Fabio Tuiach (born 4 June 1980) is an Italian professional boxer and former kickboxer.

Fabio Tuiach
Born (1980-06-04) June 4, 1980 (age 44)
Trieste, Italy
Other namesThe Hitting Angel
NationalityItaly Italian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
StyleBoxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTrieste, Italy
TeamLion Gym Trieste
Club Sportivo Trieste Pugilato
Years active19
(Boxing 1996–present
Kickboxing: 2009-2011)
Professional boxing record
Total36
Wins29
By knockout16
Losses7
By knockout5
Kickboxing record
Total4
Wins2
By knockout1
Losses2

Early life and amateur career

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Tuiach was born in Trieste, Italy and he grew up in Rozzol Melara, a quartier in the north of the city. He began boxing at 16 years old, under the guidance of the former Italian featherweight champion Nevio Carbi. He made his debut as a cruiserweight with a win in 80 seconds. He won fifteen matches in a row by KO or TKO, afterwards he climbed in the light heavyweight category where he won the Italian Juniores Title. He was called up to the Italian National Team and in 2000 he won the Italian Second-Class Super Heavyweight Title and in the next year he loss against Roberto Cammarelle at the All-Italy Boxing Championship final.

In 2003 he turned professional, he closed his amateur career with 60 matches fought, 45 won, including 13 by KO.

Professional career

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Tuiach made his professional debut on 30 April 2004 in Bergamo and he won by KO against the Slovak Marian Miko.

On 10 February 2006, with 11 matches won, 7 by KO, he got the chance to fight for the Italian Title and he faced the Italian champion Paolo Ferrara in Trieste. He won by KO at the seventh round after an intense match, bringing back in Trieste a title that was missing for thirty years, when was won by his first master Nevio Carbi in the featherweight division.

In 2007 he won the IBF Mediterranean cruiserweight title beating by KO the Frenchman Enis Boussandel.[1] In 2008 a family bereavement upset his life and his career resented of that.

On 25 October 2008, he fought for the European title, but he fell to the mat under the punches of the champion Marco Huck. At the visits of reinstatement the Italian federation denied his medical fitness, in 2009 he repeated the tests but the outcome was the same: after this disappointment, he left boxing and started the practice of kickboxing. In this short period he fought 4 matches, 2 wins (1 by KO) and 2 losses, he left definitively the ring in 2011.[2]

He returned in boxing on July 14, 2012, fighting against the Hungarian Sandor Balagh after 4 years of inactivity, going up into the heavyweight division.[3]

In August 2013 he issued the challenge to the Italian title but he lost by TKO at the sixth round against Matteo Modugno.[4] In December 2014 he finally won the Italian Heavyweight Title beating Gianluca Mandras,[5][6] disqualified at the ninth round, in Trieste.

He lost the Italian heavyweight title on June 13, 2015 in Brescia. Afterwards he had to leave the title to the former Italian Cruiserweight champion Salvatore Erittu.[7]

Championships

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Professional

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  • 2014 Italian Heavyweight Title
  • 2007 I.B.F. Mediterranean Cruiserweight Title.
  • 2006 Italian Light Heavyweight Title.

Amatorial

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  • 2001 All-Italy Boxing Championship Heavyweight Division Runner-up.
  • 2000 Italian Second-Class Super Heavyweight Title.
  • Italian Juniores Light Heavyweight Champion.

Boxing record

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27 Wins (15 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Draws[8]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 27–5   Michael Wallisch TKO 2 (12) 2015-07-11   GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt. For WBO European heavyweight title
Loss 27–4   Salvatore Erittu UD 9 (10) 2015-06-13   Pala San Filippo, Brescia, Lombardy. Lost Italian heavyweight title
Win 27–3   Gianluca Mandras DQ 9 (10) 2014-12-13   Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Won vacant Italian heavyweight title
Win 26–3   Hrvoje Kisicek PTS 6 2014-10-11   Polisportivo Comunale, Manzano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Loss 25–3   Matteo Modugno TKO 6 (10) 2013-08-23   Piazza Vittoria, Salò, Lombardy For Italian heavyweight title
Win 25–2   Sandor Balogh RTD 3 (6), 3:00 2013-04-27   PalaChiarbola, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Win 24–2   Kreso Bogdanović RTD 3 (6), 3:00 2012-12-01   Palazzetto dello Sport, Rezzato, Lombardy
Win 23–2   Sandor Balogh PTS 6 2012-07-14   PalaCarnera, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Loss 22–2   Marco Huck TKO 2 (12), 2:22 2008-10-25   Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen For European cruiserweight title
Win 22–1   Walter Palacios PTS 8 (8) 2008-08-28   Lungolago Zanardelli, Tuscolano Maderno, Lombardy
Win 21–1   Drazen Ordulj TKO 3 (8) 2008-05-16   PalaChiarbola, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Win 20–1   Tomáš Mrázek TKO 2 (6), 2:57 2008-03-05   Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Tuscany
Win 19–1   Enis Boussandel KO 2 (12) 2007-12-12   Rezzato, Lombardy Won vacant IBF Mediterranean cruiserweight title
Win 18–1   David Vicena KO 2 (6) 2007-07-27   Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Win 17–1   Slavomir Selicky KO 2 (6) 2007-07-01   Piazza della Loggia, Brescia, Lombardy
Win 16–1   Paolo Ferrara PTS 6 2007-05-18   PalaCarnera, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Win 15–1   David Vicena PTS 6 2007-03-02   Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Tuscany
Win 14–1   Simone Loschi TKO 2 (6) 2006-10-21   Palasport Viale Tiziano, Rome, Lazio
Loss 13–1   Pavol Polakovič UD 12 2006-08-11   Toscolano Maderno, Lombardy For vacant IBF International cruiserweight title
Win 13–0   Rene Huebner TKO 5 (8) 2006-05-20   Piazza di Siena, Rome, Lazio
Win 12–0   Paolo Ferrara TKO 7 (10) 2006-02-10   Palazzetto dello Sport, Chiarbola, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Won Italian light heavyweight title
Win 11–0   Massimiliano Costantino TKO 5 (6) 2005-10-14   Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont
Win 10–0   Massimiliano Costantino PTS 6 2005-07-16   Stadio della Pallacorda, Rome, Lazio
Win 9–0   Roger Foe DQ 2 (6) 2005-05-13   Palazzetto di Via Alberici, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
Win 8–0   Otto Nemeth TKO 1 (6) 2005-03-18  Palasport, Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont
Win 7–0   Marian Tudor TKO 1 (6) 2005-01-21   Palasport, Rivarolo Canavese, Piedmont
Win 6–0   Branko Gacević KO 2 (6) 2004-12-10   Palazzetto di Via Alberici, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
Win 5–0   Siniša Puljak PTS 6 2004-10-29   Ariano nel Polesine, Veneto
Win 4–0   Gabor Farkas PTS 6 2007-08-06   Palermo, Sicily
Win 3–0   Leon Nzama PTS 6 2004-07-16   Toscolano Maderno, Lombardy
Win 2–0   Mohammed Quarab TKO 1 (6) 2004-05-22   Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardy
Win 1–0   Marian Miko TKO 2 (6) 2004-04-30   Bergamo, Lombardy

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
2 Wins, 2 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2011-02-25 Loss   Rok Štrucl Trieste Fight Night Trieste, Italy Extra Round Decision 4 3:00
2010-11-13 Win   Adis Dadović Trieste Fight Night Trieste, Italy KO 2 1:18
2009-08-17 Loss   Fabio Giannasi Gotti Promotions Trieste, Italy Retirement 2 0:00
2009-04-24 Win   Thomas Joaquin Gotti Promotions Trieste, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Tuiach wins the IBF Mediterranean Cruiserweight Title, article of the moment". Il Piccolo. 13 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Tuiach, addio al pugilato" [Tuiach, goodbye to boxing] (in Italian). Il Piccolo. 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Tuiach returns in active boxing". Boxenews.com.
  4. ^ "Modugno retains the title against Tuiach". 2out.it. 24 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Tuiach wins the Italian Heavyweight Title". Il Piccolo. 15 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Tuiach wins the Italian Heavyweight Title". Il Piccolo. 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Tuiach loses the title against Erittu; article of the moment". Boxe Ring Web. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24.
  8. ^ "Tuiach's record". BoxRec.
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