Paolo Vidoz
Encyclopedia
Paolo Vidoz is a boxer
from Italy
, who won the Olympic
bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships.
in 2000 at Super Heavyweight after beating Calvin Brock
and Samuel Peter
but lost to Audley Harrison
.
on 27 January 2001, against Chris Morris. He won the match via knockout at 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the first round.
Vidoz kept up a solid winning streak before encountering Zuri Lawrence
, a "journeyman" fighter who, while proficient in his defensive ability, lacks a modicum of talent with regard to hitting his opponents (he has failed to record even a single knockout throughout his 12 years in the ring). Lawrence was able to baffle Vidoz with his slippery movement in the ring and score a unanimous decision after eight rounds.
Vidoz bounced back with his next fight, registering a devastating knockout of Eduardo Sandivares at just under a minute into the fight.
Vidoz dropped out of serious contention with a ninth round TKO loss to Russia
n boxer Nicolay Valuev on 9 October 2004 at the Messehalle in Erfurt
, Germany
.
On 6 June 2005, Vidoz captured vacant Europe
an (EBU) heavyweight
title and IBF
Inter-Continental title with a split decision over Timo Hoffmann
. Vidoz followed this up with a victory over British fighter Michael Sprott
, but his "Titanium Jaw" was later checked in a fight in July 2006 against Vladimir Virchis
, who beat Vidoz by KO in the sixth.
After his loss to Virchis he rebounded with two more wins against Alexei Osokin and Antoine Palatis before losing to Virchis
one more time this time by unanimous decision.
He won two more fights against Zoltan Peto and Paul Butlin
, winning both of them by knockout.
He faced Sinan Samil Sam
for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title on 4 July 2008, but lost by majority decision. He fought Matt Skelton
for the vacant EBU European heavyweight title on 19 December 2008. He lost the fight after refusing to come out for round 10. In his most recent fight he defeated Tomasz Zeprzalka by TKO in the fourth round. On 18 December 2009, he fought Albert Sosnowski
for the EBU heavyweight title but lost by unanimous decision after twelve rounds.
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...
from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, who won the Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships.
Amateur career
He won Olympic BronzeOlympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
in 2000 at Super Heavyweight after beating Calvin Brock
Calvin Brock
Calvin Vance Brock is a retired professional heavyweight boxer.Following his loss to fellow American Eddie Chambers, Brock was forced to retire from the sport of boxing, after receiving retinal damage in his right eye.- Biography :Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his...
and Samuel Peter
Samuel Peter
Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....
but lost to Audley Harrison
Audley Harrison
Audley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...
.
Amateur highlights
- Italian Superheavyweight Champion 1991, 1993, 1995-1997, 1999
- 1996 competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmrl. Results were:
- Defeated Vasile Ciocan (Romania) RSC-2
- Defeated Miroslav Gavenciak (Slovakia) PTS
- Lost to René MonseRené MonseRené Monse is a former German heavyweight boxer best known to win a bronze medal at the world championships 1995.-Amateur:...
(Germany) DSQ-3
- 1996 competed as a Superheavyweight at the Atlanta Olympics. Results was:
- Lost to Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
(Cuba) RSCH-1
- Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba
- 1997 3rd place at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
- Defeated Patrick Halberg (Denmark) PTS
- Defeated Henryk Zatyka (Poland) PTS
- Defeated Ahmed El Akad (Egypt) PTS
- Lost to Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
(Cuba) PTS
- 1997 won the Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy beating Sinan Samil SamSinan Samil SamSinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...
of Turkey in the final. - 1998 won the Goodwill Games in New York, USA. Results were:
- Defeated Keith Govan (USA) PTS (8-1)
- Defeated Dmitriy Diagilev (Russia) PTS (8-2)
- Defeated Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
(Cuba) PTS (9-3)
- 1998 competed at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Results were:
- Defeated Rimantas Priczmantas (Lithuania) PTS
- Lost to Vladimir Lazebnik (Ukraine) PTS
- 1999 3rd place at the World Championships in Houston, USA. Results were:
- Defeated Patrice L'HeureuxPatrice L'Heureux-Amateur:He participated in the PanAm Games 1999 but was KOd by Alexis Rubalcaba.-Professional career:On November 13, 2004, L'Heureux challenged Steve McKay for the vacant Canadian Heavyweight championship in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(Canada) PTS - Defeated Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
(Cuba) PTS (2-5) - Lost to Mukhtarkhan DildabekovMukhtarkhan DildabekovMukhtarkhan Koblanbekovich Dildabekov is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(Kazakhstan) PTS
- Defeated Patrice L'Heureux
- 2000 2nd place at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
- Defeated Kurban Guenerbakan (Turkey) RSCI-1
- Defeated Kestutis Bitkevicius (Lithuania) RSC-4
- Defeated Bagrat OghanianBagrat OghanianBagrat Oghanian is an Armenian boxer best known to win the Super Heavyweight Bronze medal at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Pro:Oghanian turned pro in 2002 in the USA but wasn't successful....
(Armenia) PTS - Lost to Alexei LezinAlexei LezinAlexei Vladimirovich Lezin was a Russian boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Lezin never turned pro.- Amateur accomplishments :*1993 competed as a Heavyweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland...
(Russia) PTS
- 2000 won Super Heavyweight bronze at the Sydney Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Calvin BrockCalvin BrockCalvin Vance Brock is a retired professional heavyweight boxer.Following his loss to fellow American Eddie Chambers, Brock was forced to retire from the sport of boxing, after receiving retinal damage in his right eye.- Biography :Brock is known not only for his boxing skills but also for his...
(USA) RSCO-4 - Defeated Samuel PeterSamuel PeterSamuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....
(Nigeria) PTS (14-3) - Lost to Audley HarrisonAudley HarrisonAudley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...
(Great Britain) PTS (16-32)
- Defeated Calvin Brock
Professional career
His first match was held at Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
on 27 January 2001, against Chris Morris. He won the match via knockout at 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the first round.
Vidoz kept up a solid winning streak before encountering Zuri Lawrence
Zuri Lawrence
Zuri Lawrence is a professional heavyweight boxer best known to score a few notable wins over famous boxers but never reaching contender status.-Career:...
, a "journeyman" fighter who, while proficient in his defensive ability, lacks a modicum of talent with regard to hitting his opponents (he has failed to record even a single knockout throughout his 12 years in the ring). Lawrence was able to baffle Vidoz with his slippery movement in the ring and score a unanimous decision after eight rounds.
Vidoz bounced back with his next fight, registering a devastating knockout of Eduardo Sandivares at just under a minute into the fight.
Vidoz dropped out of serious contention with a ninth round TKO loss to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n boxer Nicolay Valuev on 9 October 2004 at the Messehalle in Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
, Germany
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...
.
On 6 June 2005, Vidoz captured vacant Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an (EBU) 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...
title and IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Inter-Continental title with a split decision over Timo Hoffmann
Timo Hoffmann
Timo Hoffmann is a professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division. He is probably best known as being the only fighter for nearly a decade who went to the distance with Vitali Klitschko...
. Vidoz followed this up with a victory over British fighter Michael Sprott
Michael Sprott
Michael Sprott is a professional heavyweight boxer from Reading, Berkshire, England. Sprott briefly held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and was a European heavyweight title contender...
, but his "Titanium Jaw" was later checked in a fight in July 2006 against Vladimir Virchis
Vladimir Virchis
Volodymyr Virchis is a Ukrainian boxer and is a touted prospect in the heavyweight division.Virchis is known as "The Hunter", the large and powerful Virchis turned professional in 1999 and won his first 20 bouts with 17 knockouts, including victories over clubfighters Julius Francis, Cliff Couser,...
, who beat Vidoz by KO in the sixth.
After his loss to Virchis he rebounded with two more wins against Alexei Osokin and Antoine Palatis before losing to Virchis
one more time this time by unanimous decision.
He won two more fights against Zoltan Peto and Paul Butlin
Paul Butlin
Paul Butlin is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire....
, winning both of them by knockout.
He faced Sinan Samil Sam
Sinan Samil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...
for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title on 4 July 2008, but lost by majority decision. He fought Matt Skelton
Matt Skelton
Matt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....
for the vacant EBU European heavyweight title on 19 December 2008. He lost the fight after refusing to come out for round 10. In his most recent fight he defeated Tomasz Zeprzalka by TKO in the fourth round. On 18 December 2009, he fought Albert Sosnowski
Albert Sosnowski
Albert Dariusz Sosnowski is a Polish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.-Debut fight:...
for the EBU heavyweight title but lost by unanimous decision after twelve rounds.