Giovanni De Carolis


Giovanni De Carolis 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. 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.

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.

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.

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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
45LossKévin Lele SadjoTKO8, 2:2109 Mar 2024Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, FranceFor European super-middleweight title
44Win33–10–1Douglas AtaideUD1001 Jul 2023Palafiljkam, Ostia, Italy
43Win32–10–1Bosko MisicKO3 14 Apr 2023Klingentalturnhalle, Basel, Switzerland
42Win31–10–1Daniele ScardinaTKO5, 0:5013 May 2022Allianz Cloud, Milan, ItalyWon WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
41Win30–10–1Giorgi AbramishviliRTD1, 3:0019 Mar 2022Palasport S. Allende, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
40Win29–10–1Ignazio CrivelloPTS62 Oct 2021Stadio Tre Torri, Rome, Italy
39Loss28–10–1Lerrone RichardsUD1215 May 2021AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant European super-middleweight title
38Win28–9–1Khoren GevorUD1221 Jun 2019Parco della Pace, Rome, ItalyRetained WBC International super-middleweight title
37Win27–9–1Dragan LepeiUD1214 Dec 2018Cinecittà, Rome, ItalyWon vacant WBC International super-middleweight title
36Win26–9–1Roberto CoccoUD1028 Jul 2018Stadio del baseball, Rome, ItalyWon vacant Italy super-middleweight title
35Loss25–9–1Bilal AkkawyUD1024 Feb 2018Club Punchbowl, Sydney, AustraliaFor WBA Oceania super-middleweight title
34Win25–8–1Bojan RadovicKO2, 1:1219 Jan 2018Palazzetto dello Sport, Nepi, Italy
33Loss24–8–1Viktor PolyakovUD1224 Jul 2017Foro Italico, Rome, ItalyFor vacant WBA International super-middleweight title
32Loss24–7–1Tyron ZeugeTKO12, 2:415 Nov 2016MBS Arena, Potsdam, GermanyLost WBA and GBU super-middleweight titles
31Draw24–6–1Tyron Zeuge1223 Jul 2016Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, GermanyRetained WBA and GBU super-middleweight titles
30Win24–6Vincent FeigenbutzTKO11, 0:329 Jan 2016Baden-Arena, Offenburg, GermanyWon WBA (Regular) and GBU super-middleweight titles
29Loss23–6Vincent FeigenbutzUD1217 Oct 2015Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, GermanyFor GBU and WBA interim super-middleweight titles
28Win23–5Mouhamed Ali NdiayeUD122 May 2015Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, ItalyRetained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
27Win22–5Geard AjetovicUD121 Nov 2014Palaolgiata, Rome, ItalyWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
26Win21–5Ivan StupaloKO4 28 Mar 2014Palazzetto dello Sport, Nepi, Italy
25Loss20–5Arthur AbrahamUD1226 Oct 2013Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg, GermanyFor WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
24Win20–4Artem Solomko4, 3:009 Mar 2013Palazzetto dello Sport, Civitavecchia, Italy
23Win19–4Zoltan Kiss Jr.TKO1, 2:0718 Jan 2013Centro Sportivo Tor di Quinto, Rome, Italy
22Win18–4Roman ShkarupaSD1228 Sep 2012Centro Sportivo Tor di Quinto, Rome, ItalyWon vacant WBC International super-middleweight title
21Win17–4Attila BaranTKO8 29 Jun 2012Palazzetto dello Sport S. Pertini, Fiano Romano, ItalyRetained WBC Mediterranean super-middleweight title
20Win16–4Jozsef MolnarKO1 13 Apr 2012Palazzetto dello Sport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse, Italy
19Win15–4Blas Miguel MartinezKO3 20 Jan 2012PalaCesaroni, Genzano di Roma, ItalyWon vacant WBC Mediterranean super-middleweight title
18Win14–4Titusz SzaboTKO2 16 Dec 2011Ariccia, Italy
17Win13–4Sandor RamocsaPTS66 May 2011Palazzetto dello Sport, Fiano Romano, Italy
16Loss12–4Matteo Signani105 Nov 2010Carisport, Cesena, ItalyFor Italy middleweight title
15Win12–3Balint BiczoKO2, 2:5219 Jun 2010PalaCollodi, Albano Laziale, Italy
14Loss11–3Lolenga Mock1230 Jan 2010NRGi Arena, Aarhus, DenmarkFor vacant European Union super-middleweight title
13Win11–2Sandor RamocsaPTS85 Dec 2009Palamunicipio Roma XI, Rome, Italy
12Loss10–2Gaetano Nespro1020 Jun 2009Villa comunale, Cecchina, ItalyFor Italy middleweight title
11Win10–1Mugurel SebePTS620 Mar 2009Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy
10Win9–1Michael ReclouxPTS1023 Dec 2008Pala Bianchini, Latina, ItalyWon vacant WBF (Foundation) International middleweight title
9Win8–1Karoly DomokosPTS628 Nov 2008Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy
8Win7–1Gyula Gaspar4 17 Oct 2008Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy
7Loss6–1Max BursakTKO8 14 Jun 2008Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineFor IBF Youth middleweight title
6Win6–0Janos PetrovicsPTS625 Apr 2008Palasport, Pontinia, Italy
5Win5–0Eugen StanPTS629 Mar 2008Sezze, Italy
4Win4–0Rastislav FranoTKO2 29 Feb 2008Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy
3Win3–0Lubo HantakPTS622 Dec 2007Palestra ITIS Marconi, Latina, Italy
2Win2–0Joseph Sovijus67 Dec 2007Padiglione dello Sport, Ostia, Italy
1Win1–0Marian Tomcany2 17 Nov 2007Palestra ITIS Marconi, Latina, Italy