# Fabio Tuiach

Fabio Tuiach (born 4 June 1980) is an Italian professional boxer and former kickboxer.

## Early life and amateur career

Tuiach was born in Trieste, Italy and he grew up in Rozzol Melara, a quartier in the north of the city. He began boxing at 16 years old, under the guidance of the former Italian featherweight champion Nevio Carbi. He made his debut as a cruiserweight with a win in 80 seconds. He won fifteen matches in a row by KO or TKO, afterwards he climbed in the light heavyweight category where he won the Italian Juniores Title. He was called up to the Italian National Team and in 2000 he won the Italian Second-Class Super Heavyweight Title and in the next year he loss against Roberto Cammarelle at the All-Italy Boxing Championship final.
In 2003 he turned professional, he closed his amateur career with 60 matches fought, 45 won, including 13 by KO.

## Professional career

Tuiach made his professional debut on 30 April 2004 in Bergamo and he won by KO against the Slovak Marian Miko.
On 10 February 2006, with 11 matches won, 7 by KO, he got the chance to fight for the Italian Title and he faced the Italian champion Paolo Ferrara in Trieste. He won by KO at the seventh round after an intense match, bringing back in Trieste a title that was missing for thirty years, when was won by his first master Nevio Carbi in the featherweight division.
In 2007 he won the IBF Mediterranean cruiserweight title beating by KO the Frenchman Enis Boussandel. In 2008 a family bereavement upset his life and his career resented of that.
On 25 October 2008, he fought for the European title, but he fell to the mat under the punches of the champion Marco Huck. At the visits of reinstatement the Italian federation denied his medical fitness, in 2009 he repeated the tests but the outcome was the same: after this disappointment, he left boxing and started the practice of kickboxing. In this short period he fought 4 matches, 2 wins (1 by KO) and 2 losses, he left definitively the ring in 2011.
He returned in boxing on July 14, 2012, fighting against the Hungarian Sandor Balagh after 4 years of inactivity, going up into the heavyweight division.
In August 2013 he issued the challenge to the Italian title but he lost by TKO at the sixth round against Matteo Modugno. In December 2014 he finally won the Italian Heavyweight Title beating Gianluca Mandras, disqualified at the ninth round, in Trieste.
He lost the Italian heavyweight title on June 13, 2015 in Brescia. Afterwards he had to leave the title to the former Italian Cruiserweight champion Salvatore Erittu.

## Championships
### Professional

* 2014 Italian Heavyweight Title
* 2007 I.B.F. Mediterranean Cruiserweight Title.
* 2006 Italian Light Heavyweight Title.

### Amatorial

* 2001 All-Italy Boxing Championship Heavyweight Division Runner-up.
* 2000 Italian Second-Class Super Heavyweight Title.
* Italian Juniores Light Heavyweight Champion.

## Boxing record

27 Wins (15 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Draws :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 27–5 | Michael Wallisch | TKO | 2 (12) | 2015-07-11 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt. | For WBO European heavyweight title |
| Loss | 27–4 | Salvatore Erittu | UD | 9 (10) | 2015-06-13 | Pala San Filippo, Brescia, Lombardy. | Lost Italian heavyweight title |
| Win | 27–3 | Gianluca Mandras | DQ | 9 (10) | 2014-12-13 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Won vacant Italian heavyweight title |
| Win | 26–3 | Hrvoje Kisicek | PTS | 6 | 2014-10-11 | Polisportivo Comunale, Manzano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Loss | 25–3 | Matteo Modugno | TKO | 6 (10) | 2013-08-23 | Piazza Vittoria, Salò, Lombardy | For Italian heavyweight title |
| Win | 25–2 | Sandor Balogh | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 2013-04-27 | PalaChiarbola, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Win | 24–2 | Kreso Bogdanović | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 2012-12-01 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rezzato, Lombardy | |
| Win | 23–2 | Sandor Balogh | PTS | 6 | 2012-07-14 | PalaCarnera, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Loss | 22–2 | Marco Huck | TKO | 2 (12), 2:22 | 2008-10-25 | Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen | For European cruiserweight title |
| Win | 22–1 | Walter Palacios | PTS | 8 (8) | 2008-08-28 | Lungolago Zanardelli, Tuscolano Maderno, Lombardy | |
| Win | 21–1 | Drazen Ordulj | TKO | 3 (8) | 2008-05-16 | PalaChiarbola, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Win | 20–1 | Tomáš Mrázek | TKO | 2 (6), 2:57 | 2008-03-05 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Tuscany | |
| Win | 19–1 | Enis Boussandel | KO | 2 (12) | 2007-12-12 | Rezzato, Lombardy | Won vacant IBF Mediterranean cruiserweight title |
| Win | 18–1 | David Vicena | KO | 2 (6) | 2007-07-27 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Win | 17–1 | Slavomir Selicky | KO | 2 (6) | 2007-07-01 | Piazza della Loggia, Brescia, Lombardy | |
| Win | 16–1 | Paolo Ferrara | PTS | 6 | 2007-05-18 | PalaCarnera, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Win | 15–1 | David Vicena | PTS | 6 | 2007-03-02 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Tuscany | |
| Win | 14–1 | Simone Loschi | TKO | 2 (6) | 2006-10-21 | Palasport Viale Tiziano, Rome, Lazio | |
| Loss | 13–1 | Pavol Polakovič | UD | 12 | 2006-08-11 | Toscolano Maderno, Lombardy | For vacant IBF International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 13–0 | Rene Huebner | TKO | 5 (8) | 2006-05-20 | Piazza di Siena, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 12–0 | Paolo Ferrara | TKO | 7 (10) | 2006-02-10 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Chiarbola, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Won Italian light heavyweight title |
| Win | 11–0 | Massimiliano Costantino | TKO | 5 (6) | 2005-10-14 | Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont | |
| Win | 10–0 | Massimiliano Costantino | PTS | 6 | 2005-07-16 | Stadio della Pallacorda, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 9–0 | Roger Foe | DQ | 2 (6) | 2005-05-13 | Palazzetto di Via Alberici, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 8–0 | Otto Nemeth | TKO | 1 (6) | 2005-03-18 | Palasport, Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont | |
| Win | 7–0 | Marian Tudor | TKO | 1 (6) | 2005-01-21 | Palasport, Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont | |
| Win | 6–0 | Branko Gacević | KO | 2 (6) | 2004-12-10 | Palazzetto di Via Alberici, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 5–0 | Siniša Puljak | PTS | 6 | 2004-10-29 | Ariano nel Polesine, Veneto | |
| Win | 4–0 | Gabor Farkas | PTS | 6 | 2007-08-06 | Palermo, Sicily | |
| Win | 3–0 | Leon Nzama | PTS | 6 | 2004-07-16 | Toscolano Maderno, Lombardy | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mohammed Quarab | TKO | 1 (6) | 2004-05-22 | Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardy | |
| Win | 1–0 | Marian Miko | TKO | 2 (6) | 2004-04-30 | Bergamo, Lombardy | |

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record :
| 2 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2011-02-25 | Loss | Rok Štrucl | Trieste Fight Night | Trieste, Italy | Extra Round Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2010-11-13 | Win | Adis Dadović | Trieste Fight Night | Trieste, Italy | KO | 2 | 1:18 |
| 2009-08-17 | Loss | Fabio Giannasi | Gotti Promotions | Trieste, Italy | Retirement | 2 | 0:00 |
| 2009-04-24 | Win | Thomas Joaquin | Gotti Promotions | Trieste, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||