# 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.

## Biography

Loi was born in Trieste in 1929, to a father from Sardinia and mother from Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
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.
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. 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.
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. Loi died in January 2008 at the age of 78 in Treviso, Italy, and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan.

## Professional boxing record

| 126 fights | 115 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 26 | 0 |
| By decision | 88 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 8 | 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 | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC light welterweight champion (140 lbs) (2×)
* NBA (WBA) light welterweight champion (140 lbs) (2×)

### 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×)