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.Carmelo Bossi. sports-reference.com 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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51Loss Koichi WajimaSD15Oct 31, 197150Draw40–7–3 José HernandezMD15Apr 29, 197149Loss40–7–2 Pierre FouriePTS10Nov 14, 197048Win40–6–2 Aldo BattistuttaTKO5 (10)Oct 14, 197047Win39–6–2 Freddie LittleUD15Jul 9, 197046Loss38–6–2 Johann OrsolicsPTS15Apr 9, 197045Win38–5–2 Guy VercoutterPTS10Mar 6, 197044Loss37–5–2 Freddie LittleTD3 (10), Oct 31, 196943Win37–4–2 John TigerPTS8Jul 11, 196942Win36–4–2 Fighting MackPTS10Jun 20, 196941Win35–4–2 Ferdinand AhumibePTS8May 9, 196940Win34–4–2 Klaus KleinPTS8Apr 3, 196939Loss33–4–2 Fighting MackKO10 (15)Aug 14, 196838Win33–3–2 Abderamane FaradjiPTS8May 26, 196837Win32–3–2 Jean JosselinPTS15May 3, 196836Win31–3–2 Lennox BecklesPTS10Jan 27, 196835Loss30–3–2 Willie LudickPTS15Nov 25, 196734Loss30–2–2 Willie LudickPTS15Oct 7, 196733Win30–1–2 Johnny CookeTKO12 (15)Aug 16, 196732Win29–1–2 Angel Robinson GarciaTKO5 (10)Jul 14, 196731Win28–1–2 Jean JosselinPTS15May 17, 196730Win27–1–2 Assane FakyhPTS8Feb 24, 196729Win26–1–2 Domenico TiberiaPTS12Jan 8, 196728Draw25–1–2 Teddy MehoPTS8Nov 24, 196627Win25–1–1 Eduardo BatistaTKO5 (8)Sep 14, 196626Win24–1–1 James SheltonPTS8Aug 18, 196625Draw23–1–1 Angel Robinson GarciaPTS10Apr 21, 196624Win23–1 Mario LandolfiTKO8 (10)Mar 11, 196623Win22–1 Domenico TiberiaPTS12Oct 5, 196522Win21–1 Alfredo ParmeggianiPTS10Jun 18, 196521Win20–1 Luciano PiazzaPTS8Feb 27, 196520Win19–1 Andrés NavarroPTS8Feb 4, 196519Win18–1 Fred GalianaTKO10 (10)Nov 26, 196418Win17–1 Giuliano NervinoPTS8Nov 12, 196417Win16–1 Vicente MokhtarPTS8Nov 4, 196416Win15–1 Julio RochaPTS8Apr 30, 196415Win14–1 Armstrong JannyPTS8Feb 28, 196414Win13–1 Vicente FerrandoPTS8Feb 7, 196413Win12–1 Alberto AlsinetKO2 (8)Dec 26, 196312Win11–1 Jaconias AmorimPTS8Dec 5, 196311Win10–1 Mirko RossiTKO6 (8), Nov 22, 196310Win9–1 Vicente MokhtarPTS8Nov 4, 19639Loss8–1 Johnny AngelTKO5 (8)Sep 13, 19638Win8–0 Michel FrancoisPTS6May 24, 19637Win7–0 Bruno PomaroTKO4 (6)Apr 19, 19636Win6–0 Carlo SalaTKO5 (6)Jul 27, 19625Win5–0 Marcello VerzieraPTS6May 4, 19624Win4–0 Germano CavalieriPTS6May 21, 19613Win3–0 Dante MadellaPTS6Mar 31, 19612Win2–0 Jean MarchandeauPTS6Mar 18, 19611Win1–0 Isidoro PrincicDQ2 (4), Mar 4, 1961
Titles in boxing Major world titles WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs) WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs)
Regional/International titles Italian welterweight champion (147 lbs) European welterweight champion (147 lbs)
Undisputed titles Undisputed light middleweight champion
See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
Carmelo Bossi - CBZ Profile