# Valerio Nati

Valerio Nati (born April 11, 1956 in Dovadola, Italy) is a former Italian professional boxer. He was the World Boxing Organization's world Super Bantamweight champion.

## Professional career

Nati turned professional in 1978 under the management of Giorgio Bonetti. He won the Italian bantamweight title from Giuseppe Fossati in his 11th fight in 1979, and the vacant European Bantamweight title in a bout against Juan Francisco Rodríguez the following year.
Between 1981 and 1982, Nati defended his title five times in matches against Vicente Rodriguez, John Feeney, Jean-Jacques Souris, Luis De La Sagra, and Esteban Eguia. However, he struggled to get down to 118 lbs. for his fight with Fossati in 1982 and lost the title to his rival. A rematch with Fossati the following year was fought to a draw.
In 1983, Nati lost two matches for the European Boxing Union Featherweight title. The following year, Bonetti retired and Nati chose Umberto Branchini as his new manager. Between 1984 and 1987 Nati racked up 14 consecutive victories to get another shot at the European Featherweight title, which he won against Marc Amand in two rounds. After six more victories, he had a World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight title opportunity against Daniel Zaragoza, but was knocked out in the 5th round. He rebounded from the loss, challenging World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight champion Kenny Mitchell and winning by disqualification. Nati lost in his first defense of the WBO title to Puerto Rican Orlando Fernandez, and eventually retired in 1991. From 2012 to 2014 he was a part of the World Series of Boxing Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder team that won the 2011–2012 World Championship in London.

## Professional boxing record

| 55 fights | 46 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 28 | 3 |
| By decision | 16 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 55 | Win | 46–5–4 | Esteban Perez Quinones | TKO | 4 (?) | 1991-08-17 | Boville Ernica, Italy | |
| 54 | Loss | 45–5–4 | Orlando Fernandez | TKO | 10 (12) | 1990-05-12 | Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari, Italy | Lost WBO super-bantamweight title |
| 53 | Win | 45–4–4 | Kenny Mitchell | DQ | 4 (12) | 1989-12-09 | Teramo, Italy | Won WBO super-bantamweight title |
| 52 | Win | 44–4–4 | Ignacio Martinez | TKO | 2 (?) | 1989-09-29 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 51 | Win | 43–4–4 | Dean Lynch | TKO | 6 (8) | 1989-05-12 | Lodi, Italy | |
| 50 | Loss | 42–4–4 | Daniel Zaragoza | KO | 5 (12) | 1988-11-26 | Palazzo dello sport, Forlì, Italy | For WBC super-bantamweight title |
| 49 | Win | 42–3–4 | Jose Gallegos | TKO | 5 (?) | 1988-06-04 | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 48 | Win | 41–3–4 | Ricky West | KO | 2 (?) | 1988-02-27 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 47 | Win | 40–3–4 | Jose Hernandez | TKO | 1 (?) | 1987-11-22 | Trezzano sul Naviglio, Italy | |
| 46 | Win | 39–3–4 | Vincenzo Limatola | DQ | 7 (12) | 1987-07-24 | Silvi, Italy | Retained European featherweight title |
| 45 | Win | 38–3–4 | Carlos Segura | KO | 1 (?) | 1987-05-22 | Jesi, Italy | |
| 44 | Win | 37–3–4 | Marc Amand | TKO | 2 (12) | 1987-03-13 | Forlì, Italy | Won vacant European featherweight title |
| 43 | Win | 36–3–4 | Chris Diaz | TKO | 7 (?) | 1986-10-10 | Carisport, Cesena, Italy | |
| 42 | Win | 35–3–4 | Sonny Long | PTS | 8 (8) | 1986-06-20 | Paris, France | |
| 41 | Win | 34–3–4 | John Farrell | PTS | 8 (8) | 1986-04-26 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Lucca, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 33–3–4 | Steve Cleak | TKO | 4 (10) | 1986-02-14 | Milan, Italy | |
| 39 | Win | 32–3–4 | Danny Lee | TKO | 2 (8) | 1985-12-26 | Modena, Italy | |
| 38 | Win | 31–3–4 | Rubén Darío Palacio | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-10-12 | Carisport, Cesena, Italy | |
| 37 | Win | 30–3–4 | Luis de la Sagra | TKO | 3 (?) | 1985-07-09 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 36 | Win | 29–3–4 | Billy Hardy | TKO | 4 (?) | 1985-06-07 | Scandicci, Italy | |
| 35 | Win | 28–3–4 | Julio Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | 1985-04-12 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 34 | Win | 27–3–4 | Ley Umba Sengi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1985-03-01 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 33 | Win | 26–3–4 | Maurizio Lupino | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-10-06 | Carrara, Italy | |
| 32 | Win | 25–3–4 | Manuel Santos | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-07-02 | Milan, Italy | |
| 31 | Win | 24–3–4 | Orlando Maldonado | TKO | 5 (10) | 1984-05-26 | Mets Pavilion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| 30 | Win | 23–3–4 | Vicente Fernandez | TKO | 5 (?) | 1984-04-13 | Milan, Italy | |
| 29 | Loss | 22–3–4 | Barry McGuigan | KO | 6 (12) | 1983-11-16 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. | For vacant European featherweight title |
| 28 | Loss | 22–2–4 | Loris Stecca | PTS | 12 (12) | 1983-08-05 | Camaiore, Italy | For European featherweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 22–1–4 | Richard Saka | PTS | 8 (8) | 1983-06-03 | Portoferraio, Italy | |
| 26 | Draw | 22–1–3 | Giuseppe Fossati | PTS | 12 (12) | 1983-02-24 | Bologna, Italy | For European bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–1–2 | Mariano García | TKO | 1 (10) | 1983-01-05 | Ischia, Italy | |
| 24 | Draw | 21–1–2 | Richard Saka | PTS | 8 (8) | 1982-11-10 | Sassari, Italy | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–1–1 | Giuseppe Fossati | PTS | 12 (12) | 1982-04-28 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy | Lost European bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Esteban Eguía | TKO | 5 (12) | 1982-01-27 | Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy | Retained European bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Luis de la Sagra | PTS | 12 (12) | 1981-11-19 | Campobello di Mazara, Italy | Retained European bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Jean Jacques Souris | TKO | 2 (12) | 1981-09-02 | Stintino, Italy | Retained European bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | John Feeney | PTS | 12 (12) | 1981-06-17 | Cervia, Italy | Retained European bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Vicente Rodriguez | KO | 5 (12) | 1981-04-01 | Rome, Italy | Retained European bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Dominique Cesari | PTS | 8 (8) | 1981-02-14 | Sassari, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Juan Francisco Rodríguez | PTS | 12 (12) | 1980-12-03 | Forlì, Italy | Won vacant European bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Antonio Luis Franca | TKO | 5 (?) | 1980-08-06 | Silvi, Italy | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Josias Melquiades | PTS | 8 (8) | 1980-05-31 | Sassari, Italy | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Franco Buglione | TKO | 3 (12) | 1980-04-24 | Forlì, Italy | Retained Italian bantamweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Claudio Tanda | KO | 1 (?) | 1980-03-15 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Giuseppe Fossati | UD | 12 (12) | 1979-11-30 | Forlì, Italy | Won Italian bantamweight title |
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Heleno Ferreira | PTS | 8 (8) | 1979-10-11 | Faenza, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Luigi Tessarin | PTS | 8 (8) | 1979-06-08 | Ravenna, Italy | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Abdelkader Esmain | PTS | 8 (8) | 1979-04-14 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Nessim Zebelini | PTS | 8 (8) | 1978-12-26 | PalaDozza, Bologna, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Salvatore Laconi | TKO | 3 (8) | 1978-11-03 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Giulio Greco | KO | 5 (?) | 1978-10-21 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Pesaro, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Domenico Palumbo | TKO | 3 (?) | 1978-07-19 | Municipal Stadium, Bellaria – Igea Marina, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Antonio Luis Franca | TKO | 4 (?) | 1978-07-06 | Lugo, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luigi Paravati | TKO | 2 (?) | 1978-05-19 | Forlì, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Domenico Palumbo | PTS | 6 (6) | 1978-04-07 | Faenza, Italy | |