Gianfranco Rosi (born 5 August 1957) retired Italian boxer who was a two-time world champion in the light-middleweight division.
Amateur career
Rosi had a record of 94 wins - 2 losses - 4 draws.
Highlights:
1976 Italian Light-Welterweight Champion 1977 Italian Welterweight Champion
Professional career
Rosi turned pro in 1979 and won the WBC light-middleweight title in 1987 by decisioning Lupe Aquino. He lost the belt in 1988 when he was dominated by Donald Curry. Rosi was down once in 2nd, 4th and 8th and down twice in 7th, failing to answer the bell starting the 10th round.
In 1989 he won the IBF light-middleweight title by outpointing the undefeated Darrin Van Horn. He went on to successfully defend the title an impressive 11 times. In 1994 he had a technical draw against Vincent Pettway, and in the rematch later that year Pettway KO'd Rosi, ending his long reign.
In 1995 he took on WBO light-middleweight title holder Verno Phillips and won a decision, but Rosi failed a drug test and Phillips was reinstated as champion. The result of the bout was changed to a No Contest. In 1997 he lost a rematch to Phillips and retired.
In 2003 he came out of retirement, and finally retired in 2006 at the age of 49 with a pro record of 62 wins (18 KOs), 6 losses, and 1 draw.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes70Loss Robert RoseliaKO11 (12)20 Oct 2006 69Win62–5–1 Christophe Karagoz UD1229 Apr 2006 68Win61–5–1 Sylvain GomisUD1224 Jun 2005 67Win60–5–1 Peter ZsilakTKO6 (12)22 Oct 2004 66Win59–5–1 Mugurel SebeUD814 Dec 2003 65Loss58–5–1 Verno PhillipsMD1221 May 1997 64Win58–4–1 Milko StoikovPTS829 Jun 1996 63NC57–4–1 Verno PhillipsUD1217 May 1995 62Loss57–4–1 Vincent PettwayKO4 (12)17 Sep 1994 61Draw57–3–1 Vincent PettwayTD6 (12)4 Mar 1994 60Win57–3 Gilbert DeléSD1220 Jan 1993 59Win56–3 Gilbert DeléSD1211 Jul 1992 58Win55–3 Angel HernandezTKO6 (12)9 Apr 1992 57Win54–3 Alfredo RamirezPTS1029 Jan 1992 56Win53–3 Gilbert BaptistUD1221 Nov 1991 55Win52–3 Glenn WolfeUD1213 Jul 1991 54Win51–3 Ronald AmundsenUD1216 Mar 1991 53Win50–3 René JacquotUD1230 Nov 1990 52Win49–3 Darrin Van HornUD1221 Jul 1990 51Win48–3 Kevin DaigleTKO7 (12)14 Apr 1990 50Win47–3 Troy WatersUD1227 Oct 1989 49Win46–3 Darrin Van HornUD1215 Jul 1989 48Win45–3 Jake TorrancePTS822 Apr 1989 47Win44–3 Darryl AnthonyTKO2 (8) 15 Feb 1989 46Loss43–3 Donald CurryRTD9 (12)8 Jul 1988 45Win43–2 Duane ThomasTKO7 (12)3 Jan 1988 44Win42–2 Lupe AquinoUD122 Oct 1987 43Win41–2 Marc RuoccoDQ5 (12)27 Jun 1987 42Win40–2 Emilio SoleKO2 (12)6 May 1987 41Win39–2 Chris PyattUD1228 Jan 1987 40Win38–2 Joaquin VelasquezPTS820 Jun 1986 39Win37–2 Jean-Marie TouatiPTS1016 May 1986 38Win36–2 Lomami Wa LomamiPTS828 Dec 1985 37Win35–2 Gaetano CasoKO8 (12)23 Nov 1985 36Win34–2 Domenico RicciKO3 (8)11 Oct 1985 35Win33–2 Inino Wa BolambaPTS815 Jun 1985 34Loss32–2 Lloyd HoneyghanKO3 (12)5 Jan 1985 33Win32–1 Martin RojasPTS1017 Nov 1984 32Win31–1 Perico FernándezUD127 Jul 1984 31Win30–1 Yvon SegorPTS818 May 1984 30Win29–1 Johnny McClainKO7 (8)31 Mar 1984 29Win28–1 Dario De JesusPTS83 Mar 1984 28Win27–1 Mike EssettDQ4 (8)12 Nov 1983 27Win26–1 Francesco GalloTKO8 (12)30 Sep 1983 26Win25–1 Luciano NavarraPTS81 Jul 1983 25Win24–1 Pierangelo PiraTKO5 (12)22 Apr 1983 24Win23–1 Mosimo MaelekePTS811 Feb 1983 23Win22–1 Everaldo Costa AzevedoTKO7 (12)15 Oct 1982 22Win21–1 Antonio AntinoPTS816 Sep 1982 21Win20–1 Antonio TorselloTKO2 (12)15 Aug 1982 20Win19–1 Mosimo MaelekePTS817 Jul 1982 19Win18–1 Mosimo MaelekePTS812 Jun 1982 18Win17–1 Giuseppe Di PadovaRTD7 (12)16 Apr 1982 17Win16–1 Oscar AparicioPTS84 Dec 1981 16Win15–1 Bechir JelassiPTS813 Nov 1981 15Win14–1 Antonio TorselloTKO2 (8)11 Sep 1981 14Win13–1 Claudio PereiraPTS812 Jul 1981 13Win12–1 Piero SpadacciniPTS623 May 1981 12Win11–1 Claudio PereiraPTS1010 Apr 1981 11Win10–1 Francesco GalloPTS87 Mar 1981 10Win9–1 Filiberto ZaccheoTKO1 (8)17 Dec 1980 9Win8–1 Ernesto RosPTS829 Nov 1980 8Win7–1 Mauro Fernandes da CruzPTS814 Sep 1980 7Win6–1 Jose Luis RibeiroDQ2 (8)27 Aug 1980 6Loss5–1 Nelson GomesTKO7 (8)31 May 1980 5Win5–0 Patrick BabouramPTS68 Mar 1980 4Win4–0 Zdravko JovicicTKO1 (6)29 Dec 1979 3Win3–0 Maurice RenaudPTS624 Nov 1979 2Win2–0 Scipione ColaianniTKO2 (6)19 Oct 1979 1Win1–0 Francesco SannaPTS610 Sep 1979
See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links