Duilio Loi (19 April 1929 – 20 January 2008) was an Italian professional 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.

Sandro Loi is widely regarded as one of the leading fighters in his weight class and among the notable boxers 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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes126Win115–3–8Eddie PerkinsPTS15Dec 15, 1962125Loss114–3–8Eddie PerkinsUD15Sep 14, 1962124Win114–2–8Fortunato MancaPTS15Jul 15, 1962123Win113–2–8Ike VaughnKO5 (10)May 26, 1962122Win112–2–8Roger HarveyKO8 (10)Apr 29, 1962121Win111–2–8Willie StevensonPTS10Apr 13, 1962120Win110–2–8Billy CollinsPTS10Mar 27, 1962119Win109–2–8J D EllisPTS10Feb 9, 1962118Win108–2–8Gale KerwinTKO8 (10)Dec 6, 1961117Win107–2–8 Epiphane AkonoTKO7 (10)Dec 20, 1961116Draw106–2–8Eddie PerkinsSD15Oct 21, 1961115Win106–2–7 Christian ChristensenPTS15Aug 5, 1961114Win105–2–7 Carlos OrtizUD15May 10, 1961113Win104–2–7 Maurice AuzelPTS15Nov 25, 1960112Win103–2–7 Carlos OrtizMD15Sep 1, 1960111Loss102–2–7 Carlos OrtizSD15Jun 15, 1960110Win102–1–7 Jacques NerviPTS10Mar 31, 1960109Win101–1–7Tommy MolloyRTD4 (10)Mar 16, 1960108Win100–1–7Bruno VisintinPTS15Feb 13, 1960107Win99–1–7Emilio MarconiPTS15Apr 19, 1959106Win98–1–7 Conny RudhofPTS10Dec 13, 1958105Draw97–1–7Mario VecchiattoPTS10Sep 5, 1958104Win97–1–6Charley DouglasPTS10Jul 7, 1958103Win96–1–6Al NevarezPTS10Apr 27, 1958102Win95–1–6Wallace Bud SmithKO9 (10)Mar 1, 1958101Draw94–1–6 Manfred NeukePTS10Feb 8, 1958 100Win94–1–5 Felix ChioccaPTS15Dec 26, 195799Win93–1–5 Marcel DuprePTS10Oct 29, 195798Win92–1–5 Idrissa DionePTS10Sep 25, 195797Win91–1–5Stefano BellottiPTS10Sep 7, 195796Win90–1–5 Jack SuberoPTS10Jul 27, 195795Win89–1–5 Ernst ZetzmannPTS8Jul 12, 195794Win88–1–5 Piet van KlaverenTKO6 (10)Jun 26, 195793Win87–1–5 Ahcene AttarPTS10Jun 9, 195792Win86–1–5 Chico SantosKO6 (10)Jun 2, 195791Win85–1–5 Rudi LangerPTS10May 29, 195790Win84–1–5 Hoacine KhalfiPTS10Apr 27, 195789Win83–1–5 Karl Heinz BickTKO10 (10)Apr 3, 195788Win82–1–5 Boby RosDQ5 (10)Feb 2, 195787Win81–1–5 Jose HernandezPTS15Dec 26, 195686Win80–1–5 Felix ChioccaPTS10Dec 3, 1956 85Win79–1–5 Sauveur ChioccaPTS10Nov 10, 195684Win78–1–5 Fernand Nollet PTS10Oct 13, 195683Win77–1–5 Albert MuellerTKO3 (10)Sep 23, 195682Win76–1–5 Fernand NolletPTS10Sep 15, 195681Win75–1–5 Karl Heinz FiedrichPTS10Jul 21, 195680Win74–1–5 Piet van KlaverenRTD6 (10)Jul 11, 195679Win73–1–5 Fred GalianaKO6 (10)Jun 23, 195678Draw72–1–5 Jose HernandezPTS15May 12, 195677Win72–1–4 Abdelkader ben BukerPTS10Apr 21, 1956 76Win71–1–4 Manolo GarcíaPTS10Apr 7, 195675Win70–1–4 Orlando ZuluetaPTS10Jan 21, 195674Win69–1–4Gordon GoodmanKO6 (10)Dec 26, 195573Win68–1–4 Séraphin FerrerPTS15Nov 26, 195572Win67–1–4 Werner HandtkePTS10Oct 29, 195571Win66–1–4Joe LucyPTS10Oct 15, 195570Win65–1–4 Boswell St LouisTKO5 (10)Sep 13, 195569Win64–1–4Frank HermalRTD3 (10)Jul 30, 195568Win63–1–4Giancarlo GarbelliPTS15Jul 2, 195567Win62–1–4 Morlay KamaraPTS10Jun 8, 195566Win61–1–4 Louis CarraraPTS10May 22, 195565Win60–1–4 Alby TissongPTS10Apr 30, 195564Win59–1–4 Guy GraciaPTS10Mar 30, 195563Win58–1–4 Ray FamechonPTS10Feb 19, 195562Win57–1–4Glen FlanaganUD10Jan 14, 195561Win56–1–4 Agustín ArgotePTS12Nov 8, 1954 60Win55–1–4Mario TrigoPTS12Oct 1, 1954 59Win54–1–4 Ivor GermainTKO9 (12)Sep 10, 1954 58Win53–1–4 Jacques HerbillonPTS15Jul 16, 195457Win52–1–4Mario CiccarelliPTS10Jun 23, 195456Win51–1–4Bruno VisintinPTS15May 13, 195455Win50–1–4Giuseppe De JoanniPTS10Mar 18, 195454Win49–1–4Franco AntoniniPTS10Mar 3, 195453Win48–1–4 Jorgen JohansenPTS15Feb 6, 195452Win47–1–4 Joseph JanssensPTS10Nov 15, 195351Win46–1–4 Sandy ManuelPTS10Nov 4, 195350Win45–1–4Giuseppe FusaroPTS10Oct 21, 195349Draw44–1–4Emilio MarconiPTS12Sep 13, 195348Win44–1–3Mario RoselliniKO2 (10)Jul 11, 195347Draw43–1–3Franco AntoniniPTS10Jun 27, 195346Win43–1–2Ernesto FormentiTKO10 (10)Jun 20, 195345Win42–1–2 Jean LabalettePTS10May 8, 1953 44Win41–1–2 Allan TannerPTS10Apr 2, 195343Win40–1–2Giuseppe De JoanniPTS10Feb 20, 195342Win39–1–2Ernesto FormentiTKO9 (12)Jan 28, 195341Win38–1–2 Francis BonnardelPTS10Dec 17, 195240Win37–1–2 Serge CeustermansPTS10Nov 26, 195239Win36–1–2 Alois BrandPTS10Nov 12, 195238Loss35–1–2 Jorgen JohansenPTS15Aug 17, 1952 37Win35–0–2 Agustín ArgotePTS10Jun 4, 195236Win34–0–2 Charles ColpinTKO6 (10)Apr 12, 195235Win33–0–2Emilio MarconiPTS12Apr 2, 195234Win32–0–2 Karl PinsdorfPTS10Jan 14, 195233Win31–0–2 Emilio OrozcoTKO6 (10)Dec 26, 195132Win30–0–2Tommy BarnhamPTS10Dec 10, 195131Win29–0–2 Svend WadPTS10Oct 26, 1951 30Win28–0–2Ray LewisTKO2 (10)Oct 9, 195129Win27–0–2 Leyton LewisTKO2 (10)Sep 1, 195128Win26–0–2Gianluigi UboldiPTS12Jul 18, 195127Win25–0–2Ray LewisPTS10Jul 6, 195126Win24–0–2 Morlay KamaraPTS10Jun 9, 195125Win23–0–2 Leon BourletPTS8Apr 14, 195124Win22–0–2 Roland GuilbertPTS8Mar 31, 195123Win21–0–2 Paul GuillaumeTKO5 (10)Mar 14, 195122Win20–0–2 Jean CastellanosPTS10Mar 7, 195121Win19–0–2 Karl MarchartPTS10Feb 21, 195120Win18–0–2 Frank HermalPTS10Dec 14, 195019Draw17–0–2Luigi Male'PTS12Nov 8, 195018Draw17–0–1 Allan TannerPTS10Sep 13, 195017Win17–0Gianluigi UboldiPTS8Jul 14, 195016Win16–0Giuseppe De JoanniPTS8May 17, 195015Win15–0 Djilali BouazizPTS8May 8, 195014Win14–0 Jan NicolaasPTS10Apr 15, 195013Win13–0Nicola FunariPTS8Mar 22, 195012Win12–0Pedro MartinezKO2 (8)Mar 15, 195011Win11–0Vittorio CostaPTS8Mar 4, 195010Win10–0Vittorio CostaPTS8Jan 31, 19509Win9–0 Young RobertPTS10Dec 15, 1949 8Win8–0Oreste BaioccoTKO8 (8)Nov 30, 19497Win7–0 Lucien BerthelierPTS6Nov 23, 19496Win6–0Bruno BisterzoPTS8Oct 5, 19495Win5–0Giulio Di RoccoPTS6Apr 24, 19494Win4–0Ruggero GrilliPTS6Apr 12, 19493Win3–0Gaetano De LuciaPTS6Mar 12, 19492Win2–0GeorgescuPTS6Feb 12, 19491Win1–0Nino FrangioniPTS6Nov 1, 1948

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×)

See also Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame Lineal championship List of light welterweight boxing champions

Notes and references Notes

References

External links

Duilio Loi - CBZ Profile boxrec.com boxrec.com