Salvatore Burruni (11 April 1933 – 30 March 2004) was an Italian flyweight and bantamweight boxer who fought between 1957 and 1969.[1]
Salvatore Burruni | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 April 1933 Alghero, Italy | |||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2004 (aged 70) Alghero, Italy | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
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| Total fights | 109 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 99 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 33 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 9 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editBurruni was Italian flyweight champion in 1954 and 1956 and won the World Military Championships in 1955 and 1956 as well as the Mediterranean Games in 1955.[2] At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics he progressed to the second round when he lost to Vladimir Stolnikov.[3]
Professional career
editBurruni turned professional in 1958. After successfully campaigning for seven years, during which he won the European Flyweight title, Burruni was given a title shot by WBA, WBC against Lineal flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch from Thailand. On 23 April 1965, Burruni made the most of his opportunity and won a unanimous 15-round decision.[1]
However, in November 1965, WBA & WBC stripped him of the title following his refusal to meet themandatory challenger, Hiroyuki Ebihara.[4][5][6][7][8]
On 2 December 1965, Burruni successfully defended his lineal crown by knocking out Australian Rocky Gattellari.
On 14 June 1966, he lost to Walter McGowan, whom he had defeated previously.[9]
Unable to make the weight any longer, Burruni moved up to the bantamweight division. He won the European Bantamweight title by taking a 15-round decision from champion Mimoun Ben Ali in 1968. His campaign to secure a World Bantamweight title ended when he was knocked out by Rubén Olivares in 1968.[1] Burruni's final fight took place in 1969, when he defeated Pierre Vetroff by KO.[citation needed]
Professional boxing record
edit| 109 fights | 99 wins | 9 losses |
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| By knockout | 33 | 2 |
| By decision | 66 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 109 | Win | 99–9–1 | Pierre Vetroff | KO | 9 (15) | Apr 9, 1969 | Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | Retained EBU bantamweight title |
| 108 | Win | 98–9–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Feb 4, 1969 | Taranto, Puglia, Italy | |
| 107 | Win | 97–9–1 | Gerard Macrez | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1968 | Oristano, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 106 | Win | 96–9–1 | Franco Zurlo | PTS | 15 | Jul 31, 1968 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Italy | Retained EBU bantamweight title |
| 105 | Win | 95–9–1 | Billy Brown | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1968 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 104 | Loss | 94–9–1 | Rubén Olivares | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 31, 1968 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 103 | Win | 94–8–1 | Manolin Alvarez | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1968 | Padua, Veneto, Italy | |
| 102 | Win | 93–8–1 | Mimoun Ben Ali | PTS | 15 | Jan 10, 1968 | Napoli, Campania, Italy | Won EBU bantamweight title |
| 101 | Win | 92–8–1 | Marc Van Domme | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1967 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 100 | Win | 91–8–1 | Felix Alonso | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 27, 1967 | San Antioco, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 99 | Win | 90–8–1 | Jose Arranz | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1967 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 98 | Win | 89–8–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1967 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 97 | Loss | 88–8–1 | Pierre Vetroff | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 24, 1967 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 96 | Win | 88–7–1 | Toni Lopez | PTS | 8 | Feb 11, 1967 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 95 | Win | 87–7–1 | Carl Taylor | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 23, 1966 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 94 | Win | 86–7–1 | Spider McNortey | PTS | 10 | Oct 27, 1966 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 93 | Win | 85–7–1 | Felix Alonso | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 25, 1966 | Viterbo, Lazio, Italy | |
| 92 | Win | 84–7–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1966 | Portoscuso, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 91 | Loss | 83–7–1 | Walter McGowan | PTS | 15 | Jun 14, 1966 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, U.K. | Lost The Ring flyweight title |
| 90 | Loss | 83–6–1 | Chartchai Chionoi | UD | 10 | Feb 8, 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 89 | Win | 83–5–1 | Ray Jutras | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 26, 1966 | Palasport, Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 88 | Win | 82–5–1 | Rocky Gattellari | KO | 13 (15) | Dec 2, 1965 | Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained The Ring flyweight title |
| 87 | Loss | 81–5–1 | Katsuyoshi Takayama | UD | 10 | Oct 7, 1965 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 86 | Loss | 81–4–1 | Horacio Accavallo | UD | 10 | Aug 7, 1965 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 85 | Win | 81–3–1 | Michel Lamora | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1965 | Rimini, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 84 | Win | 80–3–1 | Jerry Stokes | PTS | 10 | Jun 28, 1965 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 83 | Win | 79–3–1 | Demetrio Carbajal | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 11, 1965 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 82 | Win | 78–3–1 | Francisco Berdonce | TKO | 8 (10) | May 29, 1965 | Frosinone, Lazio, Italy | |
| 81 | Win | 77–3–1 | Pone Kingpetch | UD | 15 | Apr 23, 1965 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 80 | Win | 76–3–1 | Jo Horny | RTD | 5 (10) | Mar 18, 1965 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 79 | Win | 75–3–1 | Jose Robledo | PTS | 10 | Dec 26, 1964 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 78 | Win | 74–3–1 | Jose Robledo | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1964 | Treviso, Veneto, Italy | |
| 77 | Win | 73–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | RTD | 7 (10) | Nov 25, 1964 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 76 | Win | 72–3–1 | Francisco Berdonce | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1964 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1964 | Terracina, Lazio, Italy | |
| 74 | Win | 70–3–1 | Baby John | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1964 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 73 | Win | 69–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1964 | Rimini, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 72 | Win | 68–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jul 19, 1964 | Falconara, Marche, Italy | |
| 71 | Win | 67–3–1 | Angel Chinea | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 4, 1964 | Ceccano, Lazio, Italy | |
| 70 | Win | 66–3–1 | Natalio Jimenez | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1964 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 69 | Win | 65–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1964 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 68 | Win | 64–3–1 | Walter McGowan | PTS | 15 | Apr 24, 1964 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Lazio, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 67 | Win | 63–3–1 | Brian Cartwright | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1964 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 66 | Win | 62–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 24, 1964 | Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 65 | Win | 61–3–1 | Francisco Carreno | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1964 | Padua, Veneto, Italy | |
| 64 | Win | 60–3–1 | Alex O'Neill | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 23, 1963 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 63 | Win | 59–3–1 | Chilango Gomez | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 13, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 62 | Win | 58–3–1 | Koli Mustafa | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 15, 1963 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 61 | Win | 57–3–1 | Luis Rodriguez | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 19, 1963 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 60 | Win | 56–3–1 | Mick Hussey | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 8, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 59 | Win | 55–3–1 | Felix Alonso | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1963 | Canelli, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 58 | Win | 54–3–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 1, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 57 | Win | 53–3–1 | Jacques Jacob | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 18, 1963 | Piazza Columbo, San Remo, Liguria, Italy | |
| 56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Baby John | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 3, 1963 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 55 | Win | 51–3–1 | René Libeer | PTS | 15 | Jul 5, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 8, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Jean Leroux | TKO | 5 (10) | May 11, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 52 | Win | 48–3–1 | Jose Neves Martins | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 5, 1963 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 51 | Win | 47–3–1 | Luis Rodriguez | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 21, 1963 | Jesolo, Veneto, Italy | |
| 50 | Win | 46–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 49 | Win | 45–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 48 | Win | 44–3–1 | Carlos Zayas | PTS | 10 | Jan 11, 1963 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Manolin Alvarez | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 27, 1962 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Pierre Rossi | PTS | 15 | Sep 14, 1962 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Ramon Casal | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1962 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jul 23, 1962 | Piscine municipale Felice Scandone, Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Mimoun Ben Ali | PTS | 15 | Jun 30, 1962 | Saint-Vincent, Valle d'Aosta, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Bernard Jubert | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1962 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1962 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Henri Schmid | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 7, 1962 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Christian Marchand | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1961 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Michel Lamora | PTS | 8 | Oct 27, 1961 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 37 | Win | 33–3–1 | Albert Younsi | KO | 7 (8) | Oct 21, 1961 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 36 | Win | 32–3–1 | Henri Schmid | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1961 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 35 | Win | 31–3–1 | Francisco Carreno | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1961 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 34 | Win | 30–3–1 | Lazaro ben Layachi | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 2, 1961 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 33 | Win | 29–3–1 | Derek Lloyd | TKO | 6 (15) | Aug 13, 1961 | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 28–3–1 | Risto Luukkonen | PTS | 15 | Jun 29, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Won EBU flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | Jacques Jacob | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Kamara Diop | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Albert Younsi | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Salvatore Manca | PTS | 12 | Oct 30, 1960 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Edgar Basel | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1960 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Pancho Bhattachaji | PTS | 8 | Aug 6, 1960 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Angelo Rampin | PTS | 12 | Jul 10, 1960 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Henri Schmid | PTS | 10 | May 19, 1960 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–3–1 | Albert Younsi | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1960 | Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 12 | Dec 23, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Jose Sauret | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 26, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Santos Seoane | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Horacio Accavallo | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1959 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Salvatore Manca | PTS | 12 | May 27, 1959 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Francisco Osuna | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Valentino Campagni | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1959 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Giancarlo Montanari | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1959 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Horacio Accavallo | PTS | 8 | Oct 12, 1958 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 12 | Sep 27, 1958 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Won vacant Italy flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Stefano Urbani | TKO | 8 (8) | Aug 27, 1958 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Salvatore Petrangeli | TKO | 6 (8) | Jul 5, 1958 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Pompeo Cicognani | PTS | 6 | Apr 27, 1958 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 8 | Mar 1, 1958 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–1–1 | Aristide Pozzali | PTS | 8 | Feb 15, 1958 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Elio De Witt | PTS | 6 | Dec 14, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Angelo Rampin | PTS | 6 | Oct 10, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 8 | Jul 20, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 6 | Jun 26, 1957 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Salvatore Petrangeli | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1957 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luigi Sguaita | PTS | 6 | Apr 27, 1957 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Maurice Sevelle | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 3, 1957 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy |
See also
editReferences
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salvatore Burruni.
- ^ a b c Salvatore Burruni. boxrec.com
- ^ I risultati dei Giochi del Mediterraneo dal 1951 a oggi Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. boxeringweb.net
- ^ Salvatore Burruni. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Burruni will defy WBA" AAP - Reuters, 3 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- ^ "WBC declares Burruni title vacant" 20 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- ^ "Burruni Again Demoted" Reuter, 20 November 1965. The Glasgow Herald, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain.
- ^ "Burruni Dethroned" UPI, 20 November 1965. Beaver County Times, newspaper in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- ^ "Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" " UPI, 20 November 1965. Williamson Daily News, newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia, United States.
- ^ "BoxRec: Salvatore Burruni".
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edit| Sporting positions | ||||
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| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | WBA flyweight champion 23 April 1965 – 1 November 1965 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Horacio Accavallo
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| WBC flyweight champion 23 April 1965 – 19 November 1965 Stripped | ||||
| The Ring flyweight champion 23 April 1965 – 14 June 1966 |
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| Undisputed flyweight champion 23 April 1965 – 14 June 1966 |
Vacant Title next held by Horacio Accavallo
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