SPORT & NOTE
Giovanni Alvarez

Male

"Gio"
Light-Heavyweight, Sweden, Borlänge
Born: 21 January 1980, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 26 September 2016, San Marco Argentano, Cosenza, Italy

Italian-Swedish

(brother of Fredrik Alvarez)

as an amateur:
1996 Sundsvall, Swedish Junior Championships winner, 75 kg
1997 Norrkoeping, Swedish Championships winner, 75 kg
1997 Milano, Italian Championships 2nd place, 75 kg
1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina World Jr Championships bronze medal, 81 kg

amateur record: 53 contests, won 43, lost 10



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1995
+ Feb. 26Mark LiljeströmEskilstuna, Sweden WRSC 3
+ Apr. 8Daniel KifleHärnösand, Sweden WPTS
+ Apr. 9Dawan KakawaysHärnösand, Sweden WPTS
+ May 1Tommi TeittinenNorrtälje, Sweden WPTS
+ Sept. 30Badou NyangGävle, Sweden WPTS
+ Oct. 1Mattias GriphGävle, Sweden WPTS
+ Nov. 4Nico Armin NaseriGöteborg, Sweden WPTS
+ Nov. 5Khodor OmairatGöteborg, Sweden WPTS
+ Dec. 15Nicklas HeleanderLidköping, Sweden WPTS
1996
Somero, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Sweden, 75 kg
+ Mar. 3Atte GroenroosSomero, Finland WPTS
Åbo, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Sweden, 75 kg
+ May 19Viile TolonenÅbo, Finland WKO 1
+ June 21Marek NovakAosta, Italy WRSC 2
- June 23Michele RomanoAosta, Italy LPTS
+ Sept. 21Tony WallGävle, Sweden WPTS
+ Sept. 22Flavio AndradeGävle, Sweden WPTS
Sundsvall, Sweden, Swedish Junior Championships winner, 75 kg
+ Dec. 12Denis BisanovicSundsvall, Sweden WPTS
+ Dec. 13Manjie ContehSundsvall, Sweden WPTS
+ Dec. 14Said El-TahanSundsvall, Sweden WPTS
1997
Norrköping, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, 75 kg
+ Feb. 21Mikael SoerensonNorrköping, Sweden WRSC 1
+ Feb. 22Issam KarzoumiNorrköping, Sweden WKO 4
+ Feb. 23Tomas CarlssonNorrköping, Sweden WPTS
+ Sept. 20Said El-TahanGävle, Sweden WPTS
- Sept. 21Tomas CarlssonGävle, Sweden LPTS
Milano, Italy, Italian Championships 2nd place, 75 kg
+ Dec. 7Luca ZilioliMilano, Italy WPTS
+ Dec. 9Giuseppe QuagliarellaMilano, Italy WPTS
+ Dec. 10VicariMilano, Italy WRSC 4
- Dec. 12Christian D'AlessandroMilano, Italy LPTS
1998
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland, Junior Dual Match Poland vs Italy, 75 kg
+ Feb. 7Robert GniotOstrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland WPTS 2:1
Napoli, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament gold medal for Sweden, 81 kg
+ June 4SkoptsovNapoli, Italy WRSC 2
+ June 6Fabio TuiachNapoli, Italy WPTS
+ Sept. 25Nicolaus WilhelmssonGävle, Sweden WRSC 3
- Sept. 26Frode SteinsvikGävle, Sweden LPTS
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Cuba, 81 kg
+ Oct. 25Idelfonso CastilloGothenburg, Sweden WPTS 2:1
Buenos Aires, Argentina, World Junior Championships bronze medal, 81 kg
+ Nov. 12Taras BidenkoBuenos Aires, Argentina WPTS 5:0
- Nov. 14Hugo Hernan GarayBuenos Aires, Argentina LPTS 24:15
Uppsala, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Finland, 81 kg
+ Dec. 7Ari KorhonenUppsala, Sweden WRSC 5
1999
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Turkey, 81 kg
+ Jan. 18Hasan KilicStockholm, Sweden WPTS
Köping, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Feb. 25John ThompsonKöping, Sweden WRSC 4
+ Feb. 26Kenneth EngblomKöping, Sweden WRSC 2
+ Feb. 27Ronnie NordmanKöping, Sweden WPTS
+ Feb. 28Aldo CollianderKöping, Sweden WPTS
Halle, Germany, Chemistry Cup quarter-finals, 81 kg
- Mar. 4Tino GrossHalle, Germany LPTS 11:4
Houston, Texas, Dual Match Ireland vs Sweden, 81 kg
+ Apr. 30Alan ReynoldsDublin, Ireland WPTS
Houston, Texas, World Championships preliminaries, 81 kg
+ Aug. 21Andrew LoweHouston, Texas WPTS 5:0
- Aug. 23Gyorgy HidvegiHouston, Texas LPTS +5:5
+ Sept. 26John Thompson Gävle, Sweden WPTS
Istanbul, Turkey, Ahmet Comert Tournament quarter-finals, 81 kg
- Nov. 17Courtney FryIstanbul, Turkey LPTS
2000
Lahti, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Sweden, 81 kg
+ Jan. 8Hannu SavolainenLahti, Finland WKO 2
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs France, 81 kg
- Jan. 24Mamadou DiambangStockholm, Sweden LPTS
Göteborg, Sweden, Swedish Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Feb. 17Marcus FowlerGöteborg, Sweden WRSC 3
+ Feb. 19Said El-TahanGöteborg, Sweden WPTS
+ Feb. 20Patrick SjöstrandGöteborg, Sweden WRSC 4
Halle, Germany, Chemistry Cup preliminaries, 81 kg
- Mar. 7Rudolf KrajHalle, Germany LPTS

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2000
+ Dec. 1Steve Fisher Viborg, DenmarkW 4
2001
+ Feb. 9 Jerry Williams Odense, DenmarkW 4
+ June 16Arve Breidahl Copenhagen, DenmarkKO 2
+ Sept. 21Dennis McKinney Vejle, DenmarkW 6
+ Oct. 13Lamont Cooper Copenhagen, DenmarkKO 2
+ Nov. 16Anthony Brooks Roskilde, DenmarkKO 2
2002
+ Feb. 8Herve Decloedt Copenhagen, DenmarkKO 2
+ Mar. 15Mark Kevin Woolnaugh Viborg, DenmarkW 6
+ June 14Jongi Kamka Copenhagen, DenmarkTKO 6
+ Oct. 4Tucker Lambert Holbaek, DenmarkKO 2
+ Nov. 8Christopher Holt Copenhagen, DenmarkKO 3
2003
+ Oct. 24Jim Murray Copenhagen, DenmarkTKO 4
+ Dec. 13Patrick Simelane Copenhagen, DenmarkTKO 2
2004
+ Feb. 6Demetrius Jenkins Copenhagen, DenmarkW 6
+ Mar. 13Paolo Ferrara Copenhagen, DenmarkW 10
(Won vacant European Union Light-Heavyweight Title)
- June 11Elvis Mihailenko Copenhagen, DenmarkL 10
(Lost European Union Light-Heavyweight Title)
- Nov. 12Lolenga Mock Copenhagen, DenmarkKO by 3
(For vacant WBA Int'l Light-Heavyweight Title)
2005-2006
Inactive
2007
- Mar. 31Josip Jalusic Gothenburg, SwedenKO by 3

 

Summary

Total bouts: 18, Won: 15 (9 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0