Paolo Roberto facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Paolo Roberto |
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| Real name | Paolo Antonio Roberto |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 3 February 1969 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Paolo Roberto (born 3 February 1969) is a Swedish actor, TV host, and former boxer. He has Italian family roots. During his time as a boxer, he won several titles. He has also been in movies and hosted many TV shows, including a cooking show called Primo Paolo. His first movie role was in Stockholmsnatt, where he played himself in a story about his younger years.
Paolo Roberto's Boxing Journey
Paolo Roberto was born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. He started boxing professionally when he was 24 years old. Before that, he was a Swedish champion in kickboxing. He was also a Nordic champion and a Swedish champion in Taekwondo.
He began his professional boxing career with four wins in a row. After a draw (a tie) in one fight, he lost for the first time. His coach said that Paolo was very determined and never wanted to give up. Paolo himself said he would never give up in a fight. After this first loss, he won fifteen fights in a row!
Then, he fought for a big title against the WBC light middleweight champion, Javier Castillejo. Paolo lost this fight. After that, he moved to a heavier weight class to challenge another Swedish boxer, Armand Krajnc, for his WBO middleweight title. Paolo started strong in that fight, but Krajnc eventually won.
Paolo then went back to his original weight class, welterweight. After three more fights, he won the WBC International Welterweight title. He later gave up that title to fight for the WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title against Wayne Martell. Paolo was winning this fight when the referee stopped it because Martell had a bad cut above his eye. In his first defense of this new title, Paolo lost by knockout in the second round to Sebastian Andres Lujan. He did not box professionally after that.
All of Paolo Roberto's professional boxing matches happened outside of Sweden. This is because professional boxing has been banned in Sweden since 1969.
Life Outside the Boxing Ring
Paolo Roberto has done many things besides boxing. He was a contestant on the first season of Let's Dance, which is the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars.
He married Lena Arrelöv in 2003. They had a son named Enzo and a daughter named Elisa. They later divorced in 2012.
Paolo's early life was made into a movie in 1987 called Stockholmsnatt. He also appeared as himself in some parts of Stieg Larsson's famous book The Girl Who Played with Fire and the movie based on it.
Paolo has also shared a personal story about a big change in his life. This happened when he visited a church in Rome. He felt a strong desire to go to confession, and after talking with a priest for over an hour, he felt a sense of renewal. The woman he was with on that trip, Lena Arrelöv, later became his wife.
Images for kids
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Paolo Roberto in August 2013
See also
In Spanish: Paolo Roberto para niños
