Francesco Damiani (30-2, 24) was born in Bagnacavallo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy on October 4, 1958. At the age of 26 years on January 5, 1985, he made his professional boxing debut against Allou Gobe, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 24th career fight at 30 years old, Damiani became a heavyweight world champion on May 6, 1989 after defeating Johnny du Plooy via 3rd-round KO to win the WBO title.
Damiani's last fight was a 8th-round TKO loss to Oliver McCall at age 34 on April 23, 1993. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Francesco Damiani's best fights have been against Greg Page, Eddie Gregg, Tyrell Biggs and Daniel Eduardo Neto.
Damiani has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Apr 23, 1993 34 years, 6 months 30-2 (24) | 28 years 21-5 (14) | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
31  | Sep 12, 1992 33 years, 11 months 30-1 (24) | 33 years, 10 months 35-10 (27) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Apr 22, 1992 33 years, 6 months 29-1 (24) | Michael Greer | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Mar 7, 1992 33 years, 5 months 28-1 (23) | Frankie Swindell | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
28  | Jan 11, 1991 32 years, 3 months 27-1 (23) | 29 years, 9 months 16-0 (11) | HW | 9 | KO | LOSS Lost WBO |
27 | Oct 20, 1990 32 years 27-0 (23) | Everett Martin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Jun 2, 1990 31 years, 7 months 26-0 (22) | Tony Morrison | 3 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Dec 16, 1989 31 years, 2 months 25-0 (21) | Daniel Eduardo Neto | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
24 | May 6, 1989 30 years, 7 months 24-0 (20) | Johnny du Plooy | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Won WBO |
23 | Dec 17, 1988 30 years, 2 months 23-0 (19) | Manfred Jassmann | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
22  | Oct 29, 1988 30 years 22-0 (18) | 27 years, 10 months 15-1 (10) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Apr 22, 1988 29 years, 6 months 21-0 (17) | John Emmen | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Jan 22, 1988 29 years, 3 months 20-0 (16) | Dorcey Gaymon | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 9, 1987 29 years 19-0 (15) | Anders Eklund | HW | 6 | KO | WIN |
18 | Jul 11, 1987 28 years, 9 months 18-0 (14) | Eddie Richardson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Apr 11, 1987 28 years, 6 months 17-0 (14) | James Broad | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16  | Feb 14, 1987 28 years, 4 months 16-0 (14) | 30 years, 7 months 24-2-1 (18) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Dec 19, 1986 28 years, 2 months 15-0 (13) | Rodney Smith | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Nov 14, 1986 28 years, 1 months 14-0 (12) | Kevin P Porter | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 19, 1986 27 years, 11 months 13-0 (11) | Rocky Sekorski | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jul 4, 1986 27 years, 9 months 12-0 (11) | Donnie Long | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | May 30, 1986 27 years, 7 months 11-0 (10) | Danny Sutton | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 2, 1986 27 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Mike Perkins | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 14, 1986 27 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | Tom Trimm | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 31, 1986 27 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | Bobby Crabtree | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 28, 1985 26 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Felipe Rodriguez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 13, 1985 26 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Rick Kellar | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 29, 1985 26 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Walter Santemore | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | May 17, 1985 26 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Larry Roberson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 20, 1985 26 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Dragomir Milo Popovic | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 8, 1985 26 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | George Butzbach | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 5, 1985 26 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Allou Gobe | 3 | TKO | WIN |
