After the KO loss to Jamie Moore in his bid for the european JMW title we can be sure Picirillo's career at age 39 will come to an end. His most notable fights:vs Sondergaard L UD12,Spinks I W UD12,Spinks II L UD12,Mayorga L UD12,Forrest L TKO11,Moore L KO3,Sanchez W UD8,Konecny W UD12. He was european WW champ,IBF WW champ and european JMW champ. Opinion on him and career overview?:think:good
I went to Milan with my Cousin a few years ago to try to take the Euro title away from Michele, My Cousin is actually Michael Jones who has lost only to two men, Jamie Moore and Piccirillo.. Mike fought a gallent fight but in the last rounds no matter how close it was Piccirrillo settled the score with a staggering late KO... He was a very tough hombre. I love Jamie and remember the 1st time Jamie beat Mike, we were ready to face Paul Samuels and he pulled out , Jamie saved the show by filling in as Mikes opponent at late notice.. He beat Mike and it led to 3 great fights where both men shared a victory each then Moore made it 2-1 in Altringham a year later in a drama filled fight.. Jamie has finished Micheles career for good i think, Piccirillo had a lucky break against Cory Spinks i think , but he was capable of hanging with the best none the less.. He was a very fit old man who knew how to catch up with you if he saw a weakness..
Michele Picirillo is basically a poor mans Vincenzo Nardiello who is a poor mans Mauro Galvano who is a poor mans Luigi Minchillo who is a poor mans Gianfranco Rosi who is a poor mans Nino Benvenuti.
