Duilio Loi
Italian boxer
Duilio Loi
Duilio Loi with daughter, 1960s
Born (1929-04-29 ) 29 April 1929Died 20 January 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 78) 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.[1]
Biography
Loi's grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan , Italy, in 2015
Loi was born in Trieste in 1929, to a father from Sardinia and mother from Friuli-Venezia Giulia .[2] [3]
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.[4]
The first bout, which was nationally televised in the US, 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.[6]
The next year a third bout took place, again at the San Siro. Loi knocked down Ortiz in the sixth and earned a victory by unanimous decision to defend his title.[7]
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 .[8] [9] Loi died in January 2008 at the age of 78 in Treviso , Italy, and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan .[10] [11] [12]
Professional boxing record
126 fights
115 wins
3 losses
By knockout
26
0
By decision
88
3
By disqualification
1
0
Draws
8
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
126
Win
115–3–8
Eddie Perkins
PTS
15
Dec 15, 1962
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Won WBA, NYSAC, and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles
125
Loss
114–3–8
Eddie Perkins
UD
15
Sep 14, 1962
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Lost WBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles
124
Win
114–2–8
Fortunato Manca
PTS
15
Jul 15, 1962
Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
Retained EBU welterweight title
123
Win
113–2–8
Ike Vaughn
KO
5 (10)
May 26, 1962
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
122
Win
112–2–8
Roger Harvey
KO
8 (10)
Apr 29, 1962
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
121
Win
111–2–8
Willie Stevenson
PTS
10
Apr 13, 1962
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
120
Win
110–2–8
Billy Collins
PTS
10
Mar 27, 1962
PalaLido, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
119
Win
109–2–8
J D Ellis
PTS
10
Feb 9, 1962
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
118
Win
108–2–8
Gale Kerwin
TKO
8 (10)
Dec 6, 1961
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
117
Win
107–2–8
Epiphane Akono
TKO
7 (10)
Dec 20, 1961
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
116
Draw
106–2–8
Eddie Perkins
SD
15
Oct 21, 1961
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles
115
Win
106–2–7
Christian Christensen
PTS
15
Aug 5, 1961
Saint-Vincent, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Retained EBU welterweight title
114
Win
105–2–7
Carlos Ortiz
UD
15
May 10, 1961
Stadio San Siro, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles
113
Win
104–2–7
Maurice Auzel
PTS
15
Nov 25, 1960
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Retained EBU welterweight title
112
Win
103–2–7
Carlos Ortiz
MD
15
Sep 1, 1960
Stadio San Siro, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Won NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles
111
Loss
102–2–7
Carlos Ortiz
SD
15
Jun 15, 1960
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S.
For NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles
110
Win
102–1–7
Jacques Nervi
PTS
10
Mar 31, 1960
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
109
Win
101–1–7
Tommy Molloy
RTD
4 (10)
Mar 16, 1960
Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
108
Win
100–1–7
Bruno Visintin
PTS
15
Feb 13, 1960
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU welterweight title
107
Win
99–1–7
Emilio Marconi
PTS
15
Apr 19, 1959
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Won EBU welterweight title
106
Win
98–1–7
Conny Rudhof
PTS
10
Dec 13, 1958
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
105
Draw
97–1–7
Mario Vecchiatto
PTS
10
Sep 5, 1958
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
104
Win
97–1–6
Charley Douglas
PTS
10
Jul 7, 1958
Arena Flegrea, Napoli, Campania, Italy
103
Win
96–1–6
Al Nevarez
PTS
10
Apr 27, 1958
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
102
Win
95–1–6
Wallace Bud Smith
KO
9 (10)
Mar 1, 1958
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
101
Draw
94–1–6
Manfred Neuke
PTS
10
Feb 8, 1958
Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland
100
Win
94–1–5
Felix Chiocca
PTS
15
Dec 26, 1957
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
99
Win
93–1–5
Marcel Dupre
PTS
10
Oct 29, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
98
Win
92–1–5
Idrissa Dione
PTS
10
Sep 25, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
97
Win
91–1–5
Stefano Bellotti
PTS
10
Sep 7, 1957
Roma, Lazio, Italy
96
Win
90–1–5
Jack Subero
PTS
10
Jul 27, 1957
Stadio di Marassi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
95
Win
89–1–5
Ernst Zetzmann
PTS
8
Jul 12, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
94
Win
88–1–5
Piet van Klaveren
TKO
6 (10)
Jun 26, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
93
Win
87–1–5
Ahcene Attar
PTS
10
Jun 9, 1957
Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
92
Win
86–1–5
Chico Santos
KO
6 (10)
Jun 2, 1957
Lecco, Lombardia, Italy
91
Win
85–1–5
Rudi Langer
PTS
10
May 29, 1957
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
90
Win
84–1–5
Hoacine Khalfi
PTS
10
Apr 27, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
89
Win
83–1–5
Karl Heinz Bick
TKO
10 (10)
Apr 3, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
88
Win
82–1–5
Boby Ros
DQ
5 (10)
Feb 2, 1957
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
87
Win
81–1–5
Jose Hernandez
PTS
15
Dec 26, 1956
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
86
Win
80–1–5
Felix Chiocca
PTS
10
Dec 3, 1956
Palais des Sports, Paris, France
85
Win
79–1–5
Sauveur Chiocca
PTS
10
Nov 10, 1956
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
84
Win
78–1–5
Fernand Nollet
PTS
10
Oct 13, 1956
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
83
Win
77–1–5
Albert Mueller
TKO
3 (10)
Sep 23, 1956
Forli, Emilia Romagna, Italy
82
Win
76–1–5
Fernand Nollet
PTS
10
Sep 15, 1956
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
81
Win
75–1–5
Karl Heinz Fiedrich
PTS
10
Jul 21, 1956
Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
80
Win
74–1–5
Piet van Klaveren
RTD
6 (10)
Jul 11, 1956
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
79
Win
73–1–5
Fred Galiana
KO
6 (10)
Jun 23, 1956
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
78
Draw
72–1–5
Jose Hernandez
PTS
15
May 12, 1956
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
77
Win
72–1–4
Abdelkader ben Buker
PTS
10
Apr 21, 1956
Stade de la Pépinière, Tunis, Tunisia
76
Win
71–1–4
Manolo García
PTS
10
Apr 7, 1956
Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
75
Win
70–1–4
Orlando Zulueta
PTS
10
Jan 21, 1956
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
74
Win
69–1–4
Gordon Goodman
KO
6 (10)
Dec 26, 1955
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
73
Win
68–1–4
Séraphin Ferrer
PTS
15
Nov 26, 1955
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
72
Win
67–1–4
Werner Handtke
PTS
10
Oct 29, 1955
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
71
Win
66–1–4
Joe Lucy
PTS
10
Oct 15, 1955
Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
70
Win
65–1–4
Boswell St Louis
TKO
5 (10)
Sep 13, 1955
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
69
Win
64–1–4
Frank Hermal
RTD
3 (10)
Jul 30, 1955
Saint-Vincent, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
68
Win
63–1–4
Giancarlo Garbelli
PTS
15
Jul 2, 1955
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU and Italian lightweight titles
67
Win
62–1–4
Morlay Kamara
PTS
10
Jun 8, 1955
Velodromo delle Cascine, Florence, Toscana, Italy
66
Win
61–1–4
Louis Carrara
PTS
10
May 22, 1955
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
65
Win
60–1–4
Alby Tissong
PTS
10
Apr 30, 1955
Casino di Campione, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
64
Win
59–1–4
Guy Gracia
PTS
10
Mar 30, 1955
Teatro Principe, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
63
Win
58–1–4
Ray Famechon
PTS
10
Feb 19, 1955
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
62
Win
57–1–4
Glen Flanagan
UD
10
Jan 14, 1955
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
61
Win
56–1–4
Agustín Argote
PTS
12
Nov 8, 1954
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
60
Win
55–1–4
Mario Trigo
PTS
12
Oct 1, 1954
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
59
Win
54–1–4
Ivor Germain
TKO
9 (12)
Sep 10, 1954
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
58
Win
53–1–4
Jacques Herbillon
PTS
15
Jul 16, 1954
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU lightweight title
57
Win
52–1–4
Mario Ciccarelli
PTS
10
Jun 23, 1954
Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
56
Win
51–1–4
Bruno Visintin
PTS
15
May 13, 1954
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained EBU and Italian lightweight titles
55
Win
50–1–4
Giuseppe De Joanni
PTS
10
Mar 18, 1954
Roma, Lazio, Italy
54
Win
49–1–4
Franco Antonini
PTS
10
Mar 3, 1954
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
53
Win
48–1–4
Jorgen Johansen
PTS
15
Feb 6, 1954
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Won EBU lightweight title
52
Win
47–1–4
Joseph Janssens
PTS
10
Nov 15, 1953
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
51
Win
46–1–4
Sandy Manuel
PTS
10
Nov 4, 1953
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
50
Win
45–1–4
Giuseppe Fusaro
PTS
10
Oct 21, 1953
Teatro Lirico, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
49
Draw
44–1–4
Emilio Marconi
PTS
12
Sep 13, 1953
Grosseto, Toscana, Italy
Retained Italian lightweight title
48
Win
44–1–3
Mario Rosellini
KO
2 (10)
Jul 11, 1953
Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
47
Draw
43–1–3
Franco Antonini
PTS
10
Jun 27, 1953
Foligno, Umbria, Italy
46
Win
43–1–2
Ernesto Formenti
TKO
10 (10)
Jun 20, 1953
Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy
45
Win
42–1–2
Jean Labalette
PTS
10
May 8, 1953
Pavillon des Sports, Geneva, Switzerland
44
Win
41–1–2
Allan Tanner
PTS
10
Apr 2, 1953
Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
43
Win
40–1–2
Giuseppe De Joanni
PTS
10
Feb 20, 1953
Teatro Nazionale, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
42
Win
39–1–2
Ernesto Formenti
TKO
9 (12)
Jan 28, 1953
Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Retained Italian lightweight title
41
Win
38–1–2
Francis Bonnardel
PTS
10
Dec 17, 1952
Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
40
Win
37–1–2
Serge Ceustermans
PTS
10
Nov 26, 1952
Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
39
Win
36–1–2
Alois Brand
PTS
10
Nov 12, 1952
Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
38
Loss
35–1–2
Jorgen Johansen
PTS
15
Aug 17, 1952
Idraetsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
For EBU lightweight title
37
Win
35–0–2
Agustín Argote
PTS
10
Jun 4, 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 2, 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 9, 1951
Teatro Massimo, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
29
Win
27–0–2
Leyton Lewis
TKO
2 (10)
Sep 1, 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 6, 1951
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
26
Win
24–0–2
Morlay Kamara
PTS
10
Jun 9, 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 7, 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 8, 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 8, 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 4, 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 5, 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 1, 1948
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
See also
References
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