|TKO

|10 (12)

|25/09/2009

|align=left|{{small|Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBC light-heavyweight title}}

70

|{{yes2}}Win

|59–9–2

|align=left|Zoltan Kallai

|TKO

|4 (6)

|20/06/2009

|align=left|{{small|Rome, Italy}}

|align=left|

69

|{{yes2}}Win

|58–9–2

|align=left|Roland Horvath

|TKO

|3 (8)

|10/04/2009

|align=left|{{small|Palasport, Casoria, Italy}}

|align=left|

68

|{{yes2}}Win

|57–9–2

|align=left|Abdelkader Benzinia

|UD

|6

|19/04/2008

|align=left|{{small|Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, Romania}}

|align=left|

67

|{{yes2}}Win

|56–9–2

|align=left|Peter Venancio

|TD

|9 (12)

|19/10/2007

|align=left|{{small|Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBC Latino & International light-heavyweight titles}}

66

|{{no2}}Loss

|55–9–2

|align=left|Stipe Drews

|UD

|12

|28/04/2007

|align=left|{{small|König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBA light-heavyweight title}}

65

|{{yes2}}Win

|55–8–2

|align=left|Manny Siaca

|UD

|12

|27/07/2006

|align=left|{{small|Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBA light-heavyweight Interim title}}

64

|{{yes2}}Win

|54–8–2

|align=left|Radek Seman

|TKO

|4 (6)

|16/12/2005

|align=left|{{small|PalaLido, Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

63

|{{yes2}}Win

|53–8–2

|align=left|Drago Janjusevic

|TKO

|6 (6)

|17/06/2005

|align=left|{{small|PalaLido, Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

62

|{{yes2}}Win

|52–8–2

|align=left|Zoltán Béres

|TKO

|4 (6)

|20/05/2005

|align=left|{{small|Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy}}

|align=left|

61

|{{yes2}}Win

|51–8–2

|align=left|Sasha Mitreski

|TKO

|5 (12)

|21/12/2004

|align=left|{{small|Palazetto dello Sport, Sabaudia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title}}

60

|{{yes2}}Win

|50–8–2

|align=left|Ramdane Serdjane

|PTS

|10

|05/10/2004

|align=left|{{small|Teatro Traiano, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

59

|{{no2}}Loss

|49–8–2

|align=left|Thomas Ulrich

|KO

|11 (12)

|17/07/2004

|align=left|{{small|Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant European light-heavyweight title}}

58

|{{no2}}Loss

|49–7–2

|align=left|Fabrice Tiozzo

|MD

|12

|20/03/2004

|align=left|{{small|Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBA light-heavyweight (Regular) title}}

57

|{{yes2}}Win

|49–6–2

|align=left|Mehdi Sahnoune

|TKO

|11 (12)

|10/10/2003

|align=left|{{small|Palais des Sports, Marseille, France}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBA light-heavyweight title}}

56

|{{yes2}}Win

|48–6–2

|align=left|Raul Esteban Barreto

|TKO

|5 (10)

|22/07/2003

|align=left|{{small|Piazza Vittoria, Pavia, Italy}}

|align=left|

55

|{{yes2}}Win

|47–6–2

|align=left|Zoltán Béres

|TKO

|5 (6)

|31/05/2003

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

54

|{{no2}}Loss

|46–6–2

|align=left|Stipe Drews

|UD

|12

|08/02/2003

|align=left|{{small|Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant European light-heavyweight title}}

53

|{{yes2}}Win

|46–5–2

|align=left|Anton Lascek

|KO

|1 (6)

|24/11/2002

|align=left|{{small|Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka, Croatia}}

|align=left|

52

|{{yes2}}Win

|45–5–2

|align=left|Ramdane Serdjane

|PTS

|6

|13/04/2002

|align=left|{{small|Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Italy}}

|align=left|

51

|{{yes2}}Win

|44–5–2

|align=left|Juergen Hartenstein

|KO

|1 (12)

|09/02/2002

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title}}

50

|{{yes2}}Win

|43–5–2

|align=left|Julien Chamayou

|PTS

|6

|17/11/2001

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

49

|{{yes2}}Win

|42–5–2

|align=left|Yohan Gimenez

|PTS

|6

|20/10/2001

|align=left|{{small|Trieste, Italy}}

|align=left|

48

|{{yes2}}Win

|41–5–2

|align=left|Didier Poujol

|KO

|1 (6)

|28/04/2001

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

47

|{{no2}}Loss

|40–5–2

|align=left|Sven Ottke

|UD

|12

|16/12/2000

|align=left|{{small|Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|For IBF super-middleweight title}}

46

|{{yes2}}Win

|40–4–2

|align=left|Robin Reid

|UD

|12

|24/06/2000

|align=left|{{small|Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU super-middleweight title}}

45

|{{yes2}}Win

|39–4–2

|align=left|Glen Johnson

|UD

|12

|15/04/2000

|align=left|{{small|Padua, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBU super-middleweight title}}

44

|{{yes2}}Win

|38–4–2

|align=left|Marco Antonio Duarte

|UD

|6

|20/11/1999

|align=left|{{small|Sabaudia, Italy}}

|align=left|

43

|{{yes2}}Win

|37–4–2

|align=left|Patrick Swann

|PTS

|6

|26/06/1999

|align=left|{{small|Benevento, Italy}}

|align=left|

42

|{{yes2}}Win

|36–4–2

|align=left|Anthony Ivory

|PTS

|8

|15/05/1999

|align=left|{{small|Capo d'Orlando, Italy}}

|align=left|

41

|{{no2}}Loss

|35–4–2

|align=left|Agostino Cardamone

|UD

|12

|27/03/1999

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBU middleweight title}}

40

|{{no2}}Loss

|35–3–2

|align=left|Agostino Cardamone

|KO

|10 (12)

|18/12/1998

|align=left|{{small|Brindisi, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBU middleweight title}}

39

|{{yes2}}Win

|35–2–2

|align=left|Anthony Andrews

|TKO

|8 (12)

|22/08/1998

|align=left|{{small|Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

38

|{{yes2}}Win

|34–2–2

|align=left|Rogerio Cacciatore

|UD

|12

|27/06/1998

|align=left|{{small|Messina, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

37

|{{yes2}}Win

|33–2–2

|align=left|Darren Maciunski

|UD

|12

|17/12/1997

|align=left|{{small|Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

36

|{{yes2}}Win

|32–2–2

|align=left|Gustavo Francisco Freda

|TKO

|6 (12)

|28/08/1997

|align=left|{{small|Forte Michelangelo, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

35

|{{yes2}}Win

|31–2–2

|align=left|Ricardo Raul Nunez

|TKO

|10 (12)

|12/06/1997

|align=left|{{small|Chico-Mendez Park, Giulianova, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

34

|{{yes2}}Win

|30–2–2

|align=left|Verno Phillips

|UD

|12

|13/02/1997

|align=left|{{small|Palasport, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBU middleweight title}}

33

|{{yes2}}Win

|29–2–2

|align=left|Thomas Tate

|UD

|12

|12/09/1996

|align=left|{{small|Palazzo Dello Sport, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBU middleweight title}}

32

|{{yes2}}Win

|28–2–2

|align=left|Csaba Olah

|TKO

|4 (?)

|08/08/1996

|align=left|{{small|Town Square, San Mango d'Aquino, Italy}}

|align=left|

31

|{{draw}}Draw

|27–2–2

|align=left|Rodney Toney

|SD

|12

|02/05/1996

|align=left|{{small|Palazzo Dello Sport, Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant WBU super-middleweight title}}

30

|{{yes2}}Win

|27–2–1

|align=left|Jozsef Zoltan Nagy

|TKO

|1 (8)

|20/01/1996

|align=left|{{small|Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy}}

|align=left|

29

|{{yes2}}Win

|26–2–1

|align=left|Luis Dionisio Barrera

|TKO

|12 (12)

|30/11/1995

|align=left|{{small|Elcat, Pofi, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title}}

28

|{{yes2}}Win

|25–2–1

|align=left|Alexander Zaitsev

|PTS

|12

|02/08/1995

|align=left|{{small|Erice, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title}}

27

|{{no2}}Loss

|24–2–1

|align=left|Richie Woodhall

|TKO

|9 (12)

|22/02/1995

|align=left|{{small|Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant European middleweight title}}

26

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–1–1

|align=left|Miguel Angel Arroyo

|PTS

|12

|14/10/1994

|align=left|{{small|Club Ramon Santamarina, Tandil, Argentina}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBC International middleweight title}}

25

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–1–1

|align=left|Ivano Biagi

|KO

|1 (12)

|29/06/1994

|align=left|{{small|Palestra Antonio Armeni, Follonica, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained Italian middleweight title}}

24

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–1–1

|align=left|Stefano Pompilio

|KO

|1 (12)

|05/03/1994

|align=left|{{small|Palasport, Grosseto, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained Italian middleweight title}}

23

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–1–1

|align=left|Giovanni De Marco

|TKO

|3 (12)

|29/12/1993

|align=left|{{small|Capo d'Orlando, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained Italian middleweight title}}

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–1–1

|align=left|Luigi De Cicilia

|TKO

|3 (12)

|20/08/1993

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant Italian middleweight title}}

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–1–1

|align=left|Horace Fleary

|PTS

|6

|16/04/1993

|align=left|{{small|PalaEur, Rome, Italy}}

|align=left|

20

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–1–1

|align=left|Patrice Cord'Homme

|PTS

|6

|20/01/1993

|align=left|{{small|Avoriaz, Morzine, France}}

|align=left|

19

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–1–1

|align=left|Tomas Negro Garcia

|KO

|1 (?)

|25/09/1992

|align=left|{{small|Stadio di Voghera, Voghera, Italy}}

|align=left|

18

|{{no2}}Loss

|16–1–1

|align=left|Agostino Cardamone

|PTS

|12

|01/02/1992

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For vacant Italian middleweight title}}

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–0–1

|align=left|Larry McCall

|KO

|1 (?)

|21/11/1991

|align=left|{{small|Palazzo Dello Sport, Perugia, Italy}}

|align=left|

16

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0–1

|align=left|Erich Ecker

|KO

|2 (?)

|05/07/1991

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0–1

|align=left|Ian Chantler

|KO

|2 (8)

|15/05/1991

|align=left|{{small|Montichiari, Italy}}

|align=left|

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0–1

|align=left|Ray Webb

|PTS

|8

|27/03/1991

|align=left|{{small|Mestre, Italy}}

|align=left|

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0–1

|align=left|Samuel Isiko

|KO

|2 (?)

|16/11/1990

|align=left|{{small|Piove di Sacco, Italy}}

|align=left|

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0–1

|align=left|Eric Taton

|KO

|2 (?)

|15/10/1990

|align=left|{{small|Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

11

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0–1

|align=left|Abdel Bejaoui

|KO

|3 (?)

|25/05/1990

|align=left|{{small|Tunis, Tunisia}}

|align=left|

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0–1

|align=left|Libema Nzua

|PTS

|6

|29/01/1990

|align=left|{{small|Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

9

|{{draw}}Draw

|8–0–1

|align=left|Judas Clottey

|PTS

|8

|09/12/1989

|align=left|{{small|Teramo, Italy}}

|align=left|

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|Bechir Chaarane

|KO

|2 (?)

|14/10/1989

|align=left|{{small|Catanzaro, Italy}}

|align=left|

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|Jimmy Gourad

|KO

|3 (?)

|21/07/1989

|align=left|{{small|Tarquinia, Italy}}

|align=left|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|Young Gully

|KO

|2 (6)

|10/06/1989

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|Alfredo Reyes

|KO

|1 (?)

|25/05/1989

|align=left|{{small|Rozzano, Italy}}

|align=left|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|Patrick Delacourt

|KO

|1 (?)

|14/04/1989

|align=left|{{small|Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|Xhafer Vishaj

|PTS

|6

|30/12/1988

|align=left|{{small|Civitavecchia, Italy}}

|align=left|

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Piero Spadaccini

|KO

|6 (?)

|15/09/1988

|align=left|{{small|Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Philip Houthoofdt

|KO

|5 (?)

|14/07/1988

|align=left|{{small|Milan, Italy}}

|align=left|

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Category:World Boxing Association champions

Category:Italian Romani people

Category:Romani sportspeople

Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen