Bruno Arcari (boxer)
Italian boxer (born 1942)
Bruno Arcari
Bruno Arcari in 1964
Born (1942-01-01 ) 1 January 1942 (age 83) Nationality Italian Statistics Weight(s) Light welterweight Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Reach 66+ 1 ⁄2 in (169 cm)Stance Southpaw
Boxing record Total fights 73 Wins 70 Wins by KO 38 Losses 2 Draws 1
Bruno Arcari (born 1 January 1942) is a retired Italian light welterweight boxer who fought from 1964 to 1978.
Biography
He came to the 1964 Olympics as a national champion and a bronze medalist of the 1963 European Championships, but was injured in the opening bout and had to withdraw.[ 1] After that he turned professional, and again lost his first match by injury. He had only one loss further in his career, also by injury, and won 70 bouts, 38 of them by knockout. Arcari held the European title in 1968 by beating Austrian boxer Johann Orsolics, via a twelfth round stoppage, he would go onto defend the title four times. On 31 January 1970 captured the WBC world title after defeating Filipino boxer Pedro Adigue via a unanimous decision victory. Acari would reign as champion for four years & defended his title 9 times including against Brazilian boxer Everaldo Costa Azevedo [ 2] & Spanish boxer Antonio Ortiz.[ 3] He relinquished it 1973 to move up to the welterweight class, but did not fight for a major title until his retirement in 1978. He later managed top professional fighters in Italy.[ 4]
Awards
On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò , the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome got inaugurated, along Viale delle Olimpiadi , the Walk of Fame of Italian sport , consisting of 100 tiles that alphabetically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport. On each tile are the name of the sportsperson, the sport in which they distinguished himself and the logo of the Italian Olympic Committee. One of the tiles is dedicated to Bruno Arcari.[ 5]
Professional boxing record
73 fights
70 wins
2 losses
By knockout
38
2
By decision
26
0
By disqualification
6
0
Draws
1
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
73
Win
70–2–1
Jesse Lara
TKO
5 (10)
Jul 7, 1978
Genoa, Italy
72
Win
69–2–1
Nelson Gomes
TKO
7 (10)
Dec 22, 1977
Gallipoli, Italy
71
Win
68–2–1
Justice Ortiz
PTS
10
Oct 22, 1977
Torino, Italy
70
Draw
67–2–1
Rocky Mattioli
MD
10
Apr 3, 1976
Palasport di San Siro , Milan, Italy
69
Win
67–2
David Love
KO
5 (10)
Dec 12, 1975
Torino, Italy
68
Win
66–2
Gaétan Hart
KO
1 (10)
May 10, 1975
Genoa, Italy
67
Win
65–2
Harold Weston
PTS
10
Feb 28, 1975
Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
66
Win
64–2
Lawrence Hafey
PTS
10
Dec 13, 1974
Milan, Italy
65
Win
63–2
Papo Villa
PTS
10
Nov 8, 1974
Milan, Italy
64
Win
62–2
Raul Celestino Venerdini
TKO
6 (8)
Aug 14, 1974
Cefalu, Italy
63
Win
61–2
Doc McClendon
PTS
10
May 3, 1974
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
62
Win
60–2
Antonio Ortiz
DQ
8 (15)
Feb 16, 1974
PalaRuffini, Torino, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
61
Win
59–2
Jørgen Hansen
KO
5 (15)
Nov 1, 1973
K.B. Hallen , Copenhagen, Denmark
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
60
Win
58–2
Robert Gallois
PTS
10
Jun 2, 1973
Stade Louis II , Fontvieille, Monaco
59
Win
57–2
Chris Fernandez
UD
10
Mar 9, 1973
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
58
Win
56–2
Everaldo Costa Azevedo
UD
15
Dec 2, 1972
PalaRuffini , Torino, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
57
Win
55–2
Chris Fernandez
TKO
8 (10)
Oct 13, 1972
Roma, Italy
56
Win
54–2
Joao dos Santos
PTS
10
Aug 8, 1972
Fermo, Italy
55
Win
53–2
Joao Henrique
KO
12 (15), 2:15
Jun 10, 1972
Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
54
Win
52–2
Jose Peterson
DQ
4 (10)
Apr 28, 1972
Bologna, Italy
53
Win
51–2
Al Romano
KO
4 (10)
Mar 24, 1972
Torino, Italy
52
Win
50–2
Percy Pugh
KO
5 (10)
Feb 4, 1972
Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
51
Win
49–2
David Ham
TKO
5 (10), 2:45
Dec 17, 1971
Torino, Italy
50
Win
48–2
Domingo Barrera
KO
10 (15)
Oct 9, 1971
Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
49
Win
47–2
Ruben Arocha
PTS
10
Jul 29, 1971
Genoa, Italy
48
Win
46–2
Enrique Jana
TKO
9 (15), 0:45
Jun 26, 1971
Palazzetto dello Sport, Palermo, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
47
Win
45–2
Leonardo Dessi'
TKO
4 (10)
May 19, 1971
Ancona, Italy
46
Win
44–2
Joao Henrique
UD
15
Mar 6, 1971
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
45
Win
43–2
Joao dos Santos
PTS
10
Dec 26, 1970
Roma, Italy
44
Win
42–2
Raimundo Dias
KO
3 (15), 1:45
Oct 30, 1970
Palazzo Dello Sport , Genoa, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
43
Win
41–2
Carlos Almeida
TKO
3 (10), 1:25
Sep 28, 1970
Bologna, Italy
42
Win
40–2
Rene Roque
DQ
6 (15), 1:29
Jul 10, 1970
Stadio Beach, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Retained WBC light-welterweight title
41
Win
39–2
Joao dos Santos
PTS
10
Jun 5, 1970
Marseille, France
40
Win
38–2
Bunny Grant
UD
10
Apr 10, 1970
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
39
Win
37–2
Pedro Adigue Jr.
PTS
15
Jan 31, 1970
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
Won WBC light-welterweight title
38
Win
36–2
Kid Rainbow
TKO
2 (10)
Dec 19, 1969
Torino, Italy
37
Win
35–2
Jose Luis Torcida
KO
5 (15)
Dec 1, 1969
Bologna, Italy
Retained EBU light-welterweight title
36
Win
34–2
Roger Evans
KO
6 (10)
Oct 4, 1969
Stadio San Paolo , Napoli, Italy
35
Win
33–2
Juan Albornoz
KO
6 (15)
Aug 13, 1969
San Remo, Italy
Retained EBU light-welterweight title
34
Win
32–2
Floyd Bevens
KO
2 (10)
Jul 5, 1969
Brescia, Italy
33
Win
31–2
Bill Whittenburg
TKO
6 (10)
Jun 11, 1969
Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
32
Win
30–2
Adrian Davis
DQ
4 (10)
Mar 13, 1969
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
The referee DQ'd Davis for fighting with his head low
31
Win
29–2
Willi Quatuor
KO
7 (15), 2:42
Jan 24, 1969
Roma, Italy
Retained EBU light-welterweight title
30
Win
28–2
Leon Zadourian
TKO
4 (10)
Dec 14, 1968
Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
29
Win
27–2
Joe Tetteh
PTS
10
Nov 22, 1968
La Spezia, Italy
28
Win
26–2
Dave Wyatt
TKO
7 (10)
Oct 5, 1968
Genoa, Italy
27
Win
25–2
Des Rea
TKO
6 (15)
Aug 21, 1968
Teatro Ariston , San Remo, Italy
Retained EBU light-welterweight title
26
Win
24–2
Fernand Simard
TKO
5 (10)
Jun 19, 1968
Stadio Roli, Lavagna, Italy
25
Win
23–2
Johann Orsolics
TKO
12 (15)
May 7, 1968
Stadthalle , Vienna, Austria
Won EBU light-welterweight title
24
Win
22–2
Mickey Laud
TKO
6 (10)
Apr 6, 1968
Genoa, Italy
23
Win
21–2
Pablo Lopez
PTS
4
Mar 4, 1968
Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, US
22
Win
20–2
Lex Hunter
PTS
8
Dec 5, 1967
Milan, Italy
21
Win
19–2
John White
TKO
4 (?)
Nov 11, 1967
Genoa, Italy
20
Win
18–2
Pietro Vargellini
TKO
4 (12)
Sep 6, 1967
Acqui, Italy
Retained Italy light-welterweight title
19
Win
17–2
Romano Bianchi
RTD
1 (12)
Jul 5, 1967
Arenzano, Italy
Retained Italy light-welterweight title
18
Win
16–2
Al Rocca
PTS
10
Jun 3, 1967
Genoa, Italy
17
Win
15–2
Angel Robinson Garcia
PTS
10
Apr 28, 1967
Genoa, Italy
16
Win
14–2
Efrem Donati
PTS
12
Feb 22, 1967
Genoa, Italy
Retained Italy light-welterweight title
15
Win
13–2
Massimo Consolati
DQ
7 (12)
Dec 7, 1966
Genoa, Italy
Won Italy light-welterweight title
14
Win
12–2
Luigi Braccini
TKO
6 (8)
Oct 21, 1966
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
13
Win
11–2
Quintino Soares
PTS
10
Oct 4, 1966
Genoa, Italy
12
Loss
10–2
Massimo Consolati
TKO
10 (12)
Aug 10, 1966
Senigallia, Italy
For vacant Italy light-welterweight title
11
Win
10–1
Romano Bianchi
PTS
8
Apr 29, 1966
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
10
Win
9–1
Joe Brown
PTS
10
Mar 11, 1966
Roma, Italy
9
Win
8–1
Francesco Caruso
PTS
10
Jan 19, 1966
Genoa, Italy
8
Win
7–1
Julian Gonzalez
KO
4 (8)
Dec 23, 1965
La Spezia, Italy
7
Win
6–1
Ivan Whiter
TKO
4 (8)
Dec 3, 1965
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
6
Win
5–1
Efrem Donati
TKO
7 (8)
Oct 15, 1965
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
5
Win
4–1
Antonio Fernandes de Jesus
PTS
8
Aug 29, 1965
Camerino, Italy
4
Win
3–1
Nedo Stampi
DQ
3 (6)
Apr 23, 1965
Palazzetto dello Sport , Roma, Italy
3
Win
2–1
Salvatore Colella
TKO
3 (6)
Apr 3, 1965
Genoa, Italy
2
Win
1–1
Onorio Piras
KO
3 (6)
Feb 19, 1965
Roma, Italy
1
Loss
0–1
Franco Colella
TKO
5 (6)
Dec 11, 1964
PalaEUR , Roma, Italy
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