Professional Boxing Record
82 Wins (35 knockouts), 7 Losses (3 knockouts), 1 Draw | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round Time |
Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 82–7–1 | Carlos Monzón | TKO | 3 (15) 1:05 |
1971–05–08 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille | For WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Loss | 82–6–1 | José Chirino | MD | 10 | 1971–03–17 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Loss | 82–5–1 | Carlos Monzón | TKO | 12 (15) 1:57 |
1970–11–07 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Lost WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 82–4–1 | Doyle Baird | TKO | 10 (10) 2:03 |
1970–09–12 | Stadio della Vittoria, Bari, Apulia |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 81–4–1 | Tom Bethea | KO | 8 (15) 2:43 |
1970–05–23 | Sports Stadium Arena, Umag, Istria |
Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Loss | 80–4–1 | Tom Bethea | TKO | 8 (10) | 1970–03–13 | Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, Victoria |
Non-title fight |
Win | 80–3–1 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | KO | 11 (15) 1:08 |
1969–11–22 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 79–3–1 | Fraser Scott | DQ | 7 (15) 1:40 |
1969–10–04 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Campania |
Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Loss | 78–3–1 | Dick Tiger | UD | 10 | 1969–05–26 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 78–2–1 | Don Fullmer | UD | 15 | 1968–12–14 | Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Liguria |
Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Draw | 77–2–1 | Doyle Baird | PTS | 10 | 1968–10–14 | Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 77–2 | Art Hernandez | UD | 10 | 1968–09–17 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 76–2 | Jimmy Ramos | RTD | 4 (10) 0:30 |
1968–07–05 | Turin, Piedmont | Non-title fight. |
Win | 75–2 | Yoshiaki Akasaka | KO | 2 (10) | 1968–06–07 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 74–2 | Emile Griffith | UD | 15 | 1968–03–04 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Won WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 73–2 | Charley Austin | PTS | 10 | 1968–01–19 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Loss | 72–2 | Emile Griffith | MD | 15 | 1967–09–29 | Shea Stadium, New York City, New York |
Lost WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 72–1 | Emile Griffith | UD | 15 | 1967–04–17 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Won WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. The Ring Fight of the Year. |
Win | 71–1 | Milo Calhoun | PTS | 10 | 1967–03–03 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 70–1 | Manfred Graus | KO | 2 (10) 2:40 |
1967–01–19 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 69–1 | Renato Moraes | KO | 9 (10) | 1966–12–23 | Rome, Lazio | |
Win | 68–1 | Ferd Hernandez | PTS | 10 | 1966–12–02 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 67–1 | Pascal Di Benedetto | RTD | 11 (15) | 1966–10–21 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Retained EBU Middleweight title. |
Win | 66–1 | Harry Scott | PTS | 10 | 1966–09–23 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Loss | 65–1 | Kim Ki-Soo | SD | 15 | 1966–06–25 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul | Lost WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 65–0 | Jupp Elze | TKO | 14 (15) 1:27 |
1966–05–14 | Deutschlandhalle, Berlin | Retained EBU Middleweight title. |
Win | 64–0 | Clarence James | PTS | 10 | 1966–03–11 | Turin, Piedmont | Non-title fight. |
Win | 63–0 | Don Fullmer | PTS | 12 | 1966–02–04 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Non-title fight. |
Win | 62–0 | Sandro Mazzinghi | UD | 15 | 1965–12–17 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 61–0 | James Shelton | PTS | 10 | 1965–11–15 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | Non-title fight. |
Win | 60–0 | Johnny Torres | DQ | 7 (10) | 1965–11–05 | Turin, Piedmont | Non-title fight. |
Win | 59–0 | Luis Folledo | KO | 6 (15) | 1965–10–15 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Won vacant EBU Middleweight title. |
Win | 58–0 | Daniel Leullier | TKO | 7 (10) | 1965–08–16 | Senigallia, Marche | Non-title fight. |
Win | 57–0 | Sandro Mazzinghi | KO | 6 (15) 2:40 |
1965–06–18 | San Siro, Milan, Lombardy |
Won WBA and WBC Middleweight titles. |
Win | 56–0 | Milo Calhoun | PTS | 10 | 1965–04–30 | Genoa, Liguria | |
Win | 55–0 | Rip Randall | PTS | 10 | 1965–04–02 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 54–0 | Dick Knight | KO | 6 (10) | 1965–03–19 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 53–0 | Mick Leahy | PTS | 10 | 1965–02–27 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Lombardy |
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Win | 52–0 | Tommaso Truppi | RTD | 5 (12) | 1965–02–12 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | Retained Italian Middleweight title. |
Win | 51–0 | Art Hernandez | TKO | 3 (10) 2:20 |
1965–01–22 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 50–0 | Juan Carlos Durán | PTS | 10 | 1964–12–19 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Lombardy |
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Win | 49–0 | Aristeo Chavarin | KO | 4 (10) | 1964–11–27 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 48–0 | Abrao De Souza | DQ | 7 (10) | 1964–10–09 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 47–0 | Denny Moyer | PTS | 10 | 1964–09–18 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 46–0 | Fabio Bettini | PTS | 12 | 1964–07–30 | Sanremo, Liguria | Retained Italian Middleweight title. |
Win | 45–0 | Jimmy Beecham | TKO | 2 (10) | 1964–05–28 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 44–0 | Sugar Boy Nando | PTS | 10 | 1964–04–10 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 43–0 | Michel Diouf | PTS | 10 | 1964–03–18 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 42–0 | Memo Ayon | KO | 5 (10) 0:28 |
1964–02–28 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 41–0 | Ted Wright | PTS | 10 | 1963–12–13 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 40–0 | Luis Gutierrez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1963–11–15 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 39–0 | Jackie Cailleau | PTS | 10 | 1963–11–07 | Prato, Tuscany | |
Win | 38–0 | Gaspar Ortega | PTS | 10 | 1963–10–18 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 37–0 | Víctor Zalazar | TKO | 2 (10) | 1963–09–27 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 36–0 | Wilhelm Niederau | TKO | 6 (10) | 1963–09–16 | Prato, Tuscany | |
Win | 35–0 | Francesco Fiori | TKO | 3 (12) | 1963–08–31 | Priverno, Lazio | Retained Italian Middleweight title. |
Win | 34–0 | Tony Montano | PTS | 10 | 1963–06–07 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 33–0 | Jimmy Beecham | PTS | 10 | 1963–05–23 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 32–0 | Jean Ruellet | PTS | 10 | 1963–04–24 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Alessandria, Piedmont |
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Win | 31–0 | Georges Estatoff | KO | 6 (10) 0:33 |
1963–04–05 | Palazzo dello Sport, Turin, Piedmont |
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Win | 30–0 | Tommaso Truppi | KO | 11 (12) | 1963–03–01 | Rome, Lazio | Won vacant Italian Middleweight title. |
Win | 29–0 | Giampaolo Melis | KO | 2 (10) | 1962–12–26 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 28–0 | Isaac Logart | PTS | 10 | 1962–11–30 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 27–0 | Daniel Leullier | PTS | 10 | 1962–10–18 | Padua, Veneto | |
Win | 26–0 | Diego Infantes | PTS | 8 | 1962–09–28 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 25–0 | Giuseppe Gentiletti | KO | 2 (10) | 1962–08–30 | Senigallia, Marche | |
Win | 24–0 | Mahmout le Noir | PTS | 8 | 1962–08–02 | Lignano, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 23–0 | Gino Rossi | PTS | 10 | 1962–07–12 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
Win | 22–0 | Heinz Freytag | PTS | 8 | 1962–06–22 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 21–0 | Jean Ruellet | PTS | 8 | 1962–06–02 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardinia |
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Win | 20–0 | Hector Constance | PTS | 10 | 1962–05–01 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
Win | 19–0 | Jim Hegerle | KO | 4 (11) | 1962–04–13 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 18–0 | Gianni Lommi | KO | 5 (10) | 1962–03–17 | Milan, Lombardy | |
Win | 17–0 | Manfred Haas | PTS | 8 | 1962–03–08 | Turin, Piedmont | |
Win | 16–0 | José Riquelme | PTS | 8 | 1962–02–19 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |
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Win | 15–0 | George Aldridge | KO | 6 (10) | 1962–01–19 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 14–0 | Giuseppe Catalano | PTS | 8 | 1961–12–20 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 13–0 | Jesse Jones | DQ | 6 (8) | 1961–11–09 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 12–0 | Angelo Brisci | KO | 1 (8) | 1961–11–01 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
Win | 11–0 | Retmia Mahrez | TKO | 3 (8) | 1961–10–02 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 10–0 | Marc Desforneaux | PTS | 6 | 1961–06–17 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
Win | 9–0 | Henri Cabelduc | PTS | 6 | 1961–06–07 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 8–0 | Michel Francois | KO | 4 (8) | 1961–05–16 | Turin, Piedmont | |
Win | 7–0 | Daniel Brunet | DQ | 3 (8) | 1961–05–03 | Naples, Campania | |
Win | 6–0 | Pierre Mondino | PTS | 6 | 1961–04–21 | Florence, Tuscany | |
Win | 5–0 | Nic Maric | PTS | 6 | 1961–04–07 | PalaLido, Milan, Lombardy |
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Win | 4–0 | Sahib Mosri | KO | 3 (6) | 1961–03–14 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
Win | 3–0 | Ben Ali Allala | KO | 1 (6) | 1961–02–27 | Naples, Campania | |
Win | 2–0 | Nicola Sammartino | KO | 3 (6) | 1961–02–10 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
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Win | 1–0 | Ben Ali Allala | PTS | 6 | 1961–01–20 | Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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