Antonio Brancalion (born 5 February 1976) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. He held the European Union light-heavyweight title from 2007 to 2009, and challenged three times for the European light-heavyweight title. Dal 2022 è rinchiuso in carcere, prima a Rovigo, poi a Padova, per una lunga serie di reati commessi contro il patrimonio e contro le persone, usando violenza in particolare contro le donne, verso le quali commetteva atti persecutori violenti
Professional career Brancalion made his professional debut on 20 December 1996, winning a six-round points decision over Stefan Magyar. His first three losses were all against Vincenzo Imparato, with the Italy super-middleweight title at stake each time. On 29 October 2004, Brancalion won his first regional championship—the vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title—by stopping Gabor Halasz in six rounds. Brancalion made his first of three attempts at winning the European light-heavyweight title on 7 January 2006, losing a wide unanimous decision to Stipe Drews."Drews and Chagaev win in Germany". Eurosport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2016. A year later, on 24 March 2007, Brancalion won the vacant European Union light-heavyweight title by majority decision over Kai Kurzawa. Two defences were made, against Tomas Adamek on 28 June 2007 (via split decision) and Dario Cichello on 2 December 2008 (via unanimous decision).
On 6 June 2009, Brancalion tried for a second time to win the European light-heavyweight title, but was stopped in one round by defending champion Jürgen Brähmer.Vester, Mark (6 June 2009). "Brahmer Demolishes Brancalion, Hugo Garay Next?". BoxingScene. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Brancalion's third attempt at the now-vacant title came against Nathan Cleverly on 13 February 2010.Mitchell, Kevin (13 February 2010). "Nathan Cleverly defeats Antonio Brancalion to take European title". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
he is currently incarcerated in the Rovigo prison for a sum of sentences
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes42Loss32–8–2Nathan CleverlyTKO5 (12), 13 Feb 201041Loss32–7–2Jürgen BrähmerTKO1 (12), 6 Jun 200940Win32–6–2Dario CichelloUD122 Dec 200839Win31–6–2Mihaly KratkiTKO3 (6)7 Nov 200838Win30–6–2David GreterUD829 Mar 200837Win29–6–2Mihaly KratkiPTS616 Nov 200736Win28–6–2Tomas Adamek1228 Jun 200735Win27–6–2Kai KurzawaMD1224 Mar 200734Win26–6–2Roman VanickyPTS614 Nov 200633Loss25–6–2Stipe DrewsUD127 Jan 200632Win25–5–2Dmitry AdamovichPTS61 Jul 200531Win24–5–2Djamel SeliniUD1213 May 200530Win23–5–2Massimiliano SaianiUD1018 Feb 200529Win22–5–2Christopher RobertPTS618 Dec 200428Win21–5–2Gabor HalaszTKO6 (12)29 Oct 200427Win20–5–2Danny de BeulPTS612 Mar 200426Win19–5–2Christopher RobertPTS66 Feb 200425Draw18–5–1Marco UrbinatiPTS619 Oct 200324Draw18–5–1Fabio Minelli610 Aug 200323Loss18–5Mario Veit812 Jul 200322Loss18–4Massimiliano SaianiPTS626 Dec 200221Loss18–3Vincenzo Imparato1012 Apr 200220Win18–2Alessandro FilippoTKO5 (10)2 Nov 200119Win17–2Alessandro FilippoDQ5 (8)11 May 200118Win16–2Maurizio ColomboPTS630 Mar 200117Win15–2Ivica CukusicPTS830 Dec 200016Win14–2Ivica CukusicPTS616 Dec 200015Loss13–2Vincenzo Imparato8 (10)17 Nov 200014Win13–1Eliseo NogueiraPTS628 Jul 200013Loss12–1Vincenzo ImparatoPTS105 May 200012Win12–0Domenico AlfanoPTS622 Oct 199911Win11–0Tibor HorvathTKO48 Jul 199910Win10–0Massimiliano Moncini213 May 19999Win9–0Jorge OrtizPTS614 Apr 19998Win8–0Jorge OrtizPTS627 Feb 19997Win7–0Stefan DimitrovTKO321 Nov 19986Win6–0Francesco FiorentinoPTS626 Dec 19975Win5–0Constantin TimofteTKO328 Nov 19974Win4–0Lajos PatkoPTS623 May 19973Win3–0Ferenc Olah621 Mar 19972Win2–0Richard Raffesberger2 (6)7 Feb 19971Win1–0Stefan Magyar620 Dec 1996
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