Giacobbe Fragomeni (born 13 August 1969) is an Italian

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. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2009, and the

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cruiserweight title from 2007 to 2008. As an

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he won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and gold at the 1998 European Championships, both in the

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division. Outside of boxing, Fragomeni won the 2016 edition of the Italian reality TV show '' L'Isola dei Famosi''.

Professional career

Fragomeni made his professional debut on 19 May 2001, winning a four-round points decision against Henry Kolle Njume. Having won his next twenty fights, Fragomeni lost for the first time against

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cruiserweight champion (and future

world champion)

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on 17 November 2006. This was a grudge match from their

days, as Fragomeni had defeated Haye in the final qualifiers for the

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. Fragomeni bounced back by winning the vacant

cruiserweight title with a

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(UD) over Vincenzo Rossitto on 31 July 2007, and went on to make two successful defences. On 24 October 2008, Fragomeni won the vacant WBC cruiserweight title after a sixth-round

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against

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. Their fight was stopped due to Fragomeni receiving a cut over the eye from an accidental headbutt by Kraj in round five. His first defence of the title, against

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on 16 May 2009, ended in a

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despite Fragomeni suffering two knockdowns but only one of them being considered legal by the referee. Fragomeni was not as fortunate in his next defence, on 21 November 2009, when he lost a very close

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to undefeated former

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world champion

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. A rematch with Włodarczyk on 15 May 2010, almost exactly a year after their first fight, saw Fragomeni lose by stoppage in the eighth round. The WBC cruiserweight title, vacated by Erdei, was again at stake. A third fight between the two took place on 6 December 2013, with Włodarczyk's WBC title on the line once more. This time, Fragomeni was forced to retire in his corner after six largely one-sided rounds due to a cut which was caused by an accidental punch from Włodarczyk on the break.Dower, Jim (December 2013)
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boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fragomeni, Giacobbe 1969 births Living people Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Italy Boxers from Milan Italian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Participants in Italian reality television series World Boxing Council champions World cruiserweight boxing champions Heavyweight boxers Reality show winners Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games