Enzo Maccarinelli
| Enzo Maccarinelli | |
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Maccarinelli (right) and Lebedev, 2009
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Big Mac |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Born |
20 August 1980 Swansea, Wales |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 49 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 33 |
| Losses | 8 |
Enzo Maccarinelli (born 20 August 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. A popular fighter throughout his eventful career, Maccarinelli was widely regarded as one of boxing's hardest punchers, pound for pound. Throughout his career he held the European and British cruiserweight titles, as well as the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title. The peak of Maccarinelli's career came when he became a world champion by winning the WBO cruiserweight title in 2006. Nicknamed "Big Mac", Maccarinelli was known as a crowd favourite, and during his career accumulated an 80.4% knockout win ratio. He announced his retirement following a knockout loss in June 2016.
On 12 May 2000, Maccarinelli suffered his first defeat at the hands of southpaw Lee Swaby. Swaby, from Lincoln, England, sent Maccarinelli down with a crushing right hand, knocking Maccarinelli down in the third round. Maccarinelli never took the rematch against Swaby.
On 28 June 2003, Maccarinelli, known as "the Big Mac" won the vacant WBU cruiserweight title when he defeated Bruce Scott by fourth-round TKO. He made seven successful defences of his WBU title before vacating.
On 8 July 2006, Maccarinelli fought against former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion Marcelo Fabian Domínguez for the WBO interim cruiserweight title. Maccarinelli won the title with a ninth-round TKO. The natural progression was a title fight against the then WBO title holder, Johnny Nelson. Due to several injuries to Nelson this matchup never transpired, and on 22 September 2006 he announced his retirement, automatically relinquishing the belt and allowing Maccarinelli to be promoted to full champion status.
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