Bruno Arcari (boxer)

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Bruno Arcari
Bruno Arcari 1964.jpg
Bruno Arcari in 1964
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1942-01-01) 1 January 1942 (age 83)
Atina, Lazio, Italy
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight Light welterweight
Boxing career
Reach66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights73
Wins70
Win by KO38
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Moscow Light welterweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 Naples Light Welterweight

Bruno Arcari (born 1 January 1942) is a retired Italian light welterweight boxer who fought from 1964 to 1978.

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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 on to 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 is the name of the sportsperson, the sport in which they distinguished themselves and the logo of the Italian Olympic Committee. One of the tiles is dedicated to Bruno Arcari. [5]

Professional boxing record

73 fights70 wins2 losses
By knockout382
By decision260
By disqualification60
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
73Win70–2–1Jesse LaraTKO5 (10)7 Jul 1978Genoa, Italy
72Win69–2–1Nelson GomesTKO7 (10)22 Dec 1977Gallipoli, Italy
71Win68–2–1Justice OrtizPTS1022 Oct 1977Torino, Italy
70Draw67–2–1 Rocky Mattioli MD103 Apr 1976 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy
69Win67–2David LoveKO5 (10)12 Dec 1975Torino, Italy
68Win66–2 Gaétan Hart KO1 (10)10 May 1975Genoa, Italy
67Win65–2Harold WestonPTS1028 Feb 1975Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
66Win64–2 Lawrence Hafey PTS1013 Dec 1974Milan, Italy
65Win63–2Papo VillaPTS108 Nov 1974Milan, Italy
64Win62–2Raul Celestino VenerdiniTKO6 (8)14 Aug 1974Cefalu, Italy
63Win61–2Doc McClendonPTS103 May 1974Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
62Win60–2Antonio OrtizDQ8 (15)16 Feb 1974PalaRuffini, Torino, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
61Win59–2 Jørgen Hansen KO5 (15)1 Nov 1973 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkRetained WBC light-welterweight title
60Win58–2Robert GalloisPTS102 Jun 1973 Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
59Win57–2Chris FernandezUD109 Mar 1973Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
58Win56–2 Everaldo Costa Azevedo UD152 Dec 1972 PalaRuffini, Torino, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
57Win55–2Chris FernandezTKO8 (10)13 Oct 1972Roma, Italy
56Win54–2Joao dos SantosPTS108 Aug 1972Fermo, Italy
55Win53–2Joao HenriqueKO12 (15), 2:1510 Jun 1972Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
54Win52–2Jose PetersonDQ4 (10)28 Apr 1972Bologna, Italy
53Win51–2Al RomanoKO4 (10)24 Mar 1972Torino, Italy
52Win50–2Percy PughKO5 (10)4 Feb 1972Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
51Win49–2David HamTKO5 (10), 2:4517 Dec 1971Torino, Italy
50Win48–2 Domingo Barrera KO10 (15)9 Oct 1971Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
49Win47–2Ruben ArochaPTS1029 Jul 1971Genoa, Italy
48Win46–2Enrique JanaTKO9 (15), 0:4526 Jun 1971Palazzetto dello Sport, Palermo, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
47Win45–2Leonardo Dessi'TKO4 (10)19 May 1971Ancona, Italy
46Win44–2Joao HenriqueUD156 Mar 1971Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
45Win43–2Joao dos SantosPTS1026 Dec 1970Roma, Italy
44Win42–2Raimundo DiasKO3 (15), 1:4530 Oct 1970 Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
43Win41–2Carlos AlmeidaTKO3 (10), 1:2528 Sep 1970Bologna, Italy
42Win40–2Rene RoqueDQ6 (15), 1:2910 Jul 1970Stadio Beach, Lignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
41Win39–2Joao dos SantosPTS105 Jun 1970Marseille, France
40Win38–2 Bunny Grant UD1010 Apr 1970Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
39Win37–2 Pedro Adigue Jr. PTS1531 Jan 1970Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyWon WBC light-welterweight title
38Win36–2Kid RainbowTKO2 (10)19 Dec 1969Torino, Italy
37Win35–2Jose Luis TorcidaKO5 (15)1 Dec 1969Bologna, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
36Win34–2Roger EvansKO6 (10)4 Oct 1969 Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy
35Win33–2Juan AlbornozKO6 (15)13 Aug 1969San Remo, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
34Win32–2Floyd BevensKO2 (10)5 Jul 1969Brescia, Italy
33Win31–2Bill WhittenburgTKO6 (10)11 Jun 1969Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
32Win30–2Adrian DavisDQ4 (10)13 Mar 1969Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyThe referee DQ'd Davis for fighting with his head low
31Win29–2Willi QuatuorKO7 (15), 2:4224 Jan 1969Roma, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
30Win28–2Leon ZadourianTKO4 (10)14 Dec 1968Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
29Win27–2 Joe Tetteh PTS1022 Nov 1968La Spezia, Italy
28Win26–2Dave WyattTKO7 (10)5 Oct 1968Genoa, Italy
27Win25–2 Des Rea TKO6 (15)21 Aug 1968 Teatro Ariston, San Remo, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
26Win24–2Fernand SimardTKO5 (10)19 Jun 1968Stadio Roli, Lavagna, Italy
25Win23–2Johann OrsolicsTKO12 (15)7 May 1968 Stadthalle, Vienna, AustriaWon EBU light-welterweight title
24Win22–2Mickey LaudTKO6 (10)6 Apr 1968Genoa, Italy
23Win21–2Pablo LopezPTS44 Mar 1968 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
22Win20–2Lex HunterPTS85 Dec 1967Milan, Italy
21Win19–2John WhiteTKO4 (?)11 Nov 1967Genoa, Italy
20Win18–2Pietro VargelliniTKO4 (12)6 Sep 1967Acqui, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
19Win17–2Romano BianchiRTD1 (12)5 Jul 1967Arenzano, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
18Win16–2Al RoccaPTS103 Jun 1967Genoa, Italy
17Win15–2 Angel Robinson Garcia PTS1028 Apr 1967Genoa, Italy
16Win14–2Efrem DonatiPTS1222 Feb 1967Genoa, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
15Win13–2Massimo ConsolatiDQ7 (12)7 Dec 1966Genoa, ItalyWon Italy light-welterweight title
14Win12–2Luigi BracciniTKO6 (8)21 Oct 1966Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
13Win11–2Quintino SoaresPTS104 Oct 1966Genoa, Italy
12Loss10–2Massimo ConsolatiTKO10 (12)10 Aug 1966Senigallia, ItalyFor vacant Italy light-welterweight title
11Win10–1Romano BianchiPTS829 Apr 1966Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
10Win9–1 Joe Brown PTS1011 Mar 1966Roma, Italy
9Win8–1Francesco CarusoPTS1019 Jan 1966Genoa, Italy
8Win7–1Julian GonzalezKO4 (8)23 Dec 1965La Spezia, Italy
7Win6–1Ivan WhiterTKO4 (8)3 Dec 1965Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
6Win5–1Efrem DonatiTKO7 (8)15 Oct 1965Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
5Win4–1Antonio Fernandes de JesusPTS829 Aug 1965Camerino, Italy
4Win3–1Nedo StampiDQ3 (6)23 Apr 1965 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
3Win2–1Salvatore ColellaTKO3 (6)3 Apr 1965Genoa, Italy
2Win1–1Onorio PirasKO3 (6)19 Feb 1965Roma, Italy
1Loss0–1Franco ColellaTKO5 (6)11 Dec 1964 PalaEUR, Roma, Italy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Arcari Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Weekend Boxing". The New York Times. 5 December 1972. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sports News Briefs". The New York Times. 17 February 1974. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bruno Arcari Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Inaugurata la Walk of Fame: 100 targhe per celebrare le leggende dello sport italiano" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Johann Orsolics
 EBU Super-lightweight champion
7 May 1968 – 1970
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Rene Roque
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC super lightweight champion
31 January 1970 – 1974
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Perico Fernández
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