Formella made his professional debut on 3 May 2014, scoring a second-round
technical knockout (TKO) victory over Pavel Herman at the Müggelspreehalle in
Grünheide, Germany After compiling a record of 20–0 (10 KOs) he defeated Thulani Mbenge on 6 July 2019 at the CU Arena in
Hamburg, Germany, capturing the
IBO welterweight title via twelve-round
unanimous decision (UD), with the scorecards reading 116–112, 115–112 and 114–113. ==Professional boxing record==