Andrea Scarpa

Andrea Pio Scarpa (born 3 June 1987) is an Italian professional boxer. He held the WBC Silver light-welterweight title in 2016 and challenged twice for the European light-welterweight title in 2018 and 2019.

Andrea Scarpa
Statistics
Nickname(s)Sugar Ray
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
NationalityItalian
Born (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987
Foggia, Apulia, Italy
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights30
Wins24
Wins by KO11
Losses6

Professional career

Scarpa made his professional debut on 9 April 2011, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Cristian Spataru in Biella, Italy.[2]

He went on to lose his next two fights by points decision (PTS) – against Carmine Tommasone in June[3] and Vincenzo Finiello in July 2011[4] – before embarking on a six fight winning streak, after which he faced Nicola Cipolletta for the vacant Italian super-featherweight title. The bout took place on 27 July 2012 in Castel Volturno, Italy, with Scarpa capturing the Italian title via ninth-round knockout (KO).[5] He scored a TKO win against Istvan Petrovics in a non-title fight in October[6] before successfully defending his Italian title via TKO against Floriano Pagliara in January 2013.[7]

In his next fight he moved up in weight to challenge Italian light-welterweight champion Renato De Donato on 21 June 2013 at the Centro Sportivo Crespi in Milan, Italy. Scarpa knocked Donato to the canvas in the seventh round. After making it back to his feet before the referee's count of ten, the champion was met with a flurry of punches to prompt the referee to call a halt to the contest, handing Scarpa the Italian light-welterweight title via seventh-round TKO.[8]

After scoring six more wins in non-title fights, two by stoppage, he faced Francesco Acatullo for the vacant Italian light-welterweight title on 24 January 2015 at the Palasport Piscine Italcementi in Bergamo, Italy. After a back-and-forth contest Scarpa captured the title for a second time, defeating Acatullo via unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds.[9] Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third scored it 97–93.[10]

He successfully defended his Italian title with a KO victory over Emanuele De Prophetis in June[11] before facing Lyes Chaibi for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title on 27 November 2015 at the Palasport Le Cupole in Turin, Italy. Scarpa captured his third professional title, defeating Prophetis via UD over twelve rounds with the scorecards reading 116–111, 115–112, and 115–113.[12]

He next faced John Wayne Hibbert for the vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title on 25 June 2015, fighting abroad for the first time in his career at The O2 Arena in London. The fight was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale.[13] Scarpa connected with a left hook in the second round which opened a cut above Hibbert's right eye. The cut began to worsen over the next few rounds and after an examination by the ringside doctor in the sixth – who deemed the cut too severe for Hibbert to continue – the referee called a halt to the contest, handing Scarpa the WBC Silver title via sixth round TKO.[14]

He returned to England for the first defence of his title, facing Ohara Davies on 26 November 2016 at The SSE Arena in London. In what was described as a dominant performance by Davies, Scarpa lost his WBC Silver title by a shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 120–108.[15][16]

He bounced back from defeat with two six-round PTS victories in 2017 – against Juan Ocura in May[17] and Giorgi Abramishvili in June[18] – before challenging the European Union light-welterweight champion Franck Petitjean on 20 January 2018 at the Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in Paris. Scarpa suffered the fourth defeat of his career, losing by UD with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113, 116–112, and 117–111.[19]

Following a six-round PTS victory against Luka Leskovic in May[20] he faced Joe Hughes for the vacant European light-welterweight title on 30 November 2018 at the Teatro Obi Hall in Florence, Italy. Scarpa lost the bout by split decision (SD) to suffer his fifth professional defeat. One judge scored the bout 116–112 in favour of Scarpa while the other two judges scored it 116–112 and 118–110 for Hughes.[21]

After a stoppage victory by corner retirement (RTD) against Ivan Njegac in April 2019,[22] he made a second attempt for the vacant European title, facing Sandor Martin on 27 July at the Pabellón Francisco Calvo in Barcelona, Spain. Scarpa lost in his attempt by ninth-round RTD. At the time of the stoppage he was behind on all three judges' scorecards at 90–81, having lost all nine rounds.[23]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 24 wins 6 losses
By knockout 11 1
By decision 13 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Win 24–6 Sandor Martin RTD 9 (12), 3:00 27 Jul 2019 Pabellón Francisco Calvo, Barcelona, Spain For vacant European light-welterweight title
29 Win 24–5 Ivan Njegac RTD 3 (6), 3:00 6 Apr 2019 Carpiano, Italy
28 Loss 23–5 Joe Hughes SD 12 30 Nov 2018 Teatro Obi Hall, Florence, Italy For European light-welterweight title
27 Win 23–4 Luka Leskovic PTS 6 19 May 2018 Moncalieri, Italy
26 Loss 22–4 Franck Petitjean UD 12 20 Jan 2018 Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Paris, France For European Union light-welterweight title
25 Win 22–3 Giorgi Abramishvili PTS 6 17 Jun 2017 Casino de la Vallee, Saint-Vincent, Italy
24 Win 21–3 Juan Ocura PTS 6 13 May 2017 PalaEinaudi, Moncalieri, Italy
23 Loss 20–3 Ohara Davies UD 12 26 Nov 2016 The SSE Arena, London, England Lost WBC Silver light-welterweight title
22 Win 20–2 John Wayne Hibbert TKO 6 (12), 2:55 25 Jun 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title
21 Win 19–2 Lyes Chaibi UD 12 28 Nov 2015 Palasport Le Cupole, Turin, Italy Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
20 Win 18–2 Emanuele de Prophetis KO 1 (10), 2:50 20 Jun 2015 Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy
19 Win 17–2 Francesco Acatullo UD 10 24 Jan 2015 Palasport Piscine Italcementi, Bergamo, Italy Won vacant Italian light-welterweight titles
18 Win 16–2 Luigi Mantegna PTS 6 22 Nov 2014 PalaCarucci, Terracina, Italy
17 Win 15–2 Ivans Levickis PTS 6 19 Jul 2014 Centro Sportivo Comunale, Casteggio, Italy Retained WBC International light-welterweight title
16 Win 14–2 Jevgenijs Fjodorovs PTS 6 7 Jun 2014 Palasport, Tolfa, Italy
15 Win 13–2 Benjamin Robles Murry TKO 5 (6) 7 Mar 2014 Palasport, Giaveno, Italy
14 Win 12–2 Mate Sebok KO 2 (6) 26 Oct 2013 Palasport ITC, Tortolì, Italy
13 Win 11–2 Renato de Donato TKO 7 (10) 21 Jun 2013 Centro Sportivo Crespi, Milan, Italy Won Italian light-welterweight title
12 Win 10–2 Floriano Pagliara TKO 2 (10) 25 Jan 2013 Palasport Pininfarina, Santena, Italy Retained Italian super-featherweight title
11 Win 9–2 Istvan Petrovics TKO 2 (6) 12 Oct 2012 Palasport, Segrate, Italy
10 Win 8–2 Nicola Cipolletta KO 9 (10) 27 Jul 2012 Castel Volturno, Italy Won vacant Italian super-featherweight title
9 Win 7–2 Youness Laribi PTS 6 9 Jun 2012 Piazza del Mercato, Volvera, Italy
8 Win 6–2 Marco Delmestro PTS 6 5 May 2012 Moncalieri, Italy
7 Win 5–2 Gianluca Ceglia PTS 6 16 Mar 2012 Palaindoor di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
6 Win 4–2 Raffaele Laezza PTS 6 20 Nov 2011 Ravarino, Italy
5 Win 3–2 Giuseppe Lo Faro TKO 3 (6) 28 Oct 2011 Palasport, Enna, Sicily
4 Win 2–2 Radoslav Mitev PTS 6 22 Jul 2011 Bocciofila Trombetta, Turin, Italy
3 Loss 1–2 Vincenzo Finiello PTS 6 1 Jul 2011 PalaCaselle, Arezzo, Italy
2 Loss 1–1 Carmine Tommasone PTS 6 3 Jun 2011 Ristorante Villa La Tortuga, Castel Volturno, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Cristian Spataru TKO 4 (6) 9 Apr 2011 Biella, Italy
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References
  1. "Boxing record for Andrea Scarpa". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Cristian Spataru". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Carmine Tommasone". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Vincenzo Finiello". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Nicola Cipolletta". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Istvan Petrovics". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. Armit, Eric (29 January 2013). "The Past Week in Action". BoxeoMundial- La Meca del Boxeo. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Scarpa manda al tappeto De Donato e vince il secondo titolo italiano". Scacchi, Pugilato, Qualcos'altro e Rugby (in Italian). 22 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. Gallo, Pasquale (25 January 2015). "Boxe, sconfitta per Acatullo, ma grande incontro per la tigre di Caivano". Il Giornale di Caivano (in Italian). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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  11. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Emanuele De Prophetis". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. Armit, Eric (3 December 2015). "The Past Week In Action 2 December 2015". BoxeoMundial. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  13. Vinnell, Paul (9 May 2016). "John Wayne Hibbert to take on Andrea Scarpa at O2". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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  18. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Giorgi Abramishvili". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  19. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Franck Petitjean". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  20. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Luka Leskovic". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  21. Horan, Matt (1 December 2018). "Tony Conquest falls to defeat in Florence as Joe Hughes wins European title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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  23. "BoxRec: Andrea Scarpa vs. Sandor Martin". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Benoit Manno		 Italian super-featherweight champion
27 July 2012 – May 2013
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Floriano Pagliara
Preceded by
Renato De Donato		 Italian light-welterweight champion
21 June 2013 – 2014		 Vacant
Title next held by
Himself
Vacant
Title last held by
Himself		 Italian light-welterweight champion
24 January 2015 – October 2015		 Vacant
Title next held by
Renato De Donato
Vacant
Title last held by
Samuele Esposito		 IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
28 November 2015 – 2016		 Vacant
Title next held by
Josh Leather
Vacant
Title last held by
Luca Giacon		 WBC Silver light-welterweight champion
25 June 2016 – 4 March 2016		 Succeeded by
Ohara Davies
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