Paolo Vidoz
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Competitor for  Italy |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Super heavyweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1997 Budapest | Super Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | 1999 Houston | Super Heavyweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Silver | 2000 Tampere | Super Heavyweight | |
| Paolo Vidoz | |
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| Real name | Paolo Vidoz |
| Nickname(s) | Titanium Jaw |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Birth date | August 21, 1970 |
| Birth place | Gorizia, Italy |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Paolo Vidoz (born August 21, 1970 in Gorizia) is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships.
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[edit] Amateur career
He won Olympic Bronze in 2000 at Super Heavyweight after beating Calvin Brock and Samuel Peter but lost to Audley Harrison.
[edit] Amateur Highlights
- Italian Superheavyweight Champion 1991, 1993, 1995-1997, 1999
- 1996 competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmrl. Results were:
- Defeated Vasile Ciocan (Romania) RSC-2
- Defeated Miroslav Gavenciak (Slovakia) PTS
- Lost to René Monse (Germany) DSQ-3
- 1996 competed as a Superheavyweight at the Atlanta Olympics. Results was:
- Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) RSCH-1
- 1997 3rd place at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
- Defeated Patrick Halberg (Denmark) PTS
- Defeated Henryk Zatyka (Poland) PTS
- Defeated Ahmed El Akad (Egypt) PTS
- Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) PTS
- 1997 won the Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy beating Sinan Samil Sam of Turkey in the final.
- 1998 won the Goodwill Games in New York, USA. Results were:
- Defeated Keith Govan (USA) PTS (8-1)
- Defeated Dmitriy Diagilev (Russia) PTS (8-2)
- Defeated Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) PTS (9-3)
- 1998 competed at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Results were:
- Defeated Rimantas Priczmantas (Lithuania) PTS
- Lost to Vladimir Lazebnik (Ukraine) PTS
- 1999 3rd place at the World Championships in Houston, USA. Results were:
- Defeated Patrice L'Heureux (Canada) PTS
- Defeated Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) PTS (2-5)
- Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) PTS
- 2000 2nd place at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
- Defeated Kurban Guenerbakan (Turkey) RSCI-1
- Defeated Kestutis Bitkevicius (Lithuania) RSC-4
- Defeated Bagrat Oghanian (Armenia) PTS
- Lost to Alexei Lezin (Russia) PTS
- 2000 won Super Heavyweight bronze at the Sydney Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Calvin Brock (USA) RSCO-4
- Defeated Samuel Peter (Nigeria) PTS (14-3)
- Lost to Audley Harrison (Great Britain) PTS (16-32)
[edit] Professional career
His first match was held at Madison Square Garden on January 27, 2001 against Chris Morris. He won the match via knockout at 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the first round.
Vidoz kept up a solid winning streak before encountering Zuri Lawrence, a "journeyman" fighter who, while proficient in his defensive ability, lacks a modicum of talent with regard to hitting his opponents (he has failed to record even a single knockout throughout his 12 years in the ring). Lawrence was able to baffle Vidoz with his slippery movement in the ring and score a unanimous decision after eight rounds.
Vidoz bounced back with his next fight, registering a devastating knockout of Eduardo Sandivares at just under a minute into the fight.
Vidoz dropped out of serious contention with a ninth round TKO loss to 7 ft 2 inch Russian prospect Nicolay Valuev on October 9, 2004 at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany.
On June 6, 2005 Vidoz captured vacant European (EBU) Heavyweight title and IBF Inter-Continental Title with a split decision over Timo Hoffmann. Vidoz followed this up with a victory over British fighter Michael Sprott, but his "Titanium Jaw" was later checked in a fight in July 2006 against Vladimir Virchis, who beat Vidoz by KO in the 6th.
