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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed super welterweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws.
Career
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 1968 to 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.
See also
References
- "Boxe, morto ex campione Carmelo Bossi - Rai News". Rainews.it. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Carmelo Bossi. sports-reference.com
- "Carmelo Bossi - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
External links
- Boxing record for Carmelo Bossi from BoxRec (registration required)
- Carmelo Bossi - CBZ Profile
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded byJean Josselin | EBU welterweight champion 3 May 1968 – 14 August 1968 |
Succeeded byFighting Mack | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded byFreddie Little | WBA super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 – 31 October 1971 |
Succeeded byKoichi Wajima | ||
| WBC super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 – 31 October 1971 | ||||
| Undisputed super welterweight champion 9 July 1970 – 31 October 1971 | ||||
- 1939 births
- 2014 deaths
- Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of 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