Giovanni De Carolis (born 21 August 1984) is an Italian retired professional boxer who held the WBA super-middleweight title in 2016.
Professional career De Carolis made his professional debut on 17 November 2007, scoring a second-round stoppage over Marian Tomcany. On 14 June 2008, De Carolis fought outside of his native Italy for the first time, travelling to Ukraine and suffering his first defeat against then-reigning IBF Youth middleweight champion Max Bursak, who stopped him in eight rounds.Schmidt, Erik (16 June 2008). "Bursak Stops De Carolis". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016. De Carolis' first opportunity at a major regional championship came on 30 January 2010, for the vacant European Union super-middleweight title. He lost a twelve-round majority decision to Lolenga Mock."Magee Shocks Larsen To Win European Title" . secondsout.com. 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
De Carolis vs. Feigenbutz On 17 October 2015, De Carolis inched closer to a major world title when he fought Vincent Feigenbutz for the WBA interim super-middleweight title. Feigenbutz won a close unanimous decision with judges' scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 114–113, but the result was seen by some observers as controversial.Fox, Allan (17 October 2015). "Feigenbutz defeats De Carolis by controversial decision". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
De Carolis vs. Feigenbutz II
A rematch took place on 9 January 2016, with De Carolis avenging his defeat by winning the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title.Donovan, Jake (9 January 2016). "De Carolis Stops Feigenbutz in Eleven, Offers Third Fight". BoxingScene. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
De Carlolis vs. Zeuge On 23 July 2016, De Carolis fought Tyron Zeuge for the second time in a row but lost the fight via knockout in the final round.
De Carolis vs. Richards O n 15 May 2021, Lerrone Richards beat De Carolis by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest. Richards was ranked #10 by the WBO at super middleweight. The scorecards read 119-109, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of Richards.
De Carolis vs. Scardina On 13 May 2022, De Carolis beat Daniele Scardina by technical knockout in the 5th round. Scardina was ranked #8 by the IBF and #9 by the WBO at super middleweight at the time.
Retirement De Carolis announced his retirement from professional boxing in October 2024.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes45LossKévin Lele SadjoTKO8 (12), 09 Mar 202444Win33–10–1Douglas AtaideUD1001 Jul 202343Win32–10–1Bosko MisicKO3 (6) 14 Apr 202342Win31–10–1Daniele ScardinaTKO5 (10), 13 May 2022 41Win30–10–1Giorgi AbramishviliRTD1 (6), 19 Mar 2022 40Win29–10–1Ignazio CrivelloPTS62 Oct 202139Loss28–10–1Lerrone RichardsUD1215 May 202138Win28–9–1Khoren GevorUD1221 Jun 2019 37Win27–9–1Dragan LepeiUD1214 Dec 201836Win26–9–1Roberto CoccoUD1028 Jul 201835Loss25–9–1Bilal AkkawyUD1024 Feb 201834Win25–8–1Bojan RadovicKO2 (6), 19 Jan 201833Loss24–8–1Viktor PolyakovUD1224 Jul 201732Loss24–7–1Tyron ZeugeTKO12 (12), 5 Nov 201631Draw24–6–1Tyron Zeuge1223 Jul 201630Win24–6Vincent FeigenbutzTKO11 (12), 9 Jan 201629Loss23–6Vincent FeigenbutzUD1217 Oct 201528Win23–5Mouhamed Ali NdiayeUD122 May 201527Win22–5Geard AjetovicUD121 Nov 201426Win21–5Ivan StupaloKO4 (6)28 Mar 201425Loss20–5Arthur AbrahamUD1226 Oct 201324Win20–4Artem Solomko4 (8), 9 Mar 201323Win19–4Zoltan Kiss Jr.TKO1 (8), 18 Jan 201322Win18–4Roman ShkarupaSD1228 Sep 201221Win17–4Attila BaranTKO8 (12)29 Jun 201220Win16–4Jozsef MolnarKO1 (6)13 Apr 201219Win15–4Blas Miguel MartinezKO3 (12)20 Jan 201218Win14–4Titusz SzaboTKO2 (6)16 Dec 201117Win13–4Sandor RamocsaPTS66 May 201116Loss12–4Matteo Signani105 Nov 201015Win12–3Balint BiczoKO2 (6), 19 Jun 201014Loss11–3Lolenga Mock1230 Jan 201013Win11–2Sandor RamocsaPTS85 Dec 200912Loss10–2Gaetano Nespro1020 Jun 200911Win10–1Mugurel SebePTS620 Mar 200910Win9–1Michael ReclouxPTS1023 Dec 20089Win8–1Karoly DomokosPTS628 Nov 20088Win7–1Gyula Gaspar4 (6)17 Oct 20087Loss6–1Max BursakTKO8 (10)14 Jun 20086Win6–0Janos PetrovicsPTS625 Apr 20085Win5–0Eugen StanPTS629 Mar 20084Win4–0Rastislav FranoTKO2 (6)29 Feb 20083Win3–0Lubo HantakPTS622 Dec 20072Win2–0Joseph Sovijus67 Dec 20071Win1–0Marian Tomcany2 (6)17 Nov 2007
References
External links
Giovanni De Carlois - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live