# Carmelo Bossi

Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed super welterweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws.

## Career

Bossi won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. In early 1961 he turned professional and fought through 1971. In 1965 Bossi won the national and in 1967 the European welterweight title. After defending the European title twice he lost it on 14 August 1968 to Fighting Mack. In 1967 he twice fought Willie Ludick for the world welterweight title (South African Version), but lost on both occasions. In July 1970 he took the Lineal, WBC and WBA super welterweight titles by defeating Freddie Little, but lost them to Koichi Wajima in October 1971 in his last bout.

## Professional boxing record

| 51 fights | 40 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 2 |
| By decision | 29 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 51 | Loss | 40–8–3 | Koichi Wajima | SD | 15 | Oct 31, 1971 | Nihon University Auditorium, Japan | Lost WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 50 | Draw | 40–7–3 | José Hernandez | MD | 15 | Apr 29, 1971 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | Retained WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 49 | Loss | 40–7–2 | Pierre Fourie | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1970 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 48 | Win | 40–6–2 | Aldo Battistutta | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 14, 1970 | Udine, Italy | |
| 47 | Win | 39–6–2 | Freddie Little | UD | 15 | Jul 9, 1970 | Stadio Sada, Monza, Italy | Won WBA and WBC junior-middleweight titles |
| 46 | Loss | 38–6–2 | Johann Orsolics | PTS | 15 | Apr 9, 1970 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | For European welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 38–5–2 | Guy Vercoutter | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1970 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 44 | Loss | 37–5–2 | Freddie Little | TD | 3 (10), 2:10 | Oct 31, 1969 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 37–4–2 | John Tiger | PTS | 8 | Jul 11, 1969 | Milan, Italy | |
| 42 | Win | 36–4–2 | Fighting Mack | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1969 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
| 41 | Win | 35–4–2 | Ferdinand Ahumibe | PTS | 8 | May 9, 1969 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 34–4–2 | Klaus Klein | PTS | 8 | Apr 3, 1969 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 39 | Loss | 33–4–2 | Fighting Mack | KO | 10 (15) | Aug 14, 1968 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | Lost European welterweight title |
| 38 | Win | 33–3–2 | Abderamane Faradji | PTS | 8 | May 26, 1968 | Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
| 37 | Win | 32–3–2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 3, 1968 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | Retained European welterweight title |
| 36 | Win | 31–3–2 | Lennox Beckles | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1968 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | |
| 35 | Loss | 30–3–2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Nov 25, 1967 | Ellis Park Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | For world welterweight title (South African version) |
| 34 | Loss | 30–2–2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Oct 7, 1967 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | For world welterweight title (South African version) |
| 33 | Win | 30–1–2 | Johnny Cooke | TKO | 12 (15) | Aug 16, 1967 | San Remo, Italy | Retained European welterweight title |
| 32 | Win | 29–1–2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 14, 1967 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
| 31 | Win | 28–1–2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 17, 1967 | Casino Municipale, San Remo, Italy | Won European welterweight title |
| 30 | Win | 27–1–2 | Assane Fakyh | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1967 | Palasport, Torino, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 26–1–2 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Jan 8, 1967 | Aprilia, Italy | Retained Italian welterweight title |
| 28 | Draw | 25–1–2 | Teddy Meho | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1966 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Eduardo Batista | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 14, 1966 | Teatro Politeama Universale, Arezzo, Italy | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | James Shelton | PTS | 8 | Aug 18, 1966 | San Remo, Italy | |
| 25 | Draw | 23–1–1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1966 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Mario Landolfi | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 11, 1966 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Oct 5, 1965 | Napoli, Italy | Won Italian welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Alfredo Parmeggiani | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1965 | Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Luciano Piazza | PTS | 8 | Feb 27, 1965 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Andrés Navarro | PTS | 8 | Feb 4, 1965 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Fred Galiana | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 26, 1964 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Giuliano Nervino | PTS | 8 | Nov 12, 1964 | Milan, Italy | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1964 | Ferrara, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Julio Rocha | PTS | 8 | Apr 30, 1964 | Milan, Italy | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Armstrong Janny | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1964 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Vicente Ferrando | PTS | 8 | Feb 7, 1964 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Alberto Alsinet | KO | 2 (8) | Dec 26, 1963 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Jaconias Amorim | PTS | 8 | Dec 5, 1963 | Milan, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Mirko Rossi | TKO | 6 (8), 2:14 | Nov 22, 1963 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1963 | Ferrara, Italy | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Johnny Angel | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 13, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Michel Francois | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1963 | Teatro Principe, Milan, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Bruno Pomaro | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 19, 1963 | Pavia, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Carlo Sala | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 27, 1962 | Roma, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Marcello Verziera | PTS | 6 | May 4, 1962 | Roma, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Germano Cavalieri | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1961 | Treviso, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dante Madella | PTS | 6 | Mar 31, 1961 | Ancona, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jean Marchandeau | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1961 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Isidoro Princic | DQ | 2 (4), 2:45 | Mar 4, 1961 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs)
* WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* Italian welterweight champion (147 lbs)
* European welterweight champion (147 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed light middleweight champion