At the age of 24, Guido is making his pro debut. A young heavyweight prospect, he was an amateur standout at the elite international level and represented Italy in the 2016 Olympic Games.
He recently signed a promotional contract with Top Rank and relocated to California to train with Abel Sanchez at The Summit Gym in Big Bear Lake – elevation 6,752 feet.
Guido said through an interpreter, “I started training with Abel Sanchez in September. It is very different from what I was used to before. We’re pushed to exceed our limits by going beyond the fatigue day after day, and training at high altitude in the mountains is better for my stamina. I can say definitely that the training is paying off.
“My style is technical and fast, in order to take less punches and surprise my opponents with my speed.
“My nickname is ‘The Gladiator.’ It was the idea of my managers, and I immediately liked it. I was born in Rome, the home of gladiators. I like to imagine myself fighting in an arena like them.”
AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Guido said through an interpreter, “I was born and raised in Rome, and I have a brother, Giacomo, who is 28, and a sister, Elena, who is 34. My parents own a Sports Center in Rome, and my father and uncle are international tennis coaches. My brother and sister were both professional tennis players, and I played tennis for 10 years.
“I started boxing when I was 16. One day I was going to play tennis in my parent’s tennis club and I passed in front a boxing gym. I became intrigued with it – I entered the gym and I immediately fell in love with the sport.
“I had around 90 to 95 amateur fights, with a record of around 75 wins and 20 losses.
“I’m naturally right-handed.”…
AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:
2018 MEDITERRANEAN GAMES – Tarragona, Spain, 201+ pounds: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 6-28-18 he lost a 3-2 decision against Djamili Dine Aboudou of France…
2018 WORLD SERIES OF BOXING – 201+ pounds: on 2-16-18 in Rome, Italy, he won a 3-0 decision against Mihai Nistor of Romania; on 3-17-18 in Milan, Italy, he lost a 3-0 decision against Frazer Clarke of England; on 4-13-18 in Pula, Croatia, he lost a 2-1 decision against Ante Verunica of Croatia…
2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Hamburg, Germany, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 8-26-17 he won a 5-0 decision against Nigel Paul of Trinidad; in his second fight on 8-28-17 he lost a 4-1 decision against Maxim Babanin of Russia…
2017 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Kharkov, Ukraine, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 6-19-17 he lost a 3-2 decision against Maxim Babanin of Russia…
2017 VIKTOR USOV MEMORIAL – Grodno, Belarus, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 5-25-17 he won a 4-1 decision against Aleksei Zavatin of Moldavia; in the semifinals on 5-26-17 he won a 5-0 decision against Dmitriy Doronin of Belarus; in the finals on 5-28-17 he lost a 4-1 decision against Alexandr Kaleyev of Belarus…
2017 WORLD SERIES OF BOXING – 201+ pounds: on 2-23-17 in Rome, Italy, he won a 2-1 decision against Mohamed Arjaoui of Morocco; on 3-23-17 in London, England, he lost a 2-1 decision against Frazer Clarke of England; on 4-20-17 in Rome, Italy, he won a 3-0 decision against Aleksandar Mraovic of Austria…
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES – Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 8-13-16 he lost a 3-0 decision against Leinier Perot of Cuba…
2016 WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFIER – Baku, Azerbaijan, 201+ pounds – GOLD MEDALIST: in his first fight on 6-19-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Rafael Lima of Brazil; in the quarterfinals on 6-21-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Mou Haipeng of China; in the semifinals on 6-24-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Marlo Moore of United States; in the finals on 6-25-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Dean Gardiner of Ireland…
2016 GRAND PRIX – Usti, Czech Republic, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the semifinals (his first fight) on 5-20-16 he won a 2-1 decision against Nurzhan Bekzatov of Kazakhstan; in the finals on 5-21-16 he lost a 3-0 decision against Mihai Nistor of Romania…
2016 EUROPEAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER – Samsun, Turkey, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 4-11-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Vladan Babic of Serbia; in the quarterfinals on 4-13-16 he lost a 3-0 decision against Magomedrasul Medzhidov of Azerbaijan…
2016 STRANDJA MEMORIAL – Sofia, Bulgaria, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 2-23-16 he won a 3-0 decision against Wang Zhibao of China; in the quarterfinals on 2-25-16 he lost a 3-0 decision against Maxim Babanin of Russia…
2015 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Samokov, Bulgaria, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 8-7-15 he won a 3-0 decision against Paweł Wierzbicki of Poland; in his second fight on 8-9-15 he lost a 2-1 decision against Magomed Omarov of Russia…
2015 EUROPEAN GAMES – Baku, Azerbaijan, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 6-20-15 he lost a 3-0 decision against Dean Gardiner of Ireland…
2015 WORLD SERIES OF BOXING – 201+ pounds: on 1-24-15 in Miami, Florida, he won by disqualification in the 4th round against Cam Awesome of United States; on 2-7-15 in San Luis, Argentina, he won by disqualification in the 5th round against Leonardo Taborda of Argentina; on 2-21-15 in Porto Torres, Italy, he won a 3-0 decision against Edgar Muñoz of Venezuela; on 3-7-15 in Milan, Italy, he was stopped in the 4th round against Arslanbek Mahmudov of Russia; on 3-21-15 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he lost a 2-1 decision against Clayton Laurent of Virgin Islands; on 5-11-15 in Moscow, Russia, he won a 3-0 decision against Maxim Babanin of Russia…
2014 EUROPEAN UNION CHAMPIONSHIPS – Sofia, Bulgaria, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 8-13-14 he won a 2-1 decision against Dean Gardiner of Ireland; in the semifinals on 8-15-14 he won a 3-0 decision against Mikheil Bakhtidze of Republic of Georgia; in the finals on 8-16-14 he lost a 3-0 decision against Frazer Clarke of England…
2014 GRAND PRIX – Usti, Czech Republic, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 6-4-14 he won a 2-1 decision against Tornike Purichamiashvili of Republic of Georgia; in the semifinals on 6-5-14 he won a 3-0 decision against Pavel Sour of Czech Republic; in the finals on 6-7-14 he lost a 2-1 decision against Gasan Gimbatov of Russia…
2013 ITALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Galliate, Italy, 201+ pounds – GOLD MEDALIST: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 12-12-13 he stopped Antonio La Mattina in the 2nd round; in the semifinals on 12-14-13 he won a 3-0 decision against Fabio Piazza; in the finals on 12-15-13 he won a 3-0 decision against Eugenio Indaco…
2013 GRAND PRIX – Usti, Czech Republic, 201+ pounds: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 3-13-13 he was stopped in the 2nd round against Magomed Omarov of Russia…
2013 STRANDJA MEMORIAL – Sofia, Bulgaria, 201+ pounds: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 2-20-13 he lost a 24-11 decision against Zhan Kosobutskiy of Kazakhstan…
2012 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Erevan, Armenia, 201+ pounds: in his first fight on 11-30-12 he lost a 16-7 decision against Hughie Fury of England…
2012 ITALIAN YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Catania, Italy, 201+ pounds – GOLD MEDALIST: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 11-7-12 he stopped Seneca Bertocchi in the semifinals on 11-9-12 he won by walkover against Adan Roldan; in the finals on 11-11-12 he stopped Marco Casoraro in the 2nd round…
2012 PETR MITSIK YOUTH MEMORIAL – Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the semifinals (his first fight) on 4-6-12 he won a 4-1 decision against YURIY TSAP of Ukraine; in the finals on 4-8-12 he lost a 5-0 decision against Olexandr Babich of Ukraine…
2012 DAN POZNIAK YOUTH CUP – Vilnius, Lithuania, 201+ pounds: in the quarterfinals (his first fight) on 3-16-12 he lost a 19-10 decision against Rytis Cepas of Lithuania…
2011 ITALIAN YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Grosseto, Italy, 201+ pounds – SILVER MEDALIST: in the semifinals (his first fight) on 11-26-11 he stopped Marco Casoraro in the 3rd round; in the finals on 11-27-11 he lost a 24-15 decision against Tommaso Rossano…
2011 ROUND ROBIN YOUTH TEAM TOURNAMENT – Dublin, Ireland, 201+ pounds: in his only fight on 7-22-11 he lost a 16-12 decision against Thomas Conroy of Ireland…
2011 JUNIOR/YOUTH DUALS POLAND-ITALY – Lubin, Poland, 201+ pounds: in his only fight on 2-11-11 he lost a 3-0 decision against Paweł Wierzbicki of Poland…
