# Giovanni De Carolis

Giovanni De Carolis (born 21 August 1984) 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

| 45 fights | 33 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 3 |
| By decision | 17 | 8 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 45 | Loss | 33–11–1 | Kevin Sadjo | TKO | 8 (12), 2:21 | 09 Mar 2024 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France | For European super-middleweight title |
| 44 | Win | 33–10–1 | Douglas Ataide | UD | 10 | 01 Jul 2023 | Palafiljkam, Ostia, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 32–10–1 | Bosko Misic | KO | 3 (6) | 14 Apr 2023 | Klingentalturnhalle, Basel, Switzerland | |
| 42 | Win | 31–10–1 | Daniele Scardina | TKO | 5 (10), 0:50 | 13 May 2022 | Allianz Cloud, Milano, Italy | Won WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 30–10–1 | Giorgi Abramishvili | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 19 Mar 2022 | Palasport S. Allende, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 29–10–1 | Ignazio Crivello | PTS | 6 | 2 Oct 2021 | Stadio Tre Torri, Rome, Italy | |
| 39 | Loss | 28–10–1 | Lerrone Richards | UD | 12 | 15 May 2021 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | For vacant European super-middleweight title |
| 38 | Win | 28–9–1 | Khoren Gevor | UD | 12 | 21 Jun 2019 | Parco della Pace, Rome, Italy | Retained WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 27–9–1 | Dragan Lepei | UD | 12 | 14 Dec 2018 | Cinecittà, Rome, Italy | Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 26–9–1 | Roberto Cocco | UD | 10 | 28 Jul 2018 | Stadio del baseball, Rome, Italy | Won vacant Italy super-middleweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 25–9–1 | Bilal Akkawy | UD | 10 | 24 Feb 2018 | Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia | For WBA Oceania super-middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 25–8–1 | Bojan Radovic | KO | 2 (6), 1:12 | 19 Jan 2018 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Nepi, Italy | |
| 33 | Loss | 24–8–1 | Viktor Polyakov | UD | 12 | 24 Jul 2017 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy | For vacant WBA International super-middleweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 24–7–1 | Tyron Zeuge | TKO | 12 (12), 2:41 | 5 Nov 2016 | MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany | Lost WBA and GBU super-middleweight titles |
| 31 | Draw | 24–6–1 | Tyron Zeuge | MD | 12 | 23 Jul 2016 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | Retained WBA (Regular) and GBU super-middleweight titles |
| 30 | Win | 24–6 | Vincent Feigenbutz | TKO | 11 (12), 0:32 | 9 Jan 2016 | Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany | Won WBA (Regular) and GBU super-middleweight titles |
| 29 | Loss | 23–6 | Vincent Feigenbutz | UD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | For GBU and WBA interim super-middleweight titles |
| 28 | Win | 23–5 | Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye | UD | 12 | 2 May 2015 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | Retained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 22–5 | Geard Ajetovic | UD | 12 | 1 Nov 2014 | Palaolgiata, Rome, Italy | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 21–5 | Ivan Stupalo | KO | 4 (6) | 28 Mar 2014 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Nepi, Italy | |
| 25 | Loss | 20–5 | Arthur Abraham | UD | 12 | 26 Oct 2013 | Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | For WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 20–4 | Artem Solomko | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 9 Mar 2013 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Civitavecchia, Italy | |
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Zoltan Kiss Jr. | TKO | 1 (8), 2:07 | 18 Jan 2013 | Centro Sportivo Tor di Quinto, Rome, Italy | |
| 22 | Win | 18–4 | Roman Shkarupa | SD | 12 | 28 Sep 2012 | Centro Sportivo Tor di Quinto, Rome, Italy | Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 17–4 | Attila Baran | TKO | 8 (12) | 29 Jun 2012 | Palazzetto dello Sport S. Pertini, Fiano Romano, Italy | Retained WBC Mediterranean super-middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–4 | Jozsef Molnar | KO | 1 (6) | 13 Apr 2012 | Palazzetto dello Sport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse, Italy | |
| 19 | Win | 15–4 | Blas Miguel Martinez | KO | 3 (12) | 20 Jan 2012 | PalaCesaroni, Genzano di Roma, Italy | Won vacant WBC Mediterranean super-middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–4 | Titusz Szabo | TKO | 2 (6) | 16 Dec 2011 | Ariccia, Italy | |
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | Sandor Ramocsa | PTS | 6 | 6 May 2011 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Fiano Romano, Italy | |
| 16 | Loss | 12–4 | Matteo Signani | UD | 10 | 5 Nov 2010 | Carisport, Cesena, Italy | For Italy middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Balint Biczo | KO | 2 (6), 2:52 | 19 Jun 2010 | PalaCollodi, Albano Laziale, Italy | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Lolenga Mock | MD | 12 | 30 Jan 2010 | NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark | For vacant European Union super-middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Sandor Ramocsa | PTS | 8 | 5 Dec 2009 | Palamunicipio Roma XI, Rome, Italy | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Gaetano Nespro | SD | 10 | 20 Jun 2009 | Villa comunale, Cecchina, Italy | For Italy middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Mugurel Sebe | PTS | 6 | 20 Mar 2009 | Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Michael Recloux | PTS | 10 | 23 Dec 2008 | Pala Bianchini, Latina, Italy | Won vacant WBF (Foundation) International middleweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Karoly Domokos | PTS | 6 | 28 Nov 2008 | Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Gyula Gaspar | KO | 4 (6) | 17 Oct 2008 | Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy | |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Max Bursak | TKO | 8 (10) | 14 Jun 2008 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | For IBF Youth middleweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Janos Petrovics | PTS | 6 | 25 Apr 2008 | Palasport, Pontinia, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Eugen Stan | PTS | 6 | 29 Mar 2008 | Sezze, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Rastislav Frano | TKO | 2 (6) | 29 Feb 2008 | Palaboxe Diego Solito, Latina, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Lubo Hantak | PTS | 6 | 22 Dec 2007 | Palestra ITIS Marconi, Latina, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joseph Sovijus | PTS | 6 | 7 Dec 2007 | Padiglione dello Sport, Ostia, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Marian Tomcany | TKO | 2 (6) | 17 Nov 2007 | Palestra ITIS Marconi, Latina, Italy | |