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Stefano Zoff

{{short description|Italian boxer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

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|birth_place=Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

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|nickname=Il Pirata

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Stefano Zoff ({{IPA|it|ˈsteːfano dˈdzɔf}}; born 17 March 1966) is an Italian lightweight boxer from Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 1999 he won the WBA lightweight title.

Professional career

Zoff turned professional in 1989 & compiled a record of 28–6–2 before facing & defeating Julien Lorcy, to win the WBA lightweight title.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/08/08/hurricanes-sign-goalie-fitzpatrick/|title=Hurricanes sign goalie Fitzpatrick|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2024-04-21}} He would lose the title in his first defense against Venezuelan Gilberto Serrano. Zoff would have two further attempts at a world title including against Leavander Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/leavander-johnson-take-aim-erik-morales--1543|title=Leavander Johnson To Take Aim At Erik Morales|publisher=Boxing Scene|access-date=2024-04-21}}

Professional boxing record

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|ko-wins=17

|ko-losses=4

|dec-wins=25

|dec-losses=7

|dq-wins=1

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

58

|{{no2}}Loss

|43–12–3

|align=left|Yuri Ramanau

|UD

|12 (12)

|2007-10-16

|align=left|{{small|Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus}}

|align=left|{{small|For European lightweight title}}

57

|{{draw}}Draw

|43–11–3

|align=left|Martin Kristjansen

|SD

|12 (12)

|2006-12-15

|align=left|{{small|Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse, Denmark}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title}}

56

|{{no2}}Loss

|43–11–2

|align=left|Juan Carlos Diaz Melero

|RTD

|10 (12)

|2005-11-04

|align=left|{{small|La Cubierta, Leganés, Spain}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost European lightweight title}}

55

|{{no2}}Loss

|43–10–2

|align=left|Leavander Johnson

|TKO

|7 (12)

|2005-06-17

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

|align=left|{{small|For vacant IBF lightweight title}}

54

|{{yes2}}Win

|43–9–2

|align=left|Martin Kristjansen

|UD

|12 (12)

|2005-03-12

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

53

|{{yes2}}Win

|42–9–2

|align=left|Michele Delli Paoli

|TKO

|10 (12)

|2004-10-16

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

52

|{{yes2}}Win

|41–9–2

|align=left|Laszlo Komjathi

|UD

|12 (12)

|2004-03-13

|align=left|{{small|Manerba del Garda, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

51

|{{yes2}}Win

|40–9–2

|align=left|Christophe De Busillet

|TKO

|7 (12)

|2003-11-14

|align=left|{{small|Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

50

|{{yes2}}Win

|39–9–2

|align=left|David Burke

|UD

|12 (12)

|2003-06-07

|align=left|{{small|Casino di Campione, Trieste, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant European lightweight title}}

49

|{{no2}}Loss

|38–9–2

|align=left|Jason Cook

|SD

|12 (12)

|2003-01-25

|align=left|{{small|Recreation Centre, Bridgend, Wales, U.K.}}

|align=left|{{small|For European lightweight title}}

48

|{{no2}}Loss

|38–8–2

|align=left|Artur Grigorian

|UD

|12 (12)

|2002-09-14

|align=left|{{small|Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|For WBO lightweight title}}

47

|{{yes2}}Win

|38–7–2

|align=left|Asen Vasilev

|PTS

|6 (6)

|2002-02-23

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

|align=left|

46

|{{yes2}}Win

|37–7–2

|align=left|Bruno Wartelle

|TKO

|8 (12)

|2001-10-20

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

45

|{{yes2}}Win

|36–7–2

|align=left|Dariusz Snarski

|TKO

|7 (12)

|2001-08-11

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained European lightweight title}}

44

|{{yes2}}Win

|35–7–2

|align=left|Djamel Lifa

|KO

|10 (12)

|2001-05-26

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

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant European lightweight title}}

43

|{{yes2}}Win

|34–7–2

|align=left|Kimoun Kouassi

|TKO

|3 (?)

|2001-02-17

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

|align=left|

42

|{{yes2}}Win

|33–7–2

|align=left|Sunday Aderoju

|UD

|6 (6)

|2000-12-22

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

|align=left|

41

|{{yes2}}Win

|32–7–2

|align=left|Armando Arriaga

|PTS

|6 (6)

|2000-07-28

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

|align=left|

40

|{{yes2}}Win

|31–7–2

|align=left|Jean Paul Moulun

|PTS

|6 (6)

|2000-07-01

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

|align=left|

39

|{{yes2}}Win

|30–7–2

|align=left|Manuel Gomes

|PTS

|6 (6)

|2000-04-12

|align=left|{{small|Badia Polesine, Italy}}

|align=left|

38

|{{no2}}Loss

|29–7–2

|align=left|Gilberto Serrano

|TKO

|10 (12)

|1999-11-13

|align=left|{{small|Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBA lightweight title}}

37

|{{yes2}}Win

|29–6–2

|align=left|Julien Lorcy

|SD

|12 (12)

|1999-08-07

|align=left|{{small|La Palestre, Le Cannet, France}}

|align=left|{{small|Won WBA lightweight title}}

36

|{{yes2}}Win

|28–6–2

|align=left|Prisco Perugino

|RTD

|4 (10)

|1999-06-26

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained Italian super-featherweight title}}

35

|{{yes2}}Win

|27–6–2

|align=left|Manuel Gomes

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1999-04-24

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

|align=left|

34

|{{yes2}}Win

|26–6–2

|align=left|Massimo Conte

|TKO

|2 (12)

|1998-12-30

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

|align=left|{{small|Retained Italian super-featherweight title}}

33

|{{yes2}}Win

|25–6–2

|align=left|Prisco Perugino

|DQ

|7 (10)

|1998-07-29

|align=left|{{small|Piazza Risorgimento, Avezzano, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won Italian super-featherweight title}}

32

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–6–2

|align=left|Wilson Acuna

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1997-12-06

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

|align=left|

31

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–6–2

|align=left|Manuel Fatima Dias

|TKO

|4 (?)

|1997-07-18

|align=left|{{small|San Donà di Piave, Italy}}

|align=left|

30

|{{no2}}Loss

|22–6–2

|align=left|Volodymyr Matkivskyy

|TKO

|5 (12)

|1997-03-22

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

|align=left|{{small|Lost IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title}}

29

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–5–2

|align=left|Laureano Ramírez

|PTS

|12 (12)

|1996-12-17

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

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

28

|{{no2}}Loss

|21–5–2

|align=left|Laureano Ramírez

|PTS

|12 (12)

|1996-10-12

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

|align=left|{{small|For vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title}}

27

|{{no2}}Loss

|21–4–2

|align=left|Billy Hardy

|UD

|12 (12)

|1996-06-20

|align=left|{{small|Sanremo Casino, Sanremo, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|For European featherweight title}}

26

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–3–2

|align=left|Paul Kaoma

|PTS

|8 (8)

|1996-03-16

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

|align=left|

25

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–3–2

|align=left|Smal Jakupi

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1995-10-09

|align=left|{{small|San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy}}

|align=left|

24

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–3–2

|align=left|Imrich Parlagi

|KO

|4 (?)

|1995-08-12

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

|align=left|

23

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–3–2

|align=left|Jean Marc Cammalieri

|TKO

|3 (?)

|1995-07-19

|align=left|{{small|Teatro dell'Opera del Casino', Sanremo, Italy}}

|align=left|

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–3–2

|align=left|Fabrizio Cappai

|TKO

|4 (12)

|1995-04-21

|align=left|{{small|Quartu Sant'Elena, Italy}}

|align=left|{{small|Won Italian featherweight title}}

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–3–2

|align=left|Tommy Barnes

|TKO

|3 (?)

|1994-12-17

|align=left|{{small|Teatro Tenda della Fiera Campionaria, Cagliari, Italy}}

|align=left|

20

|{{no2}}Loss

|15–3–2

|align=left|Mehdi Labdouni

|UD

|12 (12)

|1994-09-09

|align=left|{{small|Fontenay-sous-Bois, France}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost European featherweight title}}

19

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–2–2

|align=left|Stéphane Haccoun

|TKO

|9 (12)

|1994-03-22

|align=left|{{small|Charleroi, Belgium}}

|align=left|{{small|Won European featherweight title}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–2–2

|align=left|Athos Menegola

|TKO

|10 (12)

|1993-08-06

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

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

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–2–2

|align=left|Gianni Di Napoli

|UD

|12 (12)

|1993-05-07

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

|align=left|{{small|Won Italian featherweight title}}

16

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–2–2

|align=left|Lajos Vidak

|KO

|3 (?)

|1993-01-27

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

|align=left|

15

|{{no2}}Loss

|11–2–2

|align=left|Gianni Di Napoli

|PTS

|12 (12)

|1992-03-25

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

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

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–1–2

|align=left|Massimo Bertozzi

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1991-11-09

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

|align=left|

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–1–2

|align=left|Esteban Perez Quinones

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1991-10-25

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

|align=left|

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–1–2

|align=left|Jean Marc Cammalieri

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1991-07-31

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

|align=left|

11

|{{draw}}Draw

|8–1–2

|align=left|Domenico Falcone

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1991-07-06

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

|align=left|

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–1–1

|align=left|Lofti Ben Sayel

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1991-03-02

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

|align=left|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–1–1

|align=left|Massimo Bertozzi

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1990-11-04

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

|align=left|

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–1–1

|align=left|Charles Enisan

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1990-10-06

|align=left|{{small|Town Square, Pagliara, Italy}}

|align=left|

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–1–1

|align=left|Mazasi Kangodi

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1990-07-12

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

|align=left|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–1–1

|align=left|Charles Enisan

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1990-05-19

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

|align=left|

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–1–1

|align=left|Jean Michel Talki

|TKO

|4 (?)

|1990-03-22

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

|align=left|

4

|{{no2}}Loss

|2–1–1

|align=left|Prisco Visconte

|DQ

|4 (?)

|1989-12-13

|align=left|{{small|San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy}}

|align=left|

3

|{{draw}}Draw

|2–0–1

|align=left|Giuseppe Perrella

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1989-11-11

|align=left|{{small|Città di Castello, Italy}}

|align=left|

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Massimo Spinelli

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1989-10-25

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

|align=left|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Bofunga Eymono

|PTS

|6 (6)

|1989-06-01

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

|align=left|

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Boxrec|id=1806}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=Regional boxing titles}}

{{s-bef|before=Gianni Di Napoli}}

{{s-ttl|title=Italian featherweight champion

|years=7 May 1993 – 22 March 1994
Won European title}}

{{s-vac|next=Fabrizio Cappai}}

{{s-bef|before=Stéphane Haccoun}}

{{s-ttl|title=European featherweight champion

|years=22 March 1994 – 9 September 1994}}

{{s-aft|after=Mehdi Labdouni}}

{{s-bef|before=Fabrizio Cappai}}

{{s-ttl|title=Italian featherweight champion

|years=21 April 1995 – 29 July 1998
Won super-featherweight title}}

{{s-vac|next=Alessandro Di Meco}}

{{s-bef|before=Laureano Ramírez}}

{{s-ttl|title=IBF Inter-Continental
featherweight champion

|years=17 December 1996 – 22 March 1997}}

{{s-aft|after=Volodymyr Matkivskyy}}

{{s-bef|before=Prisco Perugino}}

{{s-ttl|title=Italian
super-featherweight champion

|years=29 July 1998 – 7 August 1999
Won world title}}

{{s-vac|next=Prisco Perugino}}

|-

{{s-vac|last=Julien Lorcy}}

{{s-ttl|title=European lightweight champion

|years=26 May 2001 – 2002
Vacated}}

{{s-vac|next=Jason Cook}}

|-

{{s-vac|last=Jason Cook}}

{{s-ttl|title=European lightweight champion

|years=7 June 2003 – 4 November 2005}}

{{s-vac|next=Juan Carlos Diaz Melero}}

{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=World boxing titles}}

{{s-bef|before=Julien Lorcy}}

{{s-ttl|title=WBA lightweight champion

|years=7 August 1999 – 13 November 1999}}

{{s-aft|after=Gilberto Serrano}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoff, Stefano}}

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