Francesco Pianeta was born in Cosenza, Italy on October 8, 1984. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on July 2, 2005 against Sylvester Petrović. Pianeta defeated Petrović via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pianeta got his first world-title fight at the age of 28 after 29 professional fights. On May 4, 2013 Pianeta challenged Wladimir Klitschko's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 6th round TKO.
Pianeta's last fight was a points decision loss to Tyson Fury at age 33, on August 18, 2018.
Some of Francesco Pianeta's best fights have been against Johann Duhaupas and Oliver McCall. For a complete list of Pianeta's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Francesco Pianeta".
Pianeta has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Francesco Pianeta Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Aug 18, 2018 | 33 |
Tyson Fury 30 26-0 | loss | PTS 10 |
40 | Jun 16, 2018 | 33 | Petar Milas | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Mar 10, 2018 | 33 | Dašo Simeunović | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Oct 14, 2017 | 33 |
Kevin Johnson 38 31-8-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
37 | Jul 08, 2017 | 32 | Oezcan Cetinkaya | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Jun 17, 2017 | 32 | Edi Delibaltaoglu | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Feb 20, 2016 | 31 | Hasan Olaki | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Jul 11, 2015 | 30 |
Ruslan Chagaev 36 33-2-1 | loss | KO 1 |
33 | Dec 06, 2014 | 30 | Ivica Bačurin | win | UD 12 |
32 | May 30, 2014 | 29 | Mickael Vieira | win | KO 1 |
31 | Dec 06, 2013 | 29 | Robert Teuber | win | TKO 2 |
30 | May 04, 2013 | 28 |
Wladimir Klitschko 37 59-3 | loss | TKO 6 |
29 | Nov 16, 2012 | 28 | Nelson Dario Dominguez | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Sep 07, 2012 | 27 | Frans Botha | win | UD 10 |
27 | May 16, 2012 | 27 |
Oliver McCall 47 56-11 | win | UD 10 |
26 | Jan 07, 2012 | 27 | Zack Page | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Oct 21, 2011 | 27 | Robert Hawkins | win | PTS 8 |
24 | Apr 02, 2011 | 26 | Ivica Perković | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Feb 12, 2011 | 26 | Samir Kurtagić | win | UD 8 |
22 | Dec 18, 2010 | 26 | Mike Middleton | win | KO 1 |
21 | Dec 05, 2009 | 25 | Evgeny Orlov | win | UD 8 |
20 | Sep 19, 2009 | 24 | Matt Skelton | win | RTD 8 |
19 | Apr 04, 2009 | 24 | Albert Sosnowski | draw | PTS 12 |
18 | Dec 20, 2008 | 24 |
Johann Duhaupas 27 17-0 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Aug 30, 2008 | 23 | Scott Gammer | win | RTD 8 |
16 | May 17, 2008 | 23 | Michael Marrone | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 16, 2008 | 23 | Donnell Wiggins | win | KO 3 |
14 | Dec 29, 2007 | 23 | Paolo Ferrara | win | UD 8 |
13 | Nov 24, 2007 | 23 | Leo Sanchez | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Sep 29, 2007 | 22 | Colin Wilson | win | UD 8 |
11 | Jun 23, 2007 | 22 | Miyan Solomons | win | UD 8 |
10 | Apr 14, 2007 | 22 | Paolo Ferrara | win | SD 8 |
9 | Mar 25, 2007 | 22 | Aleksandrs Borhovs | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Feb 17, 2007 | 22 | Georgi Harizanov | win | KO 2 |
7 | Jan 20, 2007 | 22 | Cerrone Fox | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Nov 25, 2006 | 22 | Valentin Marinel | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Aug 11, 2006 | 21 | Vlado Szabo | win | UD 6 |
4 | May 20, 2006 | 21 | Dirk Mandelartz | win | KO 1 |
3 | Apr 29, 2006 | 21 | Ervin Slonka | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Mar 11, 2006 | 21 | Tomáš Mrázek | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jul 02, 2005 | 20 | Sylvester Petrović | win | KO 2 |