Francesco Grandelli


Francesco Grandelli is an Italian professional boxer who held the Italian featherweight title twice between 2018 and 2019.

Professional career

Grandelli made his professional debut on 23 May 2015, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Marco Iuculano at Pala Hilton Pharma in Ferrara, Italy. He secured two more PTS wins in 2015, against Lorenzo Cali in June and Antonio Sponziello in September, before suffering his first career defeat against Giuseppe Carafa in December via PTS over four rounds.
He began 2016 with a PTS win over Sponziello in a rematch followed by a draw against Dionisie Tiganas, just two weeks apart in May. In July, Grandelli defeated Tiganas in a rematch via third-round technical knockout followed by a PTS win over Shoaib Zaman twenty days later. His final fight of 2016 was a PTS win against Carmelo Palermo in November.
After only fighting once in 2017—a TKO victory over Stefan Slavchev in July—Grandelli defeated Emiliano Salvini via unanimous decision over ten rounds to capture the vacant Italian featherweight title, with the judges scoring the bout 99–91, 99–92 and 98–93. The bout took place on 23 February 2018 at the Teatro Tenda in Grugliasco, Italy. He only fought once more in 2018, securing a UD win over Milan Delic in March.
Following a PTS win over Wallington Orobio in April 2019, Grandelli defeated Nicola Cipolletta by UD over ten rounds to capture the vacant Italian featherweight title for a second time. The bout took place on 5 July in Grugliasco, Italy. Two judges scored the bout 97–92 while the third scored it 98–91. His next fight came against Reece Bellotti for the vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title. The bout took place on 11 October at the PalaTrento in Trento, Italy. Grandelli defeated Bellotti via split decision to capture the WBC's regional title, with the judges' scorecards reading 96–94 and 96–95 in favour of Grandelli, and 96–95 to Bellotti.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16 Carmine Tommasone28 Feb 2020Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.png" />For vacant IBF International featherweight title
15Win13–1–1 Reece Bellotti1011 Oct 2019Trento, Italy.png" />Won vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title
14Win12–1–1 Nicola CipollettaUD105 Jul 2019Won vacant Italian featherweight title
13Win11–1–1 Wallington OrobioPTS625 Apr 2019San Filippo, Brescia, Italy.png" />
12Win10–1–1 Milan DelicUD616 Mar 2018Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy.png" />
11Win9–1–1 Emiliano Salvini1023 Feb 2018Won vacant Italian featherweight title
10Win8–1–1 Stefan SlavchevTKO2 7 Jul 2017
9Win7–1–1 Carmelo PalermoPTS627 Nov 2016
8Win6–1–1 Shoaib ZamanPTS423 Jul 2016Valenza, Italy.png" />
7Win5–1–1 Dionisie Tiganas3 2 Jul 2016Rivarolo Canavese, Italy.png" />
6Draw4–1–1 Dionisie TiganasPTS428 May 2016
5Win4–1 Antonio SponzielloPTS413 May 2016PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy.png" />
4Loss3–1 Giuseppe CarafaPTS45 Dec 2015Ugento, Italy.png" />
3Win3–0 Antonio SponzielloPTS426 Sep 2015
2Win2–0 Lorenzo CaliPTS420 Jun 2015
1Win1–0 Marco Iuculano423 May 2015Ferrara, Ital.png" />