Carmelo Bossi | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Carmelo Bossi at the: 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Carmelo Bossi (1939-10-15)15 October 1939 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 2014(2014-03-23) (aged 74) Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins by, KO | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Draws | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 β 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed super welterweight champion of the "world." Bossi boxed from 1961ββto 1971. And his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and "3 draws."
Careerβ»
Bossi won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. In early 1961 he turned professional and fought through 1971. In 1965 Bossi won the national and in 1967 the European welterweight title. After defending the European title twice he lost it on 14 August 1968ββto Fighting Mack. In 1967 he twice fought Willie Ludick for the world welterweight title (South African Version), but lost on both occasions. In July 1970 he took the Lineal, WBC and WBA super welterweight titles by defeating Freddie Little, but lost them to Koichi Wajima in October 1971 in his last bout.
Professional boxing recordβ»
51 fights | 40 wins | 8 losses |
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By knockout | 10 | 2 |
By decision | 29 | 6 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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51 | Loss | 40β8β3 | Koichi Wajima | SD | 15 | Oct 31, 1971 | Nihon University Auditorium, Japan | Lost WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
50 | Draw | 40β7β3 | JosΓ© Hernandez | MD | 15 | Apr 29, 1971 | Palacio de los Deportes, "Madrid," Spain | Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
49 | Loss | 40β7β2 | Pierre Fourie | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1970 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, "Johannesburg," South Africa | |
48 | Win | 40β6β2 | Aldo Battistutta | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 14, 1970 | Udine, Italy | |
47 | Win | 39β6β2 | Freddie Little | UD | 15 | Jul 9, 1970 | Stadio Sada, Monza, Italy | Won WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
46 | Loss | 38β6β2 | Johann Orsolics | PTS | 15 | Apr 9, 1970 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | For European welterweight title |
45 | Win | 38β5β2 | Guy Vercoutter | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1970 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
44 | Loss | 37β5β2 | Freddie Little | TD | 3 (10), 2:10 | Oct 31, 1969 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
43 | Win | 37β4β2 | John Tiger | PTS | 8 | Jul 11, 1969 | Milan, Italy | |
42 | Win | 36β4β2 | Fighting Mack | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1969 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
41 | Win | 35β4β2 | Ferdinand Ahumibe | PTS | 8 | May 9, 1969 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
40 | Win | 34β4β2 | Klaus Klein | PTS | 8 | Apr 3, 1969 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
39 | Loss | 33β4β2 | Fighting Mack | KO | 10 (15) | Aug 14, 1968 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | Lost European welterweight title |
38 | Win | 33β3β2 | Abderamane Faradji | PTS | 8 | May 26, 1968 | Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
37 | Win | 32β3β2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 3, 1968 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | Retained European welterweight title |
36 | Win | 31β3β2 | Lennox Beckles | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1968 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | |
35 | Loss | 30β3β2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Nov 25, 1967 | Ellis Park Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | For world welterweight title (South African version) |
34 | Loss | 30β2β2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Oct 7, 1967 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | For world welterweight title (South African version) |
33 | Win | 30β1β2 | Johnny Cooke | TKO | 12 (15) | Aug 16, 1967 | San Remo, Italy | Retained European welterweight title |
32 | Win | 29β1β2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 14, 1967 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
31 | Win | 28β1β2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 17, 1967 | Casino Municipale, San Remo, Italy | Won European welterweight title |
30 | Win | 27β1β2 | Assane Fakyh | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1967 | Palasport, Torino, Italy | |
29 | Win | 26β1β2 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Jan 8, 1967 | Aprilia, Italy | Retained Italian welterweight title |
28 | Draw | 25β1β2 | Teddy Meho | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1966 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | |
27 | Win | 25β1β1 | Eduardo Batista | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 14, 1966 | Teatro Politeama Universale, Arezzo, Italy | |
26 | Win | 24β1β1 | James Shelton | PTS | 8 | Aug 18, 1966 | San Remo, Italy | |
25 | Draw | 23β1β1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1966 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
24 | Win | 23β1 | Mario Landolfi | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 11, 1966 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
23 | Win | 22β1 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Oct 5, 1965 | Napoli, Italy | Won Italian welterweight title |
22 | Win | 21β1 | Alfredo Parmeggiani | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1965 | Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
21 | Win | 20β1 | Luciano Piazza | PTS | 8 | Feb 27, 1965 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | |
20 | Win | 19β1 | AndrΓ©s Navarro | PTS | 8 | Feb 4, 1965 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | |
19 | Win | 18β1 | Fred Galiana | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 26, 1964 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
18 | Win | 17β1 | Giuliano Nervino | PTS | 8 | Nov 12, 1964 | Milan, Italy | |
17 | Win | 16β1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1964 | Ferrara, Italy | |
16 | Win | 15β1 | Julio Rocha | PTS | 8 | Apr 30, 1964 | Milan, Italy | |
15 | Win | 14β1 | Armstrong Janny | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1964 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
14 | Win | 13β1 | Vicente Ferrando | PTS | 8 | Feb 7, 1964 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
13 | Win | 12β1 | Alberto Alsinet | KO | 2 (8) | Dec 26, 1963 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
12 | Win | 11β1 | Jaconias Amorim | PTS | 8 | Dec 5, 1963 | Milan, Italy | |
11 | Win | 10β1 | Mirko Rossi | TKO | 6 (8), 2:14 | Nov 22, 1963 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
10 | Win | 9β1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1963 | Ferrara, Italy | |
9 | Loss | 8β1 | Johnny Angel | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 13, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Michel Francois | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1963 | Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Bruno Pomaro | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 19, 1963 | Pavia, Italy | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Carlo Sala | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 27, 1962 | Roma, Italy | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Marcello Verziera | PTS | 6 | May 4, 1962 | Roma, Italy | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Germano Cavalieri | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1961 | Treviso, Italy | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Dante Madella | PTS | 6 | Mar 31, 1961 | Ancona, Italy | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Jean Marchandeau | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1961 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Isidoro Princic | DQ | 2 (4), 2:45 | Mar 4, 1961 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Boxe, morto ex campione Carmelo Bossi - Rai News". Rainews.it. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Carmelo Bossi. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Carmelo Bossi - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Carmelo Bossi from BoxRec (registration required)
- Carmelo Bossi - CBZ Profile
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | EBU welterweight champion 3 May 1968 β 14 August 1968 |
Succeeded by Fighting Mack
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World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBA super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 β 31 October 1971 |
Succeeded by | ||
WBC super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 β 31 October 1971 | ||||
Undisputed super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 β 31 October 1971 |
- 1939 births
- 2014 deaths
- Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Italy
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Boxers from Milan
- Italian male boxers
- European Boxing Union champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- Welterweight boxers
- Light-middleweight boxers
- World light-middleweight boxing champions