Turchi vs. Volkovs

Fabio Turchi vs. Milans Volkovs:
Turchi wins by UD.

Francesco Grandelli vs. Simone Rao:
Grandelli wins by PTS.

Othmane Dioual vs. Leonardo Balli:
Dioual wins by TKO in round 3.

Hugo Micallef vs. Marko Dmitrovic:
Micallef wins by TKO in round 4.

Vincenzo La Femina vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco:
La Femina wins by PTS.

Martina Righi vs. Marina Sakharov:
Righi wins by PTS.

Raffaele Montella vs. Will O'Reilly:
Montella wins by TKO in round 2.

Piazza Santa Croce in Florence transforms into open-air fight theater this Sunday as hometown cruiserweight Fabio “Stone Crusher” Turchi bids to resurrect his world-title ambitions against Latvia’s Milans Volkovs. The ten-rounder, with the vacant WBO Global belt at stake, streams live on ESPN+ for U.S. viewers beginning 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT.

Turchi’s stop-start journey - derailed by Tommy McCarthy in 2019 and iced by Richard Riakporhe in 2022 - has steadied with four straight wins, but the 30-year-old southpaw knows a slip in front of Florentine faithful would push him off the contender map. Volkovs, fresh from upsetting lanky prospect Tommy Fletcher at York Hall, arrives with the confidence of a spoiler and the quiet conviction that a road win fast-tracks him into Europe’s top ten.

Top Rank adds international spice with the return of junior-welterweight stylist Hugo “The Fresh Prince of Monaco” Micallef (10-0, 2 KOs), who faces durable Bosnian gatekeeper Marko Dmitrovic (14-15-1, 7 KOs) over eight rounds. Micallef has boxed in seven countries since turning pro in 2021; Florence offers a showcase slot to sharpen his timing before a hoped-for step-up on a U.S. card later this year.

Local title intrigue deepens the card. Turin featherweight Francesco Grandelli (18-4-2, 4 KOs) meets unbeaten Roman Simone Rao (11-0, 1 KO) for the vacant WBO Intercontinental strap, a bout pitting Grandelli’s volume against Rao’s southpaw precision. At super-middleweight, Moroccan-Italian Othmane Dioual (8-1-1, 2 KOs) collides with crowd-pleaser Leonardo Balli (10-1-2, 3 KOs) for the vacant WBC International Silver belt.

Fight card:

▪️Fabio Turchi vs. Milans Volkovs, 10 rounds, for the vacant WBO Global cruiserweight title
▪️Francesco Grandelli vs. Simone Rao, 10 rounds, for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title
▪️Othmane Dioual vs. Leonardo Balli, 10 rounds, for the vacant WBC International Silver super middleweight title
▪️Hugo Micallef vs. Marko Dmitrovic, 8 rounds, super lightweight
▪️Vincenzo La Femina vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco, 6 rounds, featherweight
▪️Martina Righi vs. Marina Sakharov, 6 x 2 rounds, super featherweight
▪️Raffaele Montella vs. Will O'Reilly, 6 rounds, welterweight