Alessandro Riguccini

Alessandro Riguccini

Alessandro Riguccini during the fight vs Zbranca.
Born Alessandro Riguccini
(1988-03-25) 25 March 1988
Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Other names "The Duke"
Nationality Italian
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Division Super featherweight (2012–present)
Light welterweight (2011)
Welterweight (2010)
Light Middleweight (1999–2010)
Middleweight (2010)
Style Kickboxing, Boxing, Sanda
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Sansepolcro, ITA
Team Zanfer Promotions (2012−present)
X1 Boxing (2011–2012)
Balistic (1999–2010)
Trainer Jorge Barrera
Rank 'Black belt in Taekwondo
Black belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 1999–present
Professional boxing record
Total 11
Wins 11
By knockout 7
Kickboxing record
Total 52
Wins 49
By knockout 43
Losses 3
Amateur Kickboxing record
Total 111
Wins 96
By knockout 54
Losses 11
By knockout 5
Draws 4
Other information
Occupation Boxer
Spouse Heidys Mustelier Valiente
Notable school(s) Barrera Gym
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 23 February 2016

Alessandro Riguccini (born 25 March 1988 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian kickboxer. As of November 2010, Riguccini was the WAKO PRO Middleweight Full Contact World Champion, at 2 July 2011 is also Kombat League Light Middleweight Kickboxing World Champion and As of February 2012, Riguccini is the WAKO PRO Light Welterweight Kickboxing World Champion .[1] He held also World Mixed Martial Arts Federation Light Middleweight International Full Contact title. Recently he also won the unified WKA and IKTA Super Lightweight K1 world titles.[2] Alessandro is also an undefeated professional boxer with a record of 11 wins with 7 knockouts, while winning the WBA Inter-Continental and WBC FECARBOX Super Featherweight titles.

Amateur career

Riguccini began boxing competitively at the age of 12, with early honours including two Federazione Italiana Wushu-Kung Fu (FIWuK) Sanda titles. One of his notable early amateur fights was against Aaram Kuzmenkov of Russia for the CKA Sanda amateur world title, where Alessandro lost by a single point. At the end of his amateur career he reported a record of 96 wins −11 losses − 4 draws in 111 matches.

Training in Cuba

After turning professional Riguccini moved to Cuba to train in boxing with the Olympic star (Gold Barcelona 1992 and Gold Atlanta 1996) Héctor Vinent Cháron and all the olympic team.

Professional career

After returning from Cuba, Riguccini won almost all of his professional kickboxing matches, continually increasing his ranking among world kickboxing until he won the chance to vie for the World welterweight title.

Riguccini vs. Chiahou

In March 2010 at Sansepolcro (Italy) Riguccini faced the French champion Ibrahim Chiahou for the WAKO PRO Welterweight Kickboxing World Title. Riguccini started well but in the middle of the match, Chiahou connected with some low kicks and won by points.[3]

Riguccini vs. Boumalek

In November 2010, Riguccini moved up to the Middleweight division to fight Rachid Boumalek at the Palamacchia for the WAKO PRO Full Contact World Title. Riguccini delivered a 9th-round knock out to win the World Title at the young age of 22.[4]

Riguccini vs. Ramirez Mendez

On 2 July 2011, Riguccini fought Juan Manuel Ramirez in Torino for the Kombat League Kickboxing Light Middleweight World Title. Riguccini delivered a 2nd round knock out to win the World Title and became at the same time Kickboxing and Full Contact World Champion.[5]

Alessandro Riguccini undisputed Champion in Kickboxing

Riguccini vs. Gogic

Subsequently, 24 February 2012, Riguccini defeated Aleksandar Gogic of Serbia (who was silver medalist at the WAKO World Championships 2007 in Belgrade and later lost versus the Ukraine champion Maksym Glubochenko, WAKO European 2008 championship gold medalist, bronze medal in 2010 and 2011 at the WAKO European championships and WAKO champion of the Balkans, these titles obtained) winning the WAKO PRO World Title of the Super Lightweight (–62.200 kg). The match was settled by a unanimous decision on points to the fifth round.[6]

Switch to Professional boxing

After only 13 amateur fights (7W−3L−3D) Riguccini decided to become a professional boxer under managerConti Cavin and make his professional debut on 27 January 2012. He won by unanimous decision against Zoltan Janus Horvat.[7]

Transfer to Mexico

After having terminated the contract with the colony Manager "Conti Cavini" Alessandro moved to Mexico 22 August 2012 to undertake his new journey of professional boxer, he established in Mexico City where he was represented by the Zanfer Promotions and was coached by Jorge Barrera (brother of Marco Antonio Barrera) at "Barrera Gym" along with others such as Moises Fuentes and Daniel Rosas. On 28 September 2012 he made his debut in Mexico beating by knockout in the second round Mexican fighter Eduardo Vargas.[6] Then on 27 October he got a lightning victory, knocking down the veteran Mexican Leonardo Resendiz in 1:57 of the first round in his first eighth round match.[8] After just 18 days after success against Leonardo Resendiz Riguccini got another win by KO at 1:31 minutes of the second round against Gabriel Lopez in a match scheduled for eight rounds and held at the Ex-Hacienda De Caltengo, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico.[9][10] On 5 December he again won by KO at 2:21 of the second round against the strong Hugo "El Poeta" Pacheco in a match of eight rounds, at the Municipal Explanada, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico.[11][12] After only 10 days, on 15 December, he fought again in a test match of four rounds against Orlando "Meteorito" Garcia at the Municipal Auditorium, San Juan Zitlaltepec, México winning all four rounds by a large margin, getting a unanimous decision.[13]

WBA Inter-Continental and WBC FECARBOX Titles

On 28 December 2012 Alessandro Riguccini after only six professional matches faced the twenty-six-year-old Eugenio "Dinamita" Lopez in a 12-round match for the WBA Inter-Continental and the WBC FECARBOX titles in the Superfeatherweight division. The fight resolved with a fourth-round KO when Alessandro sent Lopez to the mat with a powerful right uppercut in reverse.[14][15]

Future career in Mexico

On 12 January 2013, Alessandro was in the ring for a test match, knocking down Mexican Mauricio Becerril at 1:13 minutes in the first of the planned six rounds.[16] On 29 January, he got a unanimous decision against the Mexican boxer Tomas Sierra in an 8-round fight at the Auditorio Municipal de Benito Juárez, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo.[17][18] Then on 9 February defeated the Mexican Neftali Perez by KO at 1:15 of the first round (of the 8 planned) at the Expo Feria de Hidalgo, Mexico.[19][20] On 19 February, he beat by disqualification in the eighth round (of the twelve planned), the young and strong Oscar Arenas who presented with a record of 24 wins (21 by KO) and only 5 losses proving to be a boxer of international level.[21]

Back in Italy and return to Kickboxing

After returning to Italy, thanks to his wide experience boxing in Mexico he decided to try to become a world champion also in the specialty of the K1. In date 5 October 2013 at the Arena "Le Caselle" in Arezzo he took a first-round KO victory against the strong Romanian Cosmin "Genghis Khan" Zbranca and won the unified WKA and IKTA K1 world titles becoming world champion in this discipline also.[22][23][24]

World K1 Title defense

In date 20 December 2014 Alessandro retains his World K1 Title against the Swiss Fabio Figara in his hometown Sansepolcro. [25][26]

Second World K1 Title defense

In date 20 February 2016 Alessandro retains his World K1 Title for the second time against the Kazakh Gennady Liviu Petre in San Giovanni Valdarno. [27][28]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur Kickboxing

Professional Kickboxing

Professional boxing

Kickboxing titles bout record

49 Wins (43 knockouts), 3 Defeat, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 49-3 Kazakhstan Gennady Liviu Petre KO(Body shot) 2 (5), 1:10 2016-02-20 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, AR, Toscana Defended WKA and IKTA K1 Super Lightweight World titles.
Win 48-3 Russia Aslan Marabayev KO(Body shot) 3 (3), 1:54 2015-09-12 Italy Ristorante Big Foods, AR, Toscana K1 Prestige Fight
Win 47-3 Switzerland Fabio Figara KO(Body shot) 2 (5), 0:26 2014-12-20 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, AR, Toscana Defended WKA and IKTA K1 Super Lightweight World titles.
Win 46-3 Romania Cosmin Zbranca KO(Body shot) 1 (5), 1:23 2013-10-05 Italy Palasport "Le Caselle", AR, Toscana Won WKA and IKTA K1 Super Lightweight World titles.
Win 45-3 Serbia Aleksandar Gogic Unanimous decision 5 (5), 3:00 2012-02-24 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, AR, Toscana Won Wako Pro Kickboxing Super Lightweight World title.
Win 44-3 Albania Alin Butnariuc Unanimous decision 3 (3), 3:00 2011-11-19 Italy Palasport, TS, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste Fight Night K1 prestige fight -67kg
Win 43-3 Uruguay Juan Manuel Ramirez KO(Body shot) 2 (5), 0:21(3:00) 2011-07-02 Italy Palasport, TO, Piemonte Won Kombat League World Kickboxing Light Middleweight title.
Win 42-3 Morocco Rachid Boumalek KO(Right straight) 9 (12), 1:23(2:00) 2010-11-19 Italy Palamacchia, LI, Toscana Won Wako Pro World Full Contact Middleweight title.
Win 41-3 Mexico Marco Ghibaudo Unanimous decision 7 (7), 2:00 2010-06-18 Mexico Palacio Videmar, Mexico DF Won WMMAF International Full Contact Light Middleweight title.
Loss 40-3 France Ibrahim Chiahou Split decision 5 (5), 3:00 2010-03-06 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, AR, Toscana Fight was for Wako Pro World Kickboxing Welterweight title.

Professional Boxing Record[42]

11 Wins (7 knockouts), 0 Defeat, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 11-0 Mexico Oscar Arenas DQ(Disqualification) 8(12),2:33 2013-02-19 Mexico Expo Feria, Hidalgo −58.9 kg
Win 10-0 Mexico Neftali Perez KO(Right Straight) 1 (8), 1:15 2013-02-09 Mexico Expo Feria, Hidalgo −59.4 kg
Win 9-0 Mexico Tomas Sierra Unanimous decision 8 (8), 3:00 2013-01-29 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Hidalgo −59.8 kg
Win 8-0 Mexico Mauricio Becerril KO(Right Straight) 1 (6), 1:13 2013-01-12 Mexico Ex-Hacienda de Caltengo, Hidalgo −59.9 kg
Win 7-0 Mexico Eugenio Lopez KO(Right Uppercut) 4 (12), 0:44 2012-12-28 Mexico Palenque Recinto Ferial, Puebla Won WBA Inter-Continental and Interim WBC FECARBOX Superfeatherweight titles
Win 6-0 Mexico Orlando Garcia Unanimous decision 4 (4), 3:00 2012-12-15 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, San Juan Zitlaltepec −59.4 kg
Win 5-0 Mexico Hugo Pacheco KO(Body shots) 2 (8), 2:21 2012-12-05 Mexico Explanada Municipal, Hidalgo −58.9 kg
Win 4-0 Mexico Gabriel Lopez KO(Right straight) 2 (8), 1:31 2012-11-14 Mexico Ex-Hacienda De Caltengo, Hidalgo −60.6 kg
Win 3-0 Mexico Leonardo Resendiz KO(Body uppercut) 1 (8), 1:57 2012-10-27 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo −63.8 kg
Win 2-0 Mexico Eduardo Vargas KO(Left Hook) 2 (4), 1:21 2012-09-28 Mexico Arena Adolfo López Mateos, Tlalnepantla, DF −61.6 kg
Win 1-0 Hungary Zoltan Horvath Unanimous decision 6 (6), 3:00 2012-01-27 Italy Palazzatto Mario D'Agata, AR, Toscana −63.5 kg

Mixed Martial Arts record

1 Wins (1 knockout), 0 Defeat, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 1-0 France Andrei Ruelle TKO(Retired) 1 (3), 3:00 2007-03-06 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Milano Italy vs France "Fight 2 Win"−70.0 kg

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