Explore Francesco Damiani net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Francesco Damiani (born 4 October 1958) is an Italian professional boxer who fought from 1985 until 1993. Damiani was the initial WBO heavyweight champion. He been the champion from 1989 to 1991 and also being the European heavyweight championship from 1987 until 1989. In his amateur years, he was awarded gold medals for silver in the super heavyweight division during 1984 World Championships and 1984 Summer Olympics. In this article, we will discover how old is Francesco Damiani? Who is Francesco Damiani dating now & how much money does Francesco Damiani have?
| Name | Francesco Damiani |
| First Name | Francesco |
| Last Name | Damiani |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Birthday | October 4 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place of Birth | Bagnacavallo |
| Home Town | Emilia-Romagna |
| Birth Country | Italy |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Francesco Damiani Biography
Francesco Damiani is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on October 4, 1958 in Bagnacavallo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Damiani returned in 1992 to win an advantage over the champion of his time, Greg Page, but quit in the eighth round of the following fight against Oliver McCall in 1993, the end of his professional career.
The year was 1991. He was selected to fight Evander Holyfield in the title fight for the undisputed heavyweight title however, a sprain prevented him from entering the ring.
Damiani started his professional career in a blaze and won 27 straight victories against a weak opponent. Damiani beat Tyrell Biggs in an replay of their Olympic fight by stopping him with cuts, and later took the newly-created WBO Heavyweight title with a 3rd-round knockout victory over Johnny DuPlooy on May 1989. Damiani was a victim of a brick wall in his fight with Olympic gold medalist Ray Mercer in 1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Damiani had a lead on points , but fell following an Mercer left uppercut smashed his nose. He was disqualified by the official in the ninth round.
Francesco Damiani Net Worth
Francesco is one of the richest Boxer from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francesco Damiani's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was a participant at the 1980’s Summer Olympics held in Moscow and lost to eventual silver medallist Piotr Zaev, in quarterfinals. The following year , he took home his first European Amateur Championships in Tampere. In 1982, at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Munich in which he defeated the legendary Teofilo Stephenson but was defeated by Tyrell Biggs at the end of the match. In 1983, in Varna the Bulgarian won the title of European champion for the third time after beating Ulli Kaden. Damiani was ranked the world’s top super heavyweight in AIBA in 1984. AIBA at the time of 1984 (ahead of Tyrell Biggs who was ranked 2nd.) In the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles he again lost to Biggs in the final even though Biggs his home crowd cheering at the decision of the judges, who believed that Damiani was the winner (since Damiani did more punches and moved forward throughout the match) which led most prominent BBC Boxing broadcaster Harry Carpenter, who was on the panel on broadcasting for the BBC boxing Olympic broadcast, state the following “..it the worst boxing decision in all my years of boxing commentating”. Francesco Damiani was the Italian boxing team’s coach during in the London Olympics in 2012. Summer Olympics.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Boxer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Who is Francesco Damiani Dating?
According to our records, Francesco Damiani is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Francesco Damiani’s is not dating anyone.
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Francesco Damiani height 6 ft 3 in Francesco weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
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Facts & Trivia
Francesco Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Francesco Damiani celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.
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