On August 18, 2018, a 33-year-old Francesco Pianeta (35-4-1, 21 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Pianeta came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Fury was on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Tyson Fury defeated Francesco Pianeta via points decision in the 10-round fight. Fury improves his record to 27-0, while Pianeta adds a loss to his record at 35-5-1.
On June 16, 2018, a 33-year-old Francesco Pianeta (35-3-1, 21 KOs) and Petar Milas met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Pianeta came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Francesco Pianeta lost to Petar Milas via unanimous decision in the 10-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 35-4-1.
On October 14, 2017, a 33-year-old Francesco Pianeta (34-2-1, 20 KOs) and a 38-year-old American boxer Kevin Johnson (31-8-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Pianeta came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Johnson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 18 days.
Kevin Johnson stopped Francesco Pianeta via TKO in the 7th round. Johnson improves his record to 32-8-1 (16 KOs), while Pianeta adds a loss to his record at 34-3-1.
On July 11, 2015, a 30-year-old Francesco Pianeta (31-1-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Regular) title held by 36-year-old Uzbekistani boxer Ruslan Chagaev (33-2-1, 20 KOs).
Pianeta came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Chagaev was on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 5 days.
Ruslan Chagaev made quick work of Francesco Pianeta, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Chagaev improves his record to 34-2-1 (21 KOs), while Pianeta adds a loss to his record at 31-2-1.
On May 4, 2013, a 28-year-old Francesco Pianeta (28-0-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring title held by 37-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (59-3, 50 KOs).
Pianeta came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days. Klitschko was on a 17-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 60-3 (51 KOs), while Pianeta adds a loss to his record at 28-1-1.