Duilio Loi

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.

Duilio Loi
Duilio Loi with daughter, 1960s
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach175 cm (69 in)
NationalityItalian
Born(1929-04-29)29 April 1929
Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Died20 January 2008(2008-01-20) (aged 78)
Treviso, Republic of Italy
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights126
Wins115
Wins by KO26
Losses3
Draws8

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 USA, 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.[5][6] The next year a third bout took place, again at the San Siro. Loi knocked down Ortiz in the sixth and earnt 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
Professional record summary
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

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