Gianluca Branco was born in Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy on September 20, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on April 7, 1995 against Aladar Horvath. Branco defeated Horvath via 6th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Branco got his first shot at a world title at the age of 33 after 33 professional fights. On January 24, 2004 Branco challenged Arturo Gatti's WBC super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Branco's last fight was a 6th-round RTD victory over Rafał Jackiewicz at age 44, on November 22, 2014.
Some of Gianluca Branco's best fights have been against Rafał Jackiewicz, Rene Orlovsky, Juho Tolppola, Allan Vester, and Elyes Mahdjoub. For a complete list of Branco's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gianluca Branco".
Branco has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gianluca Branco Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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53 | Nov 22, 2014 | 44 | Rafał Jackiewicz | win | RTD 6 |
52 | Dec 21, 2013 | 43 | Konstantins Sakara | win | UD 6 |
51 | Feb 22, 2013 | 42 | Łukasz Maciec | win | UD 12 |
50 | Nov 10, 2012 | 42 | Krzysztof Bienias | win | UD 12 |
49 | Nov 11, 2011 | 41 | János Petrovics | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Nov 27, 2010 | 40 | Semjons Moroseks | win | PTS 6 |
47 | Mar 26, 2010 | 39 | Matthew Hatton 28 38-4-2 | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Jul 11, 2009 | 38 | János Petrovics | win | PTS 6 |
45 | Dec 19, 2008 | 38 | Juho Tolppola | win | TKO 9 |
44 | May 16, 2008 | 37 | Colin Lynes | win | SD 12 |
43 | Feb 29, 2008 | 37 | Nico Salzmann | win | PTS 8 |
42 | Dec 08, 2007 | 37 | Laszlo Komjathi | win | TKO 4 |
41 | Jul 31, 2007 | 36 | Arek Malek | win | PTS 6 |
40 | Oct 08, 2006 | 36 | Adam Zadworny | win | TKO 1 |
39 | Mar 04, 2006 | 35 | Miguel Cotto 25 25-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
38 | Jul 22, 2005 | 34 | Farid El Houari | win | TKO 4 |
37 | Mar 12, 2005 | 34 | Ariel Francisco Burgos | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Jul 24, 2004 | 33 | Vasile Herteg | win | TKO 2 |
35 | May 08, 2004 | 33 | Nasser Lakrib | win | TKO 4 |
34 | Jan 24, 2004 | 33 | Arturo Gatti 31 36-6 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Nov 05, 2002 | 32 | Michel Raynaud | win | PTS 6 |
32 | Sep 13, 2002 | 31 | Massimo Bertozzi | win | PTS 6 |
31 | Mar 09, 2002 | 31 | Allan Vester | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Nov 17, 2001 | 31 | George Scott | win | TD 6 |
29 | Jun 23, 2001 | 30 | Gabriel Mapouka | win | MD 12 |
28 | Feb 17, 2001 | 30 | Frederic Tripp | win | PTS 6 |
27 | Dec 22, 2000 | 30 | Adejoussi Adewale | win | UD 6 |
26 | Jun 17, 2000 | 29 | Slobodan Vlaovic | win | PTS 6 |
25 | Mar 18, 2000 | 29 | Slobodan Vlaovic | win | UD 6 |
24 | Dec 03, 1999 | 29 | Francesco Cioffi | win | PTS 6 |
23 | Oct 16, 1999 | 29 | Gheorghe Paraschiv | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Aug 07, 1999 | 28 | Horia Dobre | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Apr 24, 1999 | 28 | Francesco Cioffi | win | UD 6 |
20 | Dec 18, 1998 | 28 | Nassim Yahiaoui | win | PTS 6 |
19 | Oct 19, 1998 | 28 | Viktor Baranov | draw | PTS 8 |
18 | Jul 28, 1998 | 27 | Andile Nongaza | win | TKO 4 |
17 | May 09, 1998 | 27 | Massimo Bertozzi | win | PTS 10 |
16 | Feb 26, 1998 | 27 | Elyes Mahdjoub | win | UD 8 |
15 | Nov 29, 1997 | 27 | Elyes Mahdjoub | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Aug 28, 1997 | 26 | Antonio Strabello | win | KO 6 |
13 | May 30, 1997 | 26 | Francesco Cioffi | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Feb 13, 1997 | 26 | Lajos Nagy | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Dec 28, 1996 | 26 | Abderzek Oulad Laarbi | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 12, 1996 | 26 | Angel Fernandez | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Aug 08, 1996 | 25 | Janos Zsiros | win | TKO 1 |
8 | May 02, 1996 | 25 | Rene Orlovsky | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Jan 20, 1996 | 25 | Rene Orlovsky | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Jan 04, 1996 | 25 | Hamit Riahi | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Sep 27, 1995 | 25 | Fabio Marinoni | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Aug 05, 1995 | 24 | Mario Spadaro | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Jun 26, 1995 | 24 | Maurizio Bonito | win | KO 4 |
2 | Jun 03, 1995 | 24 | Mauro Barigelli | win | KO 3 |
1 | Apr 07, 1995 | 24 | Aladar Horvath | win | KO 6 |