# Fabio Turchi

Fabio Turchi (born 24 July 1993) is an Italian professional boxer who held the WBC International cruiserweight title in 2019. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, silver at the 2010 Youth Olympics and 2014 World Military Championships, and bronze at the 2010 Youth World Championships.

## Professional boxing career

Turchi made his professional debut against Adis Dadovic on 31 October 2015. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Turchi amassed an 8–0 record during the next year, with six victories coming by way of stoppage, before being booked to face Maurizio Lovaglio for the vacant Italian cruiserweight title on 23 December 2016. He captured his first professional title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Lovaglio.
Turchi had two more fights before fighting for his first regional title. On 11 March 2017, he beat Isossa Mondo on points and on 2 June 2017, he beat Tamas Kozma by a fourth-round technical knockout. Following these two victories, Turchi was scheduled to face Cesar David Crenz for the vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title on 15 July 2017. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.
Turchi made his United States debut against Demetrius Banks on 1 December 2017. He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Banks retired at the end of the round. Turchi made his first WBC International Silver title defense against Dario German Balmaceda on 2 February 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Balmaceda at the very last second of the opening round. Turchi made his second title defense against Tony Conquest on 30 November 2018. He won the fight by a seventh-round knockout.
Turchi was expected to face Sami Enbom for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title on 26 April 2019. On 22 April, it was revealed that Enbom had withdrawn from the bout due to an undisclosed reason, and was replaced by Sami Enbom. Turchi won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping the Finnish boxer at the 1:16 minute mark of the opening round. Turchi made his first WBC International title defense against Tommy McCarthy on 11 October 2019. McCarthy won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 115–113 and 116–112 in favor of McCarthy, while the third judge scored the bout 116–112 for Turchi.
Turchi was booked to face Nikolajs Grisunins for the vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title on 23 October 2020. Turchi successfully rebounded from his first professional loss, as he won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 100–90, 99–91 and 98–92. Turchi next challenged the EBU cruiserweight champion Dylan Bregeon on 16 April 2019, in the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 115–113 in his favor.

## Professional boxing record

| 22 fights | 20 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | Richard Riakporhe | TKO | 2 (12) | 11 Jun 2022 | The SSE Arena Wembley, London, England | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Vukasin Obradovic | TKO | 1 (6) | 11 Dec 2021 | MGM Gym Via Marco D’Agrate, Milan, Italy | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Dylan Bregeon | UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2021 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy | Won EBU Cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Nikolajs Grisunins | UD | 10 | 23 Oct 2020 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy | Won vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | Tommy McCarthy | SD | 12 | 11 Oct 2019 | PalaTrento, Trento, Italy | Lost WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Sami Enbom | KO | 1 (12), 1:16 | 26 Apr 2019 | Tuscany Hall, Florence, Italy | Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tony Conquest | KO | 7 (12), 0:16 | 30 Nov 2018 | Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy | Retained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Yassine Habachi | UD | 6 | 6 Jul 2018 | Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Dario German Balmaceda | TKO | 1 (12), 2:59 | 2 Feb 2018 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy | Retained WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Demetrius Banks | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 1 Dec 2017 | Strand Ballroom & Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Cesar David Crenz | KO | 4 (12), 2:09 | 15 Jul 2017 | Piazza Municipale, Sequals, Italy | Won vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Tamas Kozma | TKO | 4 (6), 1:23 | 2 Jun 2017 | Palasport San Filippo, Brescia, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Isossa Mondo | PTS | 6 | 11 Mar 2017 | PalaGiannelli, Siena, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Maurizio Lovaglio | TKO | 6 (10), 1:55 | 23 Dec 2016 | Scandicci, Italy | Won vacant Italian cruiserweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Arturs Kulikauskis | UD | 8 | 5 Nov 2016 | Palasport Mens Sana, Siena, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Slobodan Culum | TKO | 1 (8) | 16 Jul 2016 | Sequals, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jiri Svacina | UD | 8 | 24 Jun 2016 | Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Toni Visic | KO | 2 (8), 2:28 | 22 Apr 2016 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Shalva Meleksishvili | TKO | 2 (6) | 18 Mar 2016 | PalaGoldoni, Vicenza, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Marko Martinjak | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 26 Dec 2015 | Palasport ITI/Palamattioli, Florence, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gyorgy Novak | TKO | 1 (6) | 27 Nov 2015 | Scandicci, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Adis Dadovic | TKO | 1 (6), 1:01 | 31 Oct 2015 | Pala Hilton Pharma, Ferrara, Italy | |