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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...

  Super-Middleweight contender Giovanni De Carolis scored an exciting five round knockout over previously unbeaten Daniele Scardina on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. De Carolis badly staggered Scardina with a right hand to the head in the first round. In round two, he began to mix hooks to the head into his offense. In round three and most of round four, Scardina appeared to be getting into a rhythm and did manage to hurt De Carolis with a left hook to the body in the third round, but things suddenly changed late in round four when a right hand to the head followed by a flush left hook to the jaw sent Scardina down hard on the canvas. Clearly badly hurt, Scardina managed to get to his feet on very unsteady legs. There appeared to be some confusion following the knockdown as the bell rang with about seven seconds remaining in the round. Due in part to the confusion, there was a question briefly as to whether the fight was stopped and some clarification...

  Forty-two year old European Middleweight champion Matteo Signani scored a workmanlike twelve round unanimous decision over forty-one year old former European Middleweight champion Ruben Diaz on Friday night at the Palazzetto Dello Sport in Rome, Italy. In what was Signani’s second title defense in his second reign of the championship he won for the second time back in October 2019, Signani’s greater activity proved to be the difference in a fight that was fought at a methodical pace. Diaz was able to have moments periodically throughout the twelve round championship bout, but was simply out worked as the fight progressed in a fight that while not necessarily the most entertaining, was a solid performance by two fighters over the age of forty. Official scores were: 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113 all in favor of Signani. Matteo Signani advances to 31-5-3, with 11 Knockouts. Ruben Diaz falls to 26-3-2, with 17 Knockouts.   Also on this card:   A battle for the European Fea...

  Undefeated WBO number twelve rated Super-Middleweight contender Daniele Scardina gradually broke down veteran Juergen Doberstein before stopping him in five rounds on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. Before a crowd of 1,200 socially distanced spectators due to the ongoing circumstances of the global COVID-19 epidemic, Scardina, who was fighting for the first time in nearly two years due to both the aforementioned circumstances as well as his own bout with the COVID-19 virus, was frustrated in the early rounds due to the elusiveness of Doberstein, who opted to make lateral movement the focal point of his strategy as he attempted to make full use of the ring while attempting to attack Scardina and execute his offense in sporadic spurts. While this strategy did indeed prove effective for a period of time as the bigger Scardina, a fighter who has become known for his punching power, had significant difficulty early on in cutting the ring off to limit Doberstein’s mo...

    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...