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2016 Italian Olympian and current undefeated Heavyweight prospect Guido Vianello scored a workmanlike eight round unanimous decision over veteran Jay McFarlane on Friday night at at the Pala Atlantico in Rome, Italy. McFarlane’s best moment of the bout came in the opening seconds of the fight when he caught Vianello off guard with a solid overhand right to the head. From that point in the fight on however, Vianello showcased his Boxing ability keeping McFarlane at distance with his longer reach, landing combinations and using movement as well as tying McFarlane up on the inside whenever McFarlane was able to get close. Official scores were 79-73, and 80-72 (On two scorecards) for Guido Vianello. Guido Vianello advances to 10-0-1, with 9 Knockouts. Jay McFarlane falls to 13-7, with 5 Knockouts. Also on this card: Unbeaten Jr. Middleweight contender Mirko Natalizi scored a sixth round stoppage of veteran Tony Dixon. Natalizi was the physically stronger fighter from the outset. In the clo...

  Fabio Turchi scored a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Dylan Bregeon to win the vacant European Cruiserweight championship on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan Italy. Bregeon, who entered the bout as the French Cruiserweight champion, did a masterful job through the first five rounds of the fight by using his height and reach to control the distance between himself and Turchi by landing straight left hands and right jabs from the southpaw stance as Turchi came forward and moving to maintain distance where he had the advantage. The ebb and flow began to change in round six when Turchi was able to close the gap between himself and Bregeon.     It was during these sequences that Turchi appeared to get the better of the combat when he was able to get on the inside and land more than occasionally. Although the tide had clearly turned in Turchi’s favor in the middle rounds, Bregeon remained very competitive and was able to counter ...

    Official weights for Friday’s Matchroom Boxing Italy / OPI Since 82 promoted card at the Allianz Cloud, took place earlier today in Milan, Italy. The weights for the entire card, which will be headlined by a battle between Fabio Turchi and Dylan Bregeon for the vacant European Cruiserweight championship, and will all be televised globally by digital subscription sports streaming network   DAZN   are as follows.   Main Event: Vacant European Cruiserweight championship – 12Rds.   Fabio Turchi 199lbs. vs. Dylan Bregeon 197lbs.    Vacant Italian Super-Middleweight championship – 10Rds.   Ivan Zucco 167 1/2lbs. vs. Luca Capuano 167lbs.    Lightweight – 8Rds.   Francesco Patera 137 1/4lbs. vs.  Nicola Henchiri 137 1/4lbs.   *Featherweight – 6Rds.   Mauro Forte 126 1/4lbs. vs. Cristian Narvaez 128lbs.*   (* Narvaez two pounds over the 126lb. Featherweight limit. Fight will go on as scheduled as of this wri...