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.

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Biography

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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The first bout, which was nationally televised in the US, 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.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The next year a third bout took place, again at the San Siro. Loi knocked down Ortiz in the sixth and earned a victory by unanimous decision to defend his title.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After his retirement, Duillio Loi's life was marked by a personal tragedy. In 1975, his son Vittorio, a neo-fascist militant, was sentenced to ten years in prison for causing the death of a policeman in a street clash.

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Loi died in January 2008 at the age of 78 in Treviso, Italy, and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
126	Template:Yes2Win	115–3–8	Eddie Perkins	PTS	15	Dec 15, 1962	Template:Small	Template:Small
125	Template:No2Loss	114–3–8	Eddie Perkins	UD	15	Sep 14, 1962	Template:Small	Template:Small
124	Template:Yes2Win	114–2–8	Fortunato Manca	PTS	15	Jul 15, 1962	Template:Small	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	113–2–8	Ike Vaughn	KO	5 (10)	May 26, 1962	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	112–2–8	Roger Harvey	KO	8 (10)	Apr 29, 1962	Template:Small
121	Template:Yes2Win	111–2–8	Willie Stevenson	PTS	10	Apr 13, 1962	Template:Small
120	Template:Yes2Win	110–2–8	Billy Collins	PTS	10	Mar 27, 1962	Template:Small
119	Template:Yes2Win	109–2–8	J D Ellis	PTS	10	Feb 9, 1962	Template:Small
118	Template:Yes2Win	108–2–8	Gale Kerwin	TKO	8 (10)	Dec 6, 1961	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	107–2–8	Epiphane Akono	TKO	7 (10)	Dec 20, 1961	Template:Small
116	Template:DrawDraw	106–2–8	Eddie Perkins	SD	15	Oct 21, 1961	Template:Small	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	106–2–7	Christian Christensen	PTS	15	Aug 5, 1961	Template:Small	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	105–2–7	Carlos Ortiz	UD	15	May 10, 1961	Template:Small	Template:Small
113	Template:Yes2Win	104–2–7	Maurice Auzel	PTS	15	Nov 25, 1960	Template:Small	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	103–2–7	Carlos Ortiz	MD	15	Sep 1, 1960	Template:Small	Template:Small
111	Template:No2Loss	102–2–7	Carlos Ortiz	SD	15	Jun 15, 1960	Template:Small	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	102–1–7	Jacques Nervi	PTS	10	Mar 31, 1960	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	101–1–7	Tommy Molloy	RTD	4 (10)	Mar 16, 1960	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	100–1–7	Bruno Visintin	PTS	15	Feb 13, 1960	Template:Small	Template:Small
107	Template:Yes2Win	99–1–7	Emilio Marconi	PTS	15	Apr 19, 1959	Template:Small	Template:Small
106	Template:Yes2Win	98–1–7	Conny Rudhof	PTS	10	Dec 13, 1958	Template:Small
105	Template:DrawDraw	97–1–7	Mario Vecchiatto	PTS	10	Sep 5, 1958	Template:Small	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	97–1–6	Charley Douglas	PTS	10	Jul 7, 1958	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	96–1–6	Al Nevarez	PTS	10	Apr 27, 1958	Template:Small
102	Template:Yes2Win	95–1–6	Wallace Bud Smith	KO	9 (10)	Mar 1, 1958	Template:Small
101	Template:DrawDraw	94–1–6	Manfred Neuke	PTS	10	Feb 8, 1958	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	94–1–5	Felix Chiocca	PTS	15	Dec 26, 1957	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	93–1–5	Marcel Dupre	PTS	10	Oct 29, 1957	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	92–1–5	Idrissa Dione	PTS	10	Sep 25, 1957	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	91–1–5	Stefano Bellotti	PTS	10	Sep 7, 1957	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	90–1–5	Jack Subero	PTS	10	Jul 27, 1957	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	89–1–5	Ernst Zetzmann	PTS	8	Jul 12, 1957	Template:Small
94	Template:Yes2Win	88–1–5	Piet van Klaveren	TKO	6 (10)	Jun 26, 1957	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	87–1–5	Ahcene Attar	PTS	10	Jun 9, 1957	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	86–1–5	Chico Santos	KO	6 (10)	Jun 2, 1957	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	85–1–5	Rudi Langer	PTS	10	May 29, 1957	Template:Small
90	Template:Yes2Win	84–1–5	Hoacine Khalfi	PTS	10	Apr 27, 1957	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	83–1–5	Karl Heinz Bick	TKO	10 (10)	Apr 3, 1957	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	82–1–5	Boby Ros	DQ	5 (10)	Feb 2, 1957	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	81–1–5	Jose Hernandez	PTS	15	Dec 26, 1956	Template:Small	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	80–1–5	Felix Chiocca	PTS	10	Dec 3, 1956	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	79–1–5	Sauveur Chiocca	PTS	10	Nov 10, 1956	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	78–1–5	Fernand Nollet	PTS	10	Oct 13, 1956	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	77–1–5	Albert Mueller	TKO	3 (10)	Sep 23, 1956	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	76–1–5	Fernand Nollet	PTS	10	Sep 15, 1956	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	75–1–5	Karl Heinz Fiedrich	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1956	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	74–1–5	Piet van Klaveren	RTD	6 (10)	Jul 11, 1956	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	73–1–5	Fred Galiana	KO	6 (10)	Jun 23, 1956	Template:Small
78	Template:DrawDraw	72–1–5	Jose Hernandez	PTS	15	May 12, 1956	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	72–1–4	Abdelkader ben Buker	PTS	10	Apr 21, 1956	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	71–1–4	Manolo García	PTS	10	Apr 7, 1956	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	70–1–4	Orlando Zulueta	PTS	10	Jan 21, 1956	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	69–1–4	Gordon Goodman	KO	6 (10)	Dec 26, 1955	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	68–1–4	Séraphin Ferrer	PTS	15	Nov 26, 1955	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	67–1–4	Werner Handtke	PTS	10	Oct 29, 1955	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	66–1–4	Joe Lucy	PTS	10	Oct 15, 1955	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	65–1–4	Boswell St Louis	TKO	5 (10)	Sep 13, 1955	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	64–1–4	Frank Hermal	RTD	3 (10)	Jul 30, 1955	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	63–1–4	Giancarlo Garbelli	PTS	15	Jul 2, 1955	Template:Small	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	62–1–4	Morlay Kamara	PTS	10	Jun 8, 1955	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	61–1–4	Louis Carrara	PTS	10	May 22, 1955	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	60–1–4	Alby Tissong	PTS	10	Apr 30, 1955	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	59–1–4	Guy Gracia	PTS	10	Mar 30, 1955	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	58–1–4	Ray Famechon	PTS	10	Feb 19, 1955	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	57–1–4	Glen Flanagan	UD	10	Jan 14, 1955	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	56–1–4	Agustín Argote	PTS	12	Nov 8, 1954	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	55–1–4	Mario Trigo	PTS	12	Oct 1, 1954	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	54–1–4	Ivor Germain	TKO	9 (12)	Sep 10, 1954	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	53–1–4	Jacques Herbillon	PTS	15	Jul 16, 1954	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	52–1–4	Mario Ciccarelli	PTS	10	Jun 23, 1954	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	51–1–4	Bruno Visintin	PTS	15	May 13, 1954	Template:Small	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	50–1–4	Giuseppe De Joanni	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1954	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	49–1–4	Franco Antonini	PTS	10	Mar 3, 1954	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	48–1–4	Jorgen Johansen	PTS	15	Feb 6, 1954	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	47–1–4	Joseph Janssens	PTS	10	Nov 15, 1953	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	46–1–4	Sandy Manuel	PTS	10	Nov 4, 1953	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	45–1–4	Giuseppe Fusaro	PTS	10	Oct 21, 1953	Template:Small
49	Template:DrawDraw	44–1–4	Emilio Marconi	PTS	12	Sep 13, 1953	Template:Small	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	44–1–3	Mario Rosellini	KO	2 (10)	Jul 11, 1953	Template:Small
47	Template:DrawDraw	43–1–3	Franco Antonini	PTS	10	Jun 27, 1953	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	43–1–2	Ernesto Formenti	TKO	10 (10)	Jun 20, 1953	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	42–1–2	Jean Labalette	PTS	10	May 8, 1953	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	41–1–2	Allan Tanner	PTS	10	Apr 2, 1953	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	40–1–2	Giuseppe De Joanni	PTS	10	Feb 20, 1953	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	39–1–2	Ernesto Formenti	TKO	9 (12)	Jan 28, 1953	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	38–1–2	Francis Bonnardel	PTS	10	Dec 17, 1952	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	37–1–2	Serge Ceustermans	PTS	10	Nov 26, 1952	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	36–1–2	Alois Brand	PTS	10	Nov 12, 1952	Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	35–1–2	Jorgen Johansen	PTS	15	Aug 17, 1952	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	35–0–2	Agustín Argote	PTS	10	Jun 4, 1952	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	34–0–2	Charles Colpin	TKO	6 (10)	Apr 12, 1952	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	33–0–2	Emilio Marconi	PTS	12	Apr 2, 1952	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	32–0–2	Karl Pinsdorf	PTS	10	Jan 14, 1952	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	31–0–2	Emilio Orozco	TKO	6 (10)	Dec 26, 1951	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	30–0–2	Tommy Barnham	PTS	10	Dec 10, 1951	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	29–0–2	Svend Wad	PTS	10	Oct 26, 1951	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	28–0–2	Ray Lewis	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 9, 1951	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	27–0–2	Leyton Lewis	TKO	2 (10)	Sep 1, 1951	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	26–0–2	Gianluigi Uboldi	PTS	12	Jul 18, 1951	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	25–0–2	Ray Lewis	PTS	10	Jul 6, 1951	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	24–0–2	Morlay Kamara	PTS	10	Jun 9, 1951	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	23–0–2	Leon Bourlet	PTS	8	Apr 14, 1951	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	22–0–2	Roland Guilbert	PTS	8	Mar 31, 1951	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	21–0–2	Paul Guillaume	TKO	5 (10)	Mar 14, 1951	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	20–0–2	Jean Castellanos	PTS	10	Mar 7, 1951	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	19–0–2	Karl Marchart	PTS	10	Feb 21, 1951	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	18–0–2	Frank Hermal	PTS	10	Dec 14, 1950	Template:Small
19	Template:DrawDraw	17–0–2	Luigi Male'	PTS	12	Nov 8, 1950	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:DrawDraw	17–0–1	Allan Tanner	PTS	10	Sep 13, 1950	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Gianluigi Uboldi	PTS	8	Jul 14, 1950	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Giuseppe De Joanni	PTS	8	May 17, 1950	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Djilali Bouaziz	PTS	8	May 8, 1950	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Jan Nicolaas	PTS	10	Apr 15, 1950	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Nicola Funari	PTS	8	Mar 22, 1950	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Pedro Martinez	KO	2 (8)	Mar 15, 1950	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Vittorio Costa	PTS	8	Mar 4, 1950	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Vittorio Costa	PTS	8	Jan 31, 1950	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Young Robert	PTS	10	Dec 15, 1949	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Oreste Baiocco	TKO	8 (8)	Nov 30, 1949	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Lucien Berthelier	PTS	6	Nov 23, 1949	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Bruno Bisterzo	PTS	8	Oct 5, 1949	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Giulio Di Rocco	PTS	6	Apr 24, 1949	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Ruggero Grilli	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1949	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Gaetano De Lucia	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1949	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Georgescu	PTS	6	Feb 12, 1949	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Nino Frangioni	PTS	6	Nov 1, 1948	Template:Small

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• NYSAC light welterweight champion (140 lbs) (2×)
• NBA (WBA) light welterweight champion (140 lbs) (2×)Template:Efn

The Ring magazine titles

• The Ring light welterweight champion (140 lbs)

Regional/International titles

• Italian lightweight champion (135 lbs)
• European lightweight champion (135 lbs)
• European welterweight champion (147 lbs)

Undisputed titles

• Undisputed light welterweight champion (2×)

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
• Lineal championship
• List of light welterweight boxing champions

External links

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• Duilio Loi - CBZ Profile
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1960
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Junior_Welterweight--1960s