Andrea Di Luisa (born 13 May 1982) is an Italian professional boxer who held the [wbf intercontinenta)2009 to 2010 [FPI champion Itay]2010 to 2012 Super Middle [WBC International Silver]2011 to 2012 Super MiddleEuropean Union super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2015.
Professional career Di Luisa made his professional debut on 30 October 2008, scoring a fourth-round stoppage over Giuseppe Loffredo, who also debuted. All of Di Luisa's next ten fights were won by stoppage or knockout. On 20 May 2011, he won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC Silver International super-middleweight title—via unanimous decision over Ruben Eduardo Acosta. In his following fight, on 11 November 2011, Di Luisa suffered his first professional loss when he was stopped in the twelfth and final round by Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye.Robinson, Isaac (8 December 2015). "George Groves to return against Andrea Di Luisa on January 30". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 27 January 2016. This would be Di Luisa's first of three attempts at winning the European Union super-middleweight title. His next attempt, almost exactly a year later on 23 November 2012, was also unsuccessful: this time he lost via corner retirement to Christopher Rebrasse.
On 20 December 2014, the third attempt would be the charm for Di Luisa, as he stopped Roberto Cocco in eleven rounds to win the vacant European Union super-middleweight title."Photos: Lucian Bute, Andrea Di Luisa Go Face To Face". BoxingScene. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016. This was a rematch from their first bout, which took place on 9 April 2010. Having vacated the title, Di Luisa next fought former super-middleweight world champion Lucian Bute on 15 August 2015, but was stopped in four rounds.Campbell, Brian (16 August 2015). "Lucian Bute TKO's Andrea Di Luisa in 4th; Eleider Alvarez stays unbeaten". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2016. On 30 January 2016, Di Luisa was stopped in five rounds by George Groves."Dominant George Groves sees off Andrea Di Luisa within five rounds". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Win19–4Djordje Markovic623 Feb 201822Win18–4Mattia ScacciaTKO1 (6)17 Jun 201721Loss17–4George GrovesTKO5 (12), 30 Jan 201620Win17–3Gabor ZsalekKO2 (6), 5 Dec 201519Loss16–3Lucian ButeTKO4 (10), 15 Aug 201518Win16–2Roberto CoccoTKO11 (12), 25 May 201317Win15–2Ruslans PojonisevsPTS625 Jan 201416Win14–2Marko Benzon622 Nov 201315Loss13–2Christopher Rebrassé7 (12), 23 Nov 201214Win13–1Luciano Lombardi4 (10)25 May 201213Loss12–1Mouhamed Ali NdiayeTKO12 (12)11 Nov 201112Win12–0Ruben Eduardo Acosta1220 May 201111Win11–0Norbert SzekeresTKO2 (6)16 Dec 201010Win10–0Giuseppe BrischettoTKO2 (10)15 Oct 20109Win9–0Janos OlahTKO1 (6)16 Jul 20108Win8–0Roberto CoccoKO1 (10), 4 Apr 20107Win7–0Alessio FurlanTKO8 (8), 12 Dec 20096Win6–0Alessio RondelliTKO6 (12)25 Sep 20095Win5–0Endrit VukaTKO2 (6)17 Jul 20094Win4–0Juan Carlos MuntaneTKO1 (6)26 Jun 20093Win3–0Gyula GasparTKO1 (6), 20 Feb 20092Win2–0Lajos Orsos1 (6), 19 Dec 20081Win1–0Giuseppe Loffredo4 (6)30 Oct 2008
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