Giacobbe Fragomeni (born 13 August 1969) is an Italian former

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who competed from 2001 to 2017. He held the

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(WBC) cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an

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, he won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships; and gold at the

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and 1998 European Championships. Outside of boxing, he won the eleventh series of ''

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'' in 2016.

Professional career

Fragomeni made his professional debut on 19 May 2001, winning a four-round

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against Henry Kolle Njume. Having won his next twenty fights, Fragomeni lost for the first time against European cruiserweight champion (and future

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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

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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 Krzysztof Włodarczyk 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 Zsolt Erdei. 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)
"Wlodarczyk stops Fragomeni; Fonfara destroys Miller"
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 for 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 20th-century Italian sportsmen