Néstor Hipólito Giovannini (born February 7, 1961) is an Argentine former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He held the
WBO cruiserweight title from 1993 through 1994 and also contested for the
WBC light-heavyweight title.
Professional career
Giovannini made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23 in 1984 losing in a decision. He conquered the Argentinean light-heavyweight title in his 17th fight and a regional WBC title in his 29th fight which he would defend once. He continued campaigning at the light-heavyweight division until 1990, that year, he lost by TKO against
Jeff Harding for the WBC light-heavyweight world title.
He then moved up to fight at
cruiserweight where he got the chance to fight
Markus Bott for the
WBO cruiserweight world title, which he won by split decision in
Hamburg
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Germany
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. He would defend the title once, in a rematch with Bott by unanimous decision. In December 1994, he fought against
Dariusz Michalczewski
Dariusz Tomasz Michalczewski (born 5 May 1968) is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2005. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA, IBF, WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles ...
, losing by KO in the 10th round and dropping his WBO title. He would continue fighting scarcely until 2000 without much success.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Argentine male boxers
Sportspeople from Rafaela
Light-heavyweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions