Vincenzo Gualtieri
Il Capo
Bio
Vincenzo 'Il Capo' Gualtieri is a 33-year-old, Wuppertal-based middleweight who held the IBF world title in 2023. Italian heritage, German trained, and a proper technical operator built on a snapping jab, intelligent feet, and the kind of patience that has frustrated more athletic opponents for ten years.
Gualtieri won the IBF middleweight strap in July 2023 with a unanimous decision over Esquiva Falcao. He lost the title three months later in his next defence, a unification bout against WBO titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly. Since the Janibek night, he has put together four straight wins in his home country and earned his way back into the world rankings.
His May 22, 2026 fight against Amari Jones in San Jose is the next step. Not a knockout puncher — only 8 stoppages in 25 wins — but a fighter who has been to the championship rounds and survived. Brilliant test for any rising prospect. Make no mistake, the German is in this fight to win it.