# Giuseppe Lauri

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.

## 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. 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.
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. 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.
Further unsuccessful challenges for the European super-lightweight title came against Paul McCloskey on 11 June 2010 and Denis Shafikov on 23 September 2011, 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 fights | 55 wins | 21 losses |
| By knockout | 33 | 9 |
| By decision | 20 | 12 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 77 | Loss | 56–21 | Zdravko Popov | UD | 6 | 27 Oct 2018 | Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 76 | Loss | 56–20 | Mohammed Rabii | TKO | 3 (8), 1:45 | 24 Mar 2018 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
| 75 | Win | 56–19 | Denny Lehmann | TKO | 6 (10), 1:25 | 4 Mar 2017 | Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany | Won vacant GBC Intercontinental middleweight title |
| 74 | Loss | 55–19 | Sasha Yengoyan | UD | 8 | 14 Oct 2016 | Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium | |
| 73 | Loss | 55–18 | Sebastien Bouchard | TKO | 2 (6), 0:39 | 28 Nov 2015 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 72 | Loss | 55–17 | Predrag Radosevic | UD | 12 | 17 May 2015 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, Montenegro | For vacant WBO European light-middleweight title |
| 71 | Win | 55–16 | Rico Schultz | KO | 7 (12), 2:59 | 3 Oct 2014 | Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany | Won GBC light-middleweight title |
| 70 | Win | 54–16 | Lajos Bimbo | TKO | 2 (6) | 24 May 2014 | Sándor Petőfi Grade School, Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary | |
| 69 | Loss | 53–16 | Steve Claggett | UD | 8 | 9 Nov 2013 | Cowboys Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 68 | Loss | 53–15 | Kevin Bizier | UD | 6 | 28 Sep 2013 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 67 | Loss | 53–14 | Mian Hussain | UD | 6 | 6 Sep 2013 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 66 | Loss | 53–13 | Samuel Vargas | UD | 8 | 21 Jun 2013 | Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 65 | Loss | 53–12 | Selçuk Aydın | UD | 10 | 22 Mar 2013 | Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany | For vacant PABA interim light-welterweight title |
| 64 | Loss | 53–11 | Ahmad Cheikho | UD | 8 | 16 Feb 2013 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 63 | Loss | 53–10 | Michele di Rocco | TKO | 1 (12) | 14 Apr 2012 | PalaSport, Vicenza, Italy | For vacant European Union light-welterweight title |
| 62 | Win | 53–9 | Zsolt Hamza | PTS | 4 | 14 Jan 2012 | Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary | |
| 61 | Loss | 52–9 | Levan Ghvamichava | TKO | 2 (8), 2:40 | 28 Oct 2011 | Sports Centre, Wishaw, Scotland | |
| 60 | Loss | 52–8 | Denis Shafikov | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 23 Sep 2011 | Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland | For vacant European light-welterweight title |
| 59 | Win | 52–7 | Laszlo Komjathi | PTS | 6 | 8 Jul 2011 | Castello Maniace, Syracuse, Italy | |
| 58 | Win | 51–7 | Gabor Nagy | TKO | 1 (4) | 18 Feb 2011 | AREV Sporthall, Székesfehérvár, Hungary | |
| 57 | Loss | 50–7 | Paul McCloskey | KO | 11 (12), 0:45 | 11 Jun 2010 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | For European light-welterweight title |
| 56 | Win | 50–6 | Ferenc Szabo | KO | 1 (6) | 23 Apr 2010 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Malnate, Italy | |
| 55 | Win | 49–6 | János Petrovics | PTS | 6 | 18 Dec 2009 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 54 | Win | 48–6 | Juho Tolppola | DQ | 10 (12), 2:10 | 30 May 2009 | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland | Retained European Union light-welterweight title; Tolppola disqualified for repeated fouls |
| 53 | Win | 47–6 | Ville Piispanen | TKO | 6 (12) | 19 Dec 2008 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | Retained European Union light-welterweight title |
| 52 | Win | 46–6 | Rastislav Kovac | TKO | 4 (6) | 16 May 2008 | PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy | |
| 51 | Win | 45–6 | Peter McDonagh | TKO | 6 (12), 2:12 | 29 Feb 2008 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | Retained European Union light-welterweight title |
| 50 | Win | 44–6 | Laszlo Komjathi | PTS | 6 | 16 Nov 2007 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy | |
| 49 | Win | 43–6 | Michele di Rocco | TKO | 7 (12) | 21 Sep 2007 | PalaBastia, Livorno, Italy | Won European Union and vacant WBC International light-welterweight titles |
| 48 | Loss | 42–6 | Ted Bami | UD | 12 | 30 Mar 2007 | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England | For European light-welterweight title |
| 47 | Win | 42–5 | Miro Dicky | UD | 6 | 9 Jan 2007 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Bergamo, Italy | |
| 46 | Loss | 41–5 | Ted Bami | UD | 12 | 22 Sep 2006 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant European light-welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–4 | Wladimir Borov | PTS | 6 | 27 Jul 2006 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
| 44 | Win | 40–4 | Brahim Bariz | PTS | 8 | 11 Oct 2005 | Palasport Sergio Rizzi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 39–4 | Laszlo Komjathi | TKO | 10 (12) | 25 Jun 2005 | Pista La Resega, Lugano, Switzerland | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 42 | Win | 38–4 | Laszlo Komjathi | TKO | 3 (12) | 19 Feb 2005 | Palamonti Clivio, Italy | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 41 | Win | 37–4 | Joseph Sarkodie | TKO | 3 (6) | 8 Dec 2004 | Venegono Superiore, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 36–4 | Farid El Houari | TKO | 9 (12) | 2 Jul 2004 | Caivano, Italy | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–4 | Massimo Bertozzi | TKO | 9 (10) | 14 May 2004 | Latina, Italy | Won vacant Italy light-welterweight title |
| 38 | Win | 34–4 | Hoang Sang Nguyen | PTS | 6 | 17 Apr 2004 | Cocquio-Trevisago, Italy | |
| 37 | Win | 33–4 | Antonio Postigo | PTS | 6 | 23 Dec 2003 | Varese, Italy | |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Ruben Silva Diaz | TKO | 3 (10) | 12 Dec 2003 | Campobello di Mazara, Italy | |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Vasile Surcica | PTS | 6 | 26 Sep 2003 | Frosinone, Italy | |
| 34 | Loss | 30–4 | Levan Kirakosyan | TKO | 3 (6) | 5 Apr 2003 | Varese, Italy | |
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | Alan Sebire | TKO | 2 (6), 1:45 | 7 Mar 2003 | Varese, Italy | |
| 32 | Loss | 29–3 | Junior Witter | TKO | 2 (12), 1:21 | 23 Nov 2002 | Storm Arena, Derby, England | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Vasile Herteg | TKO | 8 (12) | 14 Jun 2002 | Varese, Italy | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Michel Raynaud | PTS | 6 | 10 May 2002 | Sacile, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Karim Chelloul | TKO | 4 (6) | 8 Mar 2002 | Bergamo, Italy | |
| 28 | Win | 27–2 | Massimo Bertozzi | PTS | 10 | 23 Dec 2001 | Venegono, Italy | Retained Italy light-welterweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Franco Palmiero | TKO | 8 (10) | 14 Sep 2001 | Patti, Italy | Won vacant Italy light-welterweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Alvaro Moreno Gamboa | DQ | 3 (8) | 17 Aug 2001 | Toscolano-Maderno, Italy | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Ahmed Merichiche | TKO | 3 (6) | 20 Apr 2001 | Vigevano, Italy | |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Julio Cesar Meran | UD | 6 | 2 Mar 2001 | Bizzozero, Italy | |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Joel Toinette | PTS | 6 | 23 Dec 2000 | Venegono Superiore, Italy | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Frédéric Tripp | PTS | 6 | 8 Dec 2000 | San Donà di Piave, Italy | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Ricky Hatton | TKO | 5 (12), 1:57 | 23 Sep 2000 | York Hall, London, England | Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title; For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Francesco Cioffi | PTS | 6 | 28 Jul 2000 | Rovigo, Italy | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Giani Gogol | KO | 1 (6) | 5 Jul 2000 | Varese, Italy | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Aziz Makloufi | PTS | 8 | 31 Mar 2000 | St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Sammy Sparkman | TKO | 3 (12) | 17 Mar 2000 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jozef Kubovsky | TKO | 5 (6) | 12 Feb 2000 | Ascona, Switzerland | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Andriy Syniepupov | PTS | 10 | 26 Nov 1999 | Ascona, Switzerland | Won WBF (Foundation) Intercontinental welterweight title |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Allan Vester | SD | 12 | 1 Oct 1999 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | For IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ruslan Konstandi | UD | 8 | 24 Jul 1999 | Ascona, Switzerland | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Joao Andrade Queijas | KO | 2 (6) | 5 Jun 1999 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Viktor Plotnykov | TKO | 5 (6) | 21 May 1999 | Circus, Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Ferenc Szakállas | KO | 1 (6) | 24 Apr 1999 | Ascona, Switzerland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jean-Paul Moulun | TKO | 1 | 20 Feb 1999 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vyacheslav Barinov | TKO | 6 (8) | 27 Dec 1998 | Ascona, Switzerland | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Hamit Riahi | TKO | 5 (6) | 14 Nov 1998 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rimvydas Bilius | TKO | 5 (6) | 17 Oct 1998 | Lugano, Switzerland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Radoslav Gaidev | TKO | 4 (6) | 27 Sep 1998 | Kloten, Switzerland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Demir Nanev | TKO | 1 (4) | 25 Jul 1998 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Asen Vasilev | PTS | 6 | 25 Apr 1998 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ahmed Lain | TKO | 4 (6) | 14 Mar 1998 | Mendrisio, Switzerland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Frederic Rafhey | TKO | 1 (6) | 20 Dec 1997 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | |