Alessandro Riguccini


Alessandro Riguccini is an Italian boxer, kickboxer and engineer coached by Mexican trainer Fernando Fernandez.
He is undefeated in professional boxing and is the WBA Superlightweight Interim World Champion.
Moreover, as of November 2010, Riguccini was the World Association of [Kickboxing Organizations|Wako Pro] middleweight full contact world champion, on 2 July 2011 is also Kombat League super welterweight kickboxing world champion and, Riguccini is the Wako Pro lightweight kickboxing world champion. He held also the unified WKA and IKTA super lightweight K1 world titles.
On 11 July 2019 Riguccini gets a master's degree with 110 in computer engineering.

Amateur career

Riguccini began kickboxing competitively at the age of 12, with early honours including two Federazione Italiana Wushu-Kung Fu sanda titles. One of his notable early amateur fights was against Aaram Kuzmenkov of Russia for the CKA sanda amateur world title, where Alessandro lost by a single point. At the end of his amateur career he reported a record of 96 wins −11 losses − 4 draws in 111 matches.

Training in Cuba

After turning professional Riguccini moved to Cuba to train in boxing with the olympic star Héctor Vinent Cháron and all the Cuban olympic team.

Professional career

After returning from Cuba, Riguccini won almost all of his professional kickboxing matches, continually increasing his ranking among world kickboxing until he won the chance to vie for the world welterweight title.

Riguccini vs. Chiahou

In March 2010 at Sansepolcro Riguccini faced the French champion Ibrahim Chiahou for the Wako Pro welterweight kickboxing world title. Riguccini started well but in the middle of the match, Chiahou connected with some low kicks putting him in serious trouble and won by points the title.

Riguccini vs. Boumalek

In November 2010, Riguccini moved up to the middleweight division to fight Rachid Boumalek at the Palamacchia of Livorno in Italy for the Wako Pro full contact world title. Riguccini delivered a 9th-round knock out to win the world title at the young age of 22.

Riguccini vs. Ramirez Mendez

On 2 July 2011 Riguccini fought Juan Manuel Ramirez in Turin for the Kombat League kickboxing super welterweight world title. Riguccini delivered a 2nd round knock out to win the world title and became at the same time kickboxing and full contact World champion.

Riguccini vs. Gogic

Subsequently, 24 February 2012, Riguccini defeated Aleksandar Gogic of Serbia, winning the Wako Pro lightweight world title. The match was settled by a unanimous decision on points to the fifth round.

Switch to Professional boxing

After only 13 amateur fights Riguccini decided to become a professional boxer under manager Conti Cavini and make his professional debut on 27 January 2012. He won by unanimous decision against Zoltan Janus Horvat.

Transfer to Mexico

After having terminated the contract with the colony of the manager "Conti Cavini" Alessandro moved to Mexico on 22 August 2012 to undertake his new journey of professional boxer, he established in Mexico City where he was represented by the Zanfer Promotions and was coached by Jorge Barrera at "Barrera Gym" along with others such as Moises Fuentes and Daniel Rosas. On 28 September 2012 he made his debut in Mexico beating by knockout in the second round Mexican fighter Eduardo Vargas. Then on 27 October he got a lightning victory, knocking down the veteran Mexican Leonardo Resendiz in 1:57 of the first round in his first eighth round match. After just 18 days after success against Leonardo Resendiz Riguccini got another win by KO at 1:31 minutes of the second round against Gabriel Lopez in a match scheduled for eight rounds and held at the Ex-Hacienda De Caltengo, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico. On 5 December he again won by KO at 2:21 of the second round against the strong Hugo "El Poeta" Pacheco in a match of eight rounds, at the Municipal Explanada, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico. After only 10 days, on 15 December, he fought again in a test match of four rounds against Orlando "Meteorito" Garcia at the Municipal Auditorium, San Juan Zitlaltepec winning all four rounds by a large margin, getting a unanimous decision.

WBC FECARBOX Title

On 28 December 2012 Alessandro Riguccini after only six professional matches faced the twenty-six-year-old Eugenio "Dinamita" Lopez in a 12-round match for the WBC FECARBOX title in the super featherweight division. The fight resolved with a fourth-round KO when Alessandro sent Lopez to the mat with a powerful right uppercut.

Future career in Mexico

On 12 January 2013, Riguccini was in the ring for a test match, knocking down Mexican Mauricio Becerril at 1:13 minutes in the first of the six rounds planned. On 29 January, he got a unanimous decision against the Mexican boxer Tomas Sierra in an 8-round fight at the Auditorio Municipal de Benito Juárez, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo. Then on 9 February he defeated the Mexican Neftali Perez by KO at 1:15 of the first round at the Expo Feria, Hidalgo. On 19 February, he beat by disqualification in the eighth round, the young and strong Oscar Arenas who presented with a record of 23 wins and only 5 losses proving to be a boxer of international level.

Back in Italy and return to Kickboxing

After returning to Italy, thanks to his wide experience boxing in Mexico he decided to try to become a world champion also in the specialty of the K1. On 5 October 2013 at the arena "Le Caselle" in Arezzo he took a first-round KO victory against the Romanian Cosmin "Genghis Khan" Zbranca and won the unified WKA and IKTA K1 world titles becoming world champion also in this discipline.

World K1 Title defense

On 20 December 2014 Riguccini retained his world K1 title against the Swiss Fabrizio Figarù in his hometown Sansepolcro.

Second World K1 Title defense

On 20 February 2016 Riguccini retained his world K1 title for the second time against the Kazakh Gennady Liviu Petre in San Giovanni Valdarno.

Degree and returned to Mexico to professional boxing

On 16 June 2016 Riguccini graduated with 110 and honors in computer engineering and decided later, on 12 November 2016, to return to Mexico to resume his professional career in boxing in order to achieve important goals also in this sport. On 10 December 2016 he faced Mario Alberto Mondragon in a match of 10 rounds at Guanajuato and wins by knockout at minute 0:19 of the third round knocking him down for a total of four times during the match. On 21 January he defeated Adrian Reyes by KO at the minute 2:42 in the first round of the 8 programmed and remaining undefeated after 13 match. After just two weeks back in the ring in the event "Jackie Nava vs Ana Maria Lozano" organized by Zanfer Promotion beating by KO in the first round the Mexican Placido Perez Soria. After moving to Guasave returns to the ring on 18 March beating by KO effective in the first round Hugo Hernandez bringing his record to 15 wins and no losses with 11 KO. Thereafter on 1 April 2017 he beat by KO in the fourth round Carlos Lopez reaching the impressive score of 16 victories and no losses.

World Boxing Federation world title and IBF International title shot

On 22 April 2017 he had the opportunity to become also a boxing world champion. He faced expert Jesus Antonio Rios who came to the match with a record of 36 wins 9 defeats, 1 pair and a No-Contest against the 16 of Riguccini. The match began with difficulties for Riguccini, which on the cards after two rounds was equal to two judges and two points for the third judge. Towards the middle of the 3rd round, he succeeded with a right-back shot of Rios, which allowed him to score a series of shots at Rios's defeat, which forced the referee to interrupt the match and deliver the two titles to Riguccini that won for technical KO.

Future career in Mexico

Less than a month away from the boxing lightweight world title, Riguccini decided to return to the ring in a 10 rounds match in which he faces the Mexican Jesus Valenzuela at the Guasave Score Bar in Sinaloa while knocking him out in the second round. On 2 June he returned to the ring in Sinaloa and beat Mexican boxer Christian Valverde for KO in the second round bringing his score to 19–0 with 15 KOs

Alessandro Riguccini vs Edgar Puerta

On 25 November 2017 he tackled former two times WBC world silver champion Edgar Puerta in a 10-round no-title match, winning by second-round knockout after being knocked out in the first round.

Alessandro Riguccini vs Bryan Romero Castillo

On 24 March 2018 he defeated the Mexican Bryan Romero Castillo, who appeared at the match with a record of 20 wins and only 1 loss, with an effective KO at 1 minute and 21 seconds of the first round thus achieving a perfect record of 21 wins and no defeat.

WBC World Silver welterweight title

On 27 October 2018 he won the welterweight world WBC silver title against the undefeated Andres Villaman bringing his record to 22 wins and no defeats and thus becoming world champion boxing and kickboxing in globally recognized federations.

WBC World Silver welterweight title defense

On 26 April 2019 he successfully defended the WBC Silver world welterweight title against the Mexican Ivan Alvarez Ruiz at the Tuscany Hall in Florence.

Riguccini immediately strikes the liver with a straight left first and the Mexican heavily accuses. Riguccini realizes it and immediately closes it on the ropes unloading fast and powerful blows and making Alvarez count for three times that at the third count he is definitively stopped by TKO.

Second WBC World Silver welterweight title defense

On 26 October 2019 he successfully defended for the second time the WBC Silver welterweight world title he held against Venezuelan Juan Ruiz at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. The match begins so hard for Riguccini that finds in difficult to get a target while hitting the high Venezuelan. In the second round, however, he managed to hit Ruiz repeatedly, who suffered further body blows in the third round and did not respond to the bell of round number four. Later it will be ascertained that the withdrawal was due to the rupture of one of the ribs in the left side. On 21 November 2020, after more than a year of stoppage due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, he climbs back into the ring in a 10-round match for the second time against Iván Álvarez Ruiz, defeating him by KO at the beginning of the third round with a powerful right straight to the solar plexus.

Third WBC World Silver welterweight title defense

On 19 March 2021 he successfully defended his WBC Silver Welterweight title for the third time against former WBA Super Lightweight World Champion, the Venezuelan Johan Perez at the Salon SNTE 53 in Guasave. The match begins in the first round with some phases of study and with Riguccini looking for the target above all to the figure of the opponent. At the start of the second round he accurately hits the opponent's liver with a left hook that forces him to retirement.
About a year later he goes back to the ring against the expert Mexican Eleazar Valenzuela Carrillo winning by KO in the third round by a series of blows to the body. He repeats the victory in February 2023, this time after 5 hard-fought rounds at the end of which Riguccini wins by KOT for a series of blows to the body.

WBA Fedecentro super welterweight title

On 18 May 2024 he contested the Fedecentro super welterweight title by beating the Cuban Rordani Flores at 2:39 of the first of the ten rounds with a left hook to the temple. The match took place at the Palacio de los Eventos of the Hotel Maruma in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

WBA International Super Lightweight Title

On November 15, 2024, he defeated Mexican fighter Patricio Lopez Moreno in the first round of a scheduled 10-round bout, winning the WBA International Super Lightweight Title. Lopez entered the fight with a record of 31 wins and 5 losses, having previously faced Olympic silver medalist Shakhram Giyasov and WBO World Champion Denys Berinchyk, losing to the latter by unanimous decision. This victory secured Riguccini the 15th position in the WBA super lightweight rankings.

WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Title

In July 2025, Alessandro Riguccini fought in Tirana, Albania, in the most important match of his career against the undefeated Venezuelan Jesús Antonio Correa Pinto, for the WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Title. In front of a packed international crowd at the Tirana Olympic Park, Riguccini prevailed with authority, landing a powerful left hook to the liver that ended the fight in the second round. With this victory, he captured the WBA Interim World Title, bringing his record to 31 wins, 0 losses.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing

Professional Kickboxing

Amateur Kickboxing

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
31Win31–0Jesus CorreaTKO2 2025-07-11Tirana Lake Amphitheatre, Tirana, AlbaniaWon WBA (Interim) World light-welterweight title
30Win30–0Patricio Lopez MorenoTKO1 2024-11-15Palacio de Eventos de Venezuela, Maracaibo, Venezuela
29Win29–0Rordani FloresKO1 2024-05-18Palacio de Eventos de Venezuela, Maracaibo, Venezuela
28Win28–0Eleazar Valenzuela CarrilloTKO5 2023-02-08Guasave, Mexico
27Win27–0Eleazar Valenzuela CarrilloKO3 2022-03-05Landeros Gym, Guasave, Mexico
26Win26–0Johan PérezKO2 2021-03-19Salon SNTE 53, Guasave, Mexico
25Win25–0Ivan AlvarezTKO3 2020-11-21Frontón Palacio Jai Alai, Tijuana, Mexico
24Win24–0Juan RuizRTD3 2019-10-26Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico
23Win23–0Ivan AlvarezKO1 2019-04-26Tuscany Hall, Florence, Italy
22Win22–0Jesus Vega VillamanTKO3 2018-10-27Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Ensenada, Mexico
21Win21–0Bryan Romero CastilloKO1 2018-03-24Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Tlalpan, Mexico
20Win20–0Edgar PuertaKO2 2017-11-25Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Tlalpan, Mexico
19Win19–0Christian Soto ValverdeTKO2 2017-06-02Salon Eventos Modelo, Guasave, Mexico
18Win18–0Jesus ValenzuelaTKO2 2017-05-20Score Sport Bar, Guasave, Mexico
17Win17–0Jesus Antonio RiosTKO3 2017-04-22Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito, MexicoWon vacant WBF and IBF International lightweight titles
16Win16–0Carlos Lopez MarmolejoKO4 2017-04-01Cancha Tecate, Sinaloa de Leyva, Mexico
15Win15–0Hugo HernándezTKO1 2017-03-18Score Sport Bar, Guasave, Mexico
14Win14–0Placido PerezTKO1 2017-02-04Auditorio Pablo Colin, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico
13Win13–0Adrian Reyes TostadoKO1 2017-01-21Club Deportivo Tecate de Bachoco, Guasave, Mexico
12Win12–0Mario Alberto MondragonKO3 2016-12-10Coroneo, Mexico
11Win11–0Oscar Arenas MayaDQ8 2013-02-19Expo Feria, Tepeji, Mexico
10Win10–0Neftali PerezTKO1 2013-02-09Expo Feria, Tepeji, Mexico
9Win9–0Tomas SierraUD82013-01-29Auditorio Municipal de Benito Juárez, Tepeji, Mexico
8Win8–0Mauricio BecerrilTKO1 2013-01-12Ex-Hacienda De Caltengo, Tepeji, Mexico
7Win7–0Eugenio LopezKO4 2012-12-28Palenque Recinto Ferial, Atlixco, Mexico
6Win6–0Orlando Garcia GuerreroUD42012-12-15Auditorio Municipal, San Juan Zitlaltepec, Mexico
5Win5–0Hugo PachecoTKO2 2012-12-05Explanada Municipal, Tepeji, Mexico
4Win4–0Gabriel LopezTKO2 2012-11-14Ex-Hacienda De Caltengo, Tepeji, Mexico
3Win3–0Leonardo ResendizTKO1 2012-10-27Auditorio Municipal de Benito Juárez, Tepeji, Mexico
2Win2–0Eduardo VargasTKO2 2012-09-28Arena López Mateos, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico
1Win1–0Zoltan HorvathPTS62012-01-27Palasport Mario D'Agata - Le Caselle, Arezzo, Italy

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