Giuseppe Lauri

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Giuseppe Lauri
Born (1976-05-28) 28 May 1976 (age 47)
Tradate, Varese,
Lombardy, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesThe End
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights77
Wins56
Wins by KO34
Losses21

Giuseppe Lauri (born 28 May 1976) is an Italian professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for more than two decades, he held the European Union super-lightweight title from 2007 to 2010, and has challenged four times for the European super-lightweight title.

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Professional career

Lauri made his professional debut on 20 December 1997, scoring a first-round stoppage over Frederic Rafhey, who also debuted. Fighting mainly in Switzerland and Italy throughout the next decade, Lauri also travelled to the UK in losing efforts against future world champions Ricky Hatton and Junior Witter. [1] On 22 September 2006, Lauri fought for his first major regional championship—the vacant European super-lightweight title—but lost a unanimous decision to Ted Bami. In a rematch with Bami on 30 March 2007, with the same title on the line, Lauri lost again via unanimous decision. [2]

Lauri became the European Union super-lightweight champion on 21 September 2007, stopping Michele di Rocco in seven rounds. They, too, would have a rematch many years later on 14 April 2012. In this fight, which had the now-vacant European Union super-lightweight title on the line, di Rocco stopped Lauri in the first round. [3] During his reign as European Union champion, Lauri would score wins over contenders Peter McDonagh, Ville Piispanen and Juho Tolppola. The fight against Tolppola, on 30 May 2009, ended in a highly controversial manner when Tolppola was first disqualified after ten rounds due to repeated fouls, after which his father stormed the ring and punched the referee. [4]

Further unsuccessful challenges for the European super-lightweight title came against Paul McCloskey on 11 June 2010 [5] and Denis Shafikov on 23 September 2011, [6] both via stoppage. Beginning from the rematch with di Rocco, Lauri would suffer a seven-fight losing streak which was finally ended on 24 May 2014, with a second-round stoppage win over Lajos Bimbo.

Professional boxing record

76 fights55 wins21 losses
By knockout339
By decision2012
By disqualification20
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
77Loss56–21Zdravko PopovUD627 Oct 2018 Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
76Loss56–20 Mohammed Rabii TKO3 (8), 1:4524 Mar 2018 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
75Win56–19Denny LehmannTKO6 (10), 1:254 Mar 2017Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, GermanyWon vacant GBC Intercontinental middleweight title
74Loss55–19Sasha YengoyanUD814 Oct 2016 Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium
73Loss55–18Sebastien BouchardTKO2 (6), 0:3928 Nov 2015 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
72Loss55–17Predrag RadosevicUD1217 May 2015 Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, MontenegroFor vacant WBO European light-middleweight title
71Win55–16Rico SchultzKO7 (12), 2:593 Oct 2014Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, GermanyWon GBC light-middleweight title
70Win54–16Lajos BimboTKO2 (6)24 May 2014Sándor Petőfi Grade School, Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
69Loss53–16Steve ClaggettUD89 Nov 2013Cowboys Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
68Loss53–15 Kevin Bizier UD628 Sep 2013 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
67Loss53–14 Mian Hussain UD66 Sep 2013Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
66Loss53–13 Samuel Vargas UD821 Jun 2013Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
65Loss53–12 Selçuk Aydın UD1022 Mar 2013Universal Hall, Berlin, GermanyFor vacant PABA interim light-welterweight title
64Loss53–11Ahmad CheikhoUD816 Feb 2013 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
63Loss53–10Michele di RoccoTKO1 (12)14 Apr 2012PalaSport, Vicenza, ItalyFor vacant European Union light-welterweight title
62Win53–9Zsolt HamzaPTS414 Jan 2012Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary
61Loss52–9Levan GhvamichavaTKO2 (8), 2:4028 Oct 2011Sports Centre, Wishaw, Scotland
60Loss52–8 Denis Shafikov RTD8 (12), 3:0023 Sep 2011 Ice Hall, Helsinki, FinlandFor vacant European light-welterweight title
59Win52–7Laszlo KomjathiPTS68 Jul 2011 Castello Maniace, Syracuse, Italy
58Win51–7Gabor NagyTKO1 (4)18 Feb 2011AREV Sporthall, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
57Loss50–7 Paul McCloskey KO11 (12), 0:4511 Jun 2010 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor European light-welterweight title
56Win50–6Ferenc SzaboKO1 (6)23 Apr 2010Palazzetto dello Sport, Malnate, Italy
55Win49–6János PetrovicsPTS618 Dec 2009York Hall, London, England
54Win48–6 Juho Tolppola DQ10 (12), 2:1030 May 2009 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandRetained European Union light-welterweight title;
Tolppola disqualified for repeated fouls
53Win47–6 Ville Piispanen TKO6 (12)19 Dec 2008PalaLido, Milan, ItalyRetained European Union light-welterweight title
52Win46–6Rastislav KovacTKO4 (6)16 May 2008 PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy
51Win45–6 Peter McDonagh TKO6 (12), 2:1229 Feb 2008PalaLido, Milan, ItalyRetained European Union light-welterweight title
50Win44–6Laszlo KomjathiPTS616 Nov 2007Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy
49Win43–6 Michele di Rocco TKO7 (12)21 Sep 2007PalaBastia, Livorno, ItalyWon European Union and vacant WBC International light-welterweight titles
48Loss42–6Ted BamiUD1230 Mar 2007K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, EnglandFor European light-welterweight title
47Win42–5Miro DickyUD69 Jan 2007Palazzetto dello Sport, Bergamo, Italy
46Loss41–5 Ted Bami UD1222 Sep 2006York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant European light-welterweight title
45Win41–4Wladimir BorovPTS627 Jul 2006 Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
44Win40–4Brahim BarizPTS811 Oct 2005Palasport Sergio Rizzi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy
43Win39–4Laszlo KomjathiTKO10 (12)25 Jun 2005 Pista La Resega, Lugano, SwitzerlandRetained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
42Win38–4Laszlo KomjathiTKO3 (12)19 Feb 2005Palamonti Clivio, ItalyRetained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
41Win37–4Joseph SarkodieTKO3 (6)8 Dec 2004Venegono Superiore, Italy
40Win36–4Farid El HouariTKO9 (12)2 Jul 2004 Caivano, ItalyWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
39Win35–4Massimo BertozziTKO9 (10)14 May 2004 Latina, ItalyWon vacant Italy light-welterweight title
38Win34–4Hoang Sang NguyenPTS617 Apr 2004 Cocquio-Trevisago, Italy
37Win33–4Antonio PostigoPTS623 Dec 2003Varese, Italy
36Win32–4Ruben Silva DiazTKO3 (10)12 Dec 2003 Campobello di Mazara, Italy
35Win31–4Vasile SurcicaPTS626 Sep 2003 Frosinone, Italy
34Loss30–4 Levan Kirakosyan TKO3 (6)5 Apr 2003Varese, Italy
33Win30–3Alan SebireTKO2 (6), 1:457 Mar 2003Varese, Italy
32Loss29–3 Junior Witter TKO2 (12), 1:2123 Nov 2002 Storm Arena, Derby, England
31Win29–2Vasile HertegTKO8 (12)14 Jun 2002Varese, ItalyWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
30Win28–2Michel RaynaudPTS610 May 2002 Sacile, Italy
29Win27–2Karim ChelloulTKO4 (6)8 Mar 2002 Bergamo, Italy
28Win27–2Massimo BertozziPTS1023 Dec 2001Venegono, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
27Win25–2Franco PalmieroTKO8 (10)14 Sep 2001 Patti, ItalyWon vacant Italy light-welterweight title
26Win24–2Alvaro Moreno GamboaDQ3 (8)17 Aug 2001 Toscolano-Maderno, Italy
25Win23–2Ahmed MerichicheTKO3 (6)20 Apr 2001 Vigevano, Italy
24Win22–2Julio Cesar MeranUD62 Mar 2001Bizzozero, Italy
23Win21–2Joel ToinettePTS623 Dec 2000 Venegono Superiore, Italy
22Win20–2Frédéric TrippPTS68 Dec 2000 San Donà di Piave, Italy
21Loss19–2 Ricky Hatton TKO5 (12), 1:5723 Sep 2000 York Hall, London, EnglandLost WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title;
For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
20Win19–1Francesco CioffiPTS628 Jul 2000 Rovigo, Italy
19Win18–1Giani GogolKO1 (6)5 Jul 2000 Varese, Italy
18Win17–1Aziz MakloufiPTS831 Mar 2000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
17Win16–1Sammy SparkmanTKO3 (12)17 Mar 2000Mendrisio, SwitzerlandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
16Win15–1Jozef KubovskyTKO5 (6)12 Feb 2000Ascona, Switzerland
15Win14–1Andriy SyniepupovPTS1026 Nov 1999Ascona, SwitzerlandWon WBF (Foundation) Intercontinental welterweight title
14Loss13–1 Allan Vester SD121 Oct 1999Mendrisio, SwitzerlandFor IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
13Win13–0Ruslan KonstandiUD824 Jul 1999Ascona, Switzerland
12Win12–0Joao Andrade QueijasKO2 (6)5 Jun 1999Mendrisio, Switzerland
11Win11–0Viktor PlotnykovTKO5 (6)21 May 1999Circus, Kyiv, Ukraine
10Win10–0Ferenc SzakállasKO1 (6)24 Apr 1999Ascona, Switzerland
9Win9–0Jean-Paul MoulunTKO120 Feb 1999Mendrisio, Switzerland
8Win8–0Vyacheslav BarinovTKO6 (8)27 Dec 1998 Ascona, Switzerland
7Win7–0Hamit RiahiTKO5 (6)14 Nov 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
6Win6–0Rimvydas BiliusTKO5 (6)17 Oct 1998 Lugano, Switzerland
5Win5–0Radoslav GaidevTKO4 (6)27 Sep 1998 Kloten, Switzerland
4Win4–0Demir NanevTKO1 (4)25 Jul 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
3Win3–0Asen VasilevPTS625 Apr 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
2Win2–0Ahmed LainTKO4 (6)14 Mar 1998 Mendrisio, Switzerland
1Win1–0Frederic RafheyTKO1 (6)20 Dec 1997 Bellinzona, Switzerland

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References

  1. ↑ Carey, Ben (November 2002). "Witter destroys Lauri and sends out warning to Hatton". SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Slater, James (March 2007). "Bami Retains European Crown/Hunters Returns". SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Sukachev, Alexey (14 April 2012). "Di Rocco Destroys Lauri in Rematch, Boschiero Wins". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Juho Tolppolan isä kävi tuomariin käsiksi tappio-ottelun lopuksi!" [ dead link ] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat . Sanoma. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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  6. ↑ Persson, Per Ake (23 September 2011). "Denis Shafikov Stops Giuseppe Lauri, Wins EBU Belt". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by European Union
super-lightweight champion
21 September 2007 – June 2010
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Ville Piispanen
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