Francesco Pianeta has five losses against five opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Pianeta's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Francesco Pianeta".
On August 18, 2018 Francesco Pianeta faced off against Tyson Fury at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 35-5-1 (21), and Fury was 30 years old and with a record of 26-0 (19). Pianeta lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
On June 16, 2018 Francesco Pianeta faced off against Petar Milas in a heavyweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 35-4-1 (21). Pianeta lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On October 14, 2017 Francesco Pianeta faced off against Kevin Johnson in a heavyweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 34-3-1 (20), and Johnson was 38 years old and with a record of 31-8-1 (15). Pianeta lost the fight via 7th-round TKO.
On July 11, 2015 Francesco Pianeta fought Ruslan Chagaev in a heavyweight world-title fight for Chagaev's WBA (Regular) title. Pianeta was 30 years old and with a record of 31-2-1 (17), and Chagaev was 36 years old and with a record of 33-2-1 (20). Pianeta lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On May 4, 2013 Francesco Pianeta fought Wladimir Klitschko in a heavyweight world-title fight for Klitschko's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and The Ring titles. Pianeta was 28 years old and with a record of 28-1-1 (15), and Klitschko was 37 years old and with a record of 59-3 (50). Pianeta lost the fight via 6th-round TKO.
