On December 16, 1989, the 31-year-old WBO heavyweight world champion, Francesco Damiani (24-0, 20 KOs), faced Daniel Eduardo Neto, in a title defense fight.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days.
Francesco Damiani made very easy work of Daniel Eduardo Neto, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Damiani improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs)
On May 6, 1989, a 30-year-old Francesco Damiani (23-0, 19 KOs) got a shot at the WBO heavyweight title held by Johnny du Plooy.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days.
Francesco Damiani made easy work of Johnny du Plooy, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Damiani improves his record to 24-0 (20 KOs)
On February 14, 1987, a 28-year-old Francesco Damiani (15-0, 13 KOs) and Eddie Gregg met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Eddie Gregg via TKO in the 1st round. Damiani improves his record to 16-0 (14 KOs)
On December 17, 1988, a 30-year-old Francesco Damiani (22-0, 18 KOs) and Manfred Jassmann met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Manfred Jassmann via KO in the 3rd round. Damiani improves his record to 23-0 (19 KOs)
On April 22, 1988, a 29-year-old Francesco Damiani (20-0, 16 KOs) and John Emmen met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Francesco Damiani stopped John Emmen via TKO in the 3rd round. Damiani improves his record to 21-0 (17 KOs)
On July 13, 1985, a 26-year-old Francesco Damiani (5-0, 4 KOs) and Rick Kellar met in the ring.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Rick Kellar via TKO in the 1st round. Damiani improves his record to 6-0 (5 KOs)
On April 22, 1992, a 33-year-old Francesco Damiani (28-1, 23 KOs) and Michael Greer met in the ring.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Michael Greer via KO in the 1st round. Damiani improves his record to 29-1 (24 KOs)
On October 9, 1987, a 29-year-old Francesco Damiani (18-0, 14 KOs) and Anders Eklund met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 28 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Anders Eklund via KO in the 6th round. Damiani improves his record to 19-0 (15 KOs)
On June 2, 1990, a 31-year-old Francesco Damiani (25-0, 21 KOs) and Tony Morrison met in the ring.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Tony Morrison via KO in the 3rd round. Damiani improves his record to 26-0 (22 KOs)
On January 22, 1988, a 29-year-old Francesco Damiani (19-0, 15 KOs) and Dorcey Gaymon met in the ring.
Damiani came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Francesco Damiani stopped Dorcey Gaymon via TKO in the 4th round. Damiani improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs)