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Duilio Loi
Duilio Loi with daughter, 1960s
Born	(1929-04-29)29 April 1929 Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 January 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 78) Treviso, Republic of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light welterweight
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach	175 cm (69 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	126
Wins	115
Wins by KO	26
Losses	3
Draws	8

Duilio Loi (19 April 1929 – 20 January 2008) was an Italian boxer who held the Italian and European lightweight and welterweight titles, as well as the World Junior Welterweight Championship. Loi fought from 1948 to 1962, and retired with a record of 115 wins (26 KOs), 3 losses and 8 draws.

Loi is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time at his weight and one of the best fighters to come out of Italy.

Biography

Loi was born in Trieste in 1929, to a father from Sardinia and mother from Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Loi fought many outstanding fighters in his career, including three bouts with lightweight great Carlos Ortiz. Although all their fights were close, Loi won two out of three bouts, which were all for the world light welterweight title.

The first bout, which was nationally televised in the USA, took place on 16 June 1960 at Cow Palace in Daly City, California. In what would be one of only two US appearances, Loi was defeated after 15 rounds, with a controversial split-decision in Ortiz' favour. Less than three months later the two met again for a rematch, this time in Loi's native Italy. The bout took place at Milan's famous San Siro stadium, in front of a record crowd of 65,000. Loi came through strongly in the late rounds to become World Champion by majority decision. The next year a third bout took place, again at the San Siro. Loi knocked down Ortiz in the sixth and earnt a victory by unanimous decision to defend his title.

Loi was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. His daughter Bonaria accepted the award on his behalf, because Loi was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Loi died in January 2008 at the age of 78 in Treviso, Italy, and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
38	Loss	35–1–2	Jorgen Johansen	PTS	15	Aug 17, 1952	Idraetsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	For European lightweight title
37	Win	35–0–2	Agustín Argote	PTS	10	Jun 04, 1952	Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
36	Win	34–0–2	Charles Colpin	TKO	6 (10)	Apr 12, 1952	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
35	Win	33–0–2	Emilio Marconi	PTS	12	Apr 02, 1952	Teatro Colosseo, Genoa, Liguria, Italy	Retained Italian lightweight title
34	Win	32–0–2	Karl Pinsdorf	PTS	10	Jan 14, 1952	Teatro Colosseo, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
33	Win	31–0–2	Emilio Orozco	TKO	6 (10)	Dec 26, 1951	Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
32	Win	30–0–2	Tommy Barnham	PTS	10	Dec 10, 1951	Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England
31	Win	29–0–2	Svend Wad	PTS	10	Oct 26, 1951	Pavillon des Sports, Geneva, Switzerland
30	Win	28–0–2	Ray Lewis	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 09, 1951	Teatro Massimo, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
29	Win	27–0–2	Leyton Lewis	TKO	2 (10)	Sep 01, 1951	Varese, Lombardia, Italy
28	Win	26–0–2	Gianluigi Uboldi	PTS	12	Jul 18, 1951	Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy	Won vacant Italian lightweight title
27	Win	25–0–2	Ray Lewis	PTS	10	Jul 06, 1951	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
26	Win	24–0–2	Morlay Kamara	PTS	10	Jun 09, 1951	Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
25	Win	23–0–2	Leon Bourlet	PTS	8	Apr 14, 1951	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
24	Win	22–0–2	Roland Guilbert	PTS	8	Mar 31, 1951	Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy
23	Win	21–0–2	Paul Guillaume	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 14, 1951	Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
22	Win	20–0–2	Jean Castellanos	PTS	10	Mar 07, 1951	Monza, Lombardia, Italy
21	Win	19–0–2	Karl Marchart	PTS	10	Feb 21, 1951	Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
20	Win	18–0–2	Frank Hermal	PTS	10	Dec 14, 1950	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
19	Draw	17–0–2	Luigi Male'	PTS	12	Nov 08, 1950	Milan, Lombardia, Italy	For Italian lightweight title
18	Draw	17–0–1	Allan Tanner	PTS	10	Sep 13, 1950	Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
17	Win	17–0	Gianluigi Uboldi	PTS	8	Jul 14, 1950	Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
16	Win	16–0	Giuseppe De Joanni	PTS	8	May 17, 1950	Gallarate, Lombardia, Italy
15	Win	15–0	Djilali Bouaziz	PTS	8	May 08, 1950	Gallarate, Lombardia, Italy
14	Win	14–0	Jan Nicolaas	PTS	10	Apr 15, 1950	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
13	Win	13–0	Nicola Funari	PTS	8	Mar 22, 1950	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
12	Win	12–0	Pedro Martinez	KO	2 (8)	Mar 15, 1950	Teatro Principe, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
11	Win	11–0	Vittorio Costa	PTS	8	Mar 04, 1950	Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
10	Win	10–0	Vittorio Costa	PTS	8	Jan 31, 1950	Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
9	Win	9–0	Young Robert	PTS	10	Dec 15, 1949	Salle Communale, La Chaux-de-Fonds
8	Win	8–0	Oreste Baiocco	TKO	8 (8)	Nov 30, 1949	Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
7	Win	7–0	Lucien Berthelier	PTS	6	Nov 23, 1949	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
6	Win	6–0	Bruno Bisterzo	PTS	8	Oct 05, 1949	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
5	Win	5–0	Giulio Di Rocco	PTS	6	Apr 24, 1949	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
4	Win	4–0	Ruggero Grilli	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1949	Milan, Lombardia, Italy
3	Win	3–0	Gaetano De Lucia	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1949	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
2	Win	2–0	Georgescu	PTS	6	Feb 12, 1949	Genoa, Liguria, Italy
1	Win	1–0	Nino Frangioni	PTS	6	Nov 01, 1948	Genoa, Liguria, Italy

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
• Lineal championship
• List of light welterweight boxing champions

References

1. Hudson, David (2009). Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts. p. 187. ISBN 978-0313343841. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
2. Giallara, Giuseppe (21 January 2008). "Era orgoglioso delle sue origini sarde". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. Liebling, A. J. (2016). A Neutral Corner: Boxing Essays. New York: North Point Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0865474956.
4. Roberts, James B.; Skutt, Alexander G. (2006). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book. Ithaca, New York: McBooks Press. p. 484. ISBN 1-59013-121-5.
5. Roberts & Skutt 2006, p. 487.
6. "Duilio Loi - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
7. Fischer, Doug (9 January 2018). "10: Best final acts". The Ring. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
8. "Class of 2005". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
9. Mohamed, Khalid (15 November 2005). "Duilio Loi, History's forgotten great". Boxing247.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
10. "Ieri i funerali di Duilio Loi". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 24 January 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
11. "Palazzo Marino, Palmeri ricorda in Aula Duilio Loi". Comune di Milano (in Italian). 24 January 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
12. Signori, Riccardo (17 September 2009). "In mostra la Milano di Duilio Loi". Il Giornale. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

External links

• Boxing record for Duilio Loi from BoxRec (registration required)
• Duilio Loi - CBZ Profile

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