# Nestor Hipolito Giovannini

Néstor Hipólito Giovannini (born February 7, 1961) is an Argentine former professional boxer. He held the WBO cruiserweight title from 1993 through 1994 and also contested for the WBC light-heavyweight title.

## Professional career

Giovannini made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23 in 1984 losing in a decision. He conquered the Argentinean light-heavyweight title in his 17th fight and a regional WBC title in his 29th fight which he would defend once. He continued campaigning at the light-heavyweight division until 1990, that year, he lost by TKO against Jeff Harding for the WBC light-heavyweight world title.
He then moved up to fight at cruiserweight where he got the chance to fight Markus Bott for the WBO cruiserweight world title, which he won by split decision in Hamburg, Germany. He would defend the title once, in a rematch with Bott by unanimous decision. In December 1994, he fought against Dariusz Michalczewski, losing by KO in the 10th round and dropping his WBO title. He would continue fighting scarcely until 2000 without much success.

## Professional boxing record

| 36 fights | 31 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 3 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 52 | Loss | 38–10–4 | Ezra Sellers | TKO | 1 (10) | 2000-01-29 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 38–9–4 | Luis Nelson González | RTD | 4 (10) | 1999-09-10 | Club Atletico Central Argentino, Río Cuarto, Argentina | |
| 50 | Loss | 37–9–4 | Darío Walter Matteoni | PTS | 12 (12) | 1997-02-15 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | For vacant Argentine cruiserweight title |
| 49 | Draw | 37–8–4 | Sergio Daniel Merani | PTS | 12 (12) | 1996-10-05 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | For vacant Argentine cruiserweight title |
| 48 | Win | 37–8–3 | Luis Delmiro Alves | UD | 10 (10) | 1995-04-15 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 47 | Loss | 36–8–3 | Dariusz Michalczewski | KO | 10 (12) | 1994-12-17 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Lost WBO cruiserweight title |
| 46 | Win | 36–7–3 | Larry Carlisle | TKO | 6 (12) | 1994-10-02 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 45 | Win | 35–7–3 | José Arnaldo Balbuena | KO | 6 (10) | 1994-09-02 | Venado Tuerto, Argentina | |
| 44 | Win | 34–7–3 | Miguel Ángel Antonio Aguirre | PTS | 10 (10) | 1994-05-06 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 43 | Win | 33–7–3 | Eduardo Luiz Dos Santos | KO | 5 (10) | 1994-04-07 | Sunchales, Argentina | |
| 42 | Win | 32–7–3 | Markus Bott | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-11-20 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
| 41 | Win | 31–7–3 | Markus Bott | SD | 12 (12) | 1993-06-26 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Won WBO cruiserweight title |
| 40 | Win | 30–7–3 | Andres Anselmi | TKO | 1 (8) | 1993-03-27 | Los Sarmiento, Argentina | |
| 39 | Loss | 29–7–3 | Marcelo Domínguez | DQ | 4 (12) | 1993-02-20 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | For vacant Argentine cruiserweight title |
| 38 | Win | 29–6–3 | Oscar Alfredo Gonzalez | KO | 5 (10) | 1991-11-22 | Freyre, Argentina | |
| 37 | Draw | 28–6–3 | Miguel Angel Robledo | PTS | 12 (12) | 1991-08-09 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 36 | Loss | 28–6–2 | Jorge Juan Salgado | PTS | 12 (12) | 1990-05-10 | Villa Insuperable, Argentina | For vacant Argentine light-heavyweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 28–5–2 | Jeff Harding | TKO | 11 (12) | 1990-03-18 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For WBC light-heavyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 28–4–2 | Victor Robledo | RTD | 2 (10) | 1989-12-02 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 33 | Loss | 27–4–2 | Jeff Harding | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-05-10 | Basketball Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Victor Robledo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-03-17 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Mabobo Kamunga | PTS | 8 (8) | 1988-11-29 | San Pellegrino Terme, Italy | |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Mwehu Beya | MD | 12 (12) | 1988-09-14 | Scheggia, Italy | Retained WBC International light-heavyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 24–3–2 | Noè Cruciani | KO | 1 (12) | 1988-03-30 | Spoleto, Italy | Won WBC International light-heavyweight title |
| 28 | Loss | 23–3–2 | Jorge Juan Salgado | PTS | 12 (12) | 1987-12-12 | Ushuaia, Argentina | Lost Argentine light-heavyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Eduardo Domingo Contreras | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-11-13 | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Nestor Albarracin | KO | 4 (10) | 1987-10-09 | Ceres, Argentina | |
| 25 | Win | 21–2–2 | Angel Antonio Caro | TKO | 3 (10) | 1987-09-25 | Resistencia, Argentina | |
| 24 | Win | 20–2–2 | Angel Antonio Caro | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-08-21 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–2 | Miguel Angel Maldonado | RTD | 7 (10) | 1987-07-17 | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Miguel Angel Steimbach | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-06-09 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Eduardo Domingo Contreras | PTS | 12 (12) | 1987-03-13 | Rafaela, Argentina | Retained Argentine light-heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Clarismundo Aparecido Silva | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-02-06 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 19 | Draw | 15–2–2 | Jorge Juan Salgado | PTS | 12 (12) | 1986-12-12 | Rafaela, Argentina | For South American light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Anibal Adan Romero | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-11-13 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Jorge Juan Salgado | TKO | 11 (12) | 1986-08-23 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won Argentine light-heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Pedro Ferraro | KO | 8 (10) | 1986-07-04 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Miguel Cea | RTD | 7 (10) | 1986-04-11 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Juan Carlos Fernandez | PTS | 12 (12) | 1985-12-20 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-11-21 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 12 | Draw | 9–2–1 | Sergio Daniel Merani | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-10-05 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Victor Robledo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-09-13 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Anibal Adan Romero | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-08-23 | San Vicente, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Juan Jose Leiva | RTD | 7 (10) | 1985-07-25 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Mario Oscar Melo | TKO | 5 (10) | 1985-05-18 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Anibal Adan Romero | UD | 10 (10) | 1985-04-11 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Daniel Eduardo Guibaudo | KO | 5 (10) | 1985-03-22 | Rafaela, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Miguel Antonio Mosna | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-12-08 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Mario Oscar Melo | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-11-03 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Anibal Adan Romero | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-10-06 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Miguel Antonio Mosna | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-08-25 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Mario Oscar Melo | PTS | 6 (6) | 1984-07-06 | Morteros, Argentina | |