Francesco Pianeta
Encyclopedia
Francesco Pianeta is an German
Heavyweight
boxer
who has got Italian ancestry. He is current WBC
World Youth heavyweight champion.
and when he was six years of age the family emigrated to Germany and his father went to work in a butcher store.
Before he turned to professional boxing Pianeta practiced muay thai
and had a record of 9 wins and one loss.
Although the was brought up in Germany, Pianeta has held close ties with Italy and has stated that it is his ambition to win the Italian heavyweight title.
n journeyman
Sylvester Petrovic with a second round knockout
.
Pianeta has won all of his first 14 fights, with 8 wins by KO
. He trained by Manfred Wolke
is promoted by Sauerland Event’s and based in Germany although he has also fought in Italy, Ireland
, Austria
, Poland
and Belgium
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who has got Italian ancestry. He is current WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
World Youth heavyweight champion.
Background
Pianeta's parents are from CoriglianoCorigliano Calabro
Corigliano Calabro is a comune and town located in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy. In the comune are the ruins of the ancient city of Thurii.-External links:* * *...
and when he was six years of age the family emigrated to Germany and his father went to work in a butcher store.
Before he turned to professional boxing Pianeta practiced muay thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
and had a record of 9 wins and one loss.
Although the was brought up in Germany, Pianeta has held close ties with Italy and has stated that it is his ambition to win the Italian heavyweight title.
Professional career
From his very professional Pianeta showed that he was prepared to travel internationally to fight opponents. His first fight as a professional boxer was in July 2005, in Hessen, Germany, when he beat SlovakiaSlovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n journeyman
Journeyman
A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master....
Sylvester Petrovic with a second round knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
.
Pianeta has won all of his first 14 fights, with 8 wins by KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
. He trained by Manfred Wolke
Manfred Wolke
Manfred Wolke is a former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder....
is promoted by Sauerland Event’s and based in Germany although he has also fought in Italy, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.