Bruno Arcari (boxer)

Bruno Arcari
Bruno Arcari in 1964
Born (1942-01-01) 1 January 1942 (age 82)
Atina, Lazio, Italy
NationalityItalian
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights73
Wins70
Wins by KO38
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Italy
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Moscow Light welterweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Light Welterweight

Bruno Arcari (born 1 January 1942) is a retired Italian light welterweight boxer who fought from 1964 to 1978.

Biography

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He came to the 1964 Olympics as a national champion and a bronze medalist of the 1963 European Championships, but was injured in the opening bout and had to withdraw.[1] After that he turned professional, and again lost his first match by injury. He had only one loss further in his career, also by injury, and won 70 bouts, 38 of them by knockout. Arcari held the European title in 1968 by beating Austrian boxer Johann Orsolics, via a twelfth round stoppage, he would go onto defend the title four times. On 31 January 1970 captured the WBC world title after defeating Filipino boxer Pedro Adigue via a unanimous decision victory. Acari would reign as champion for four years & defended his title 9 times including against Brazilian boxer Everaldo Costa Azevedo[2] & Spanish boxer Antonio Ortiz.[3] He relinquished it 1973 to move up to the welterweight class, but did not fight for a major title until his retirement in 1978. He later managed top professional fighters in Italy.[4]

Awards

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On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome got inaugurated, along Viale delle Olimpiadi, the Walk of Fame of Italian sport, consisting of 100 tiles that alphabetically report names of the most representative athletes in the history of Italian sport. On each tile are the name of the sportsperson, the sport in which they distinguished himself and the logo of the Italian Olympic Committee. One of the tiles is dedicated to Bruno Arcari.[5]

Professional boxing record

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73 fights 70 wins 2 losses
By knockout 38 2
By decision 26 0
By disqualification 6 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
73 Win 70–2–1 Jesse Lara TKO 5 (10) Jul 7, 1978 Genoa, Italy
72 Win 69–2–1 Nelson Gomes TKO 7 (10) Dec 22, 1977 Gallipoli, Italy
71 Win 68–2–1 Justice Ortiz PTS 10 Oct 22, 1977 Torino, Italy
70 Draw 67–2–1 Rocky Mattioli MD 10 Apr 3, 1976 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy
69 Win 67–2 David Love KO 5 (10) Dec 12, 1975 Torino, Italy
68 Win 66–2 Gaétan Hart KO 1 (10) May 10, 1975 Genoa, Italy
67 Win 65–2 Harold Weston PTS 10 Feb 28, 1975 Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
66 Win 64–2 Lawrence Hafey PTS 10 Dec 13, 1974 Milan, Italy
65 Win 63–2 Papo Villa PTS 10 Nov 8, 1974 Milan, Italy
64 Win 62–2 Raul Celestino Venerdini TKO 6 (8) Aug 14, 1974 Cefalu, Italy
63 Win 61–2 Doc McClendon PTS 10 May 3, 1974 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
62 Win 60–2 Antonio Ortiz DQ 8 (15) Feb 16, 1974 PalaRuffini, Torino, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
61 Win 59–2 Jørgen Hansen KO 5 (15) Nov 1, 1973 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBC light-welterweight title
60 Win 58–2 Robert Gallois PTS 10 Jun 2, 1973 Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
59 Win 57–2 Chris Fernandez UD 10 Mar 9, 1973 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
58 Win 56–2 Everaldo Costa Azevedo UD 15 Dec 2, 1972 PalaRuffini, Torino, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
57 Win 55–2 Chris Fernandez TKO 8 (10) Oct 13, 1972 Roma, Italy
56 Win 54–2 Joao dos Santos PTS 10 Aug 8, 1972 Fermo, Italy
55 Win 53–2 Joao Henrique KO 12 (15), 2:15 Jun 10, 1972 Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
54 Win 52–2 Jose Peterson DQ 4 (10) Apr 28, 1972 Bologna, Italy
53 Win 51–2 Al Romano KO 4 (10) Mar 24, 1972 Torino, Italy
52 Win 50–2 Percy Pugh KO 5 (10) Feb 4, 1972 Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
51 Win 49–2 David Ham TKO 5 (10), 2:45 Dec 17, 1971 Torino, Italy
50 Win 48–2 Domingo Barrera KO 10 (15) Oct 9, 1971 Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
49 Win 47–2 Ruben Arocha PTS 10 Jul 29, 1971 Genoa, Italy
48 Win 46–2 Enrique Jana TKO 9 (15), 0:45 Jun 26, 1971 Palazzetto dello Sport, Palermo, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
47 Win 45–2 Leonardo Dessi' TKO 4 (10) May 19, 1971 Ancona, Italy
46 Win 44–2 Joao Henrique UD 15 Mar 6, 1971 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
45 Win 43–2 Joao dos Santos PTS 10 Dec 26, 1970 Roma, Italy
44 Win 42–2 Raimundo Dias KO 3 (15), 1:45 Oct 30, 1970 Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
43 Win 41–2 Carlos Almeida TKO 3 (10), 1:25 Sep 28, 1970 Bologna, Italy
42 Win 40–2 Rene Roque DQ 6 (15), 1:29 Jul 10, 1970 Stadio Beach, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy Retained WBC light-welterweight title
41 Win 39–2 Joao dos Santos PTS 10 Jun 5, 1970 Marseille, France
40 Win 38–2 Bunny Grant UD 10 Apr 10, 1970 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
39 Win 37–2 Pedro Adigue Jr. PTS 15 Jan 31, 1970 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy Won WBC light-welterweight title
38 Win 36–2 Kid Rainbow TKO 2 (10) Dec 19, 1969 Torino, Italy
37 Win 35–2 Jose Luis Torcida KO 5 (15) Dec 1, 1969 Bologna, Italy Retained EBU light-welterweight title
36 Win 34–2 Roger Evans KO 6 (10) Oct 4, 1969 Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy
35 Win 33–2 Juan Albornoz KO 6 (15) Aug 13, 1969 San Remo, Italy Retained EBU light-welterweight title
34 Win 32–2 Floyd Bevens KO 2 (10) Jul 5, 1969 Brescia, Italy
33 Win 31–2 Bill Whittenburg TKO 6 (10) Jun 11, 1969 Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
32 Win 30–2 Adrian Davis DQ 4 (10) Mar 13, 1969 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy The referee DQ'd Davis for fighting with his head low
31 Win 29–2 Willi Quatuor KO 7 (15), 2:42 Jan 24, 1969 Roma, Italy Retained EBU light-welterweight title
30 Win 28–2 Leon Zadourian TKO 4 (10) Dec 14, 1968 Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
29 Win 27–2 Joe Tetteh PTS 10 Nov 22, 1968 La Spezia, Italy
28 Win 26–2 Dave Wyatt TKO 7 (10) Oct 5, 1968 Genoa, Italy
27 Win 25–2 Des Rea TKO 6 (15) Aug 21, 1968 Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy Retained EBU light-welterweight title
26 Win 24–2 Fernand Simard TKO 5 (10) Jun 19, 1968 Stadio Roli, Lavagna, Italy
25 Win 23–2 Johann Orsolics TKO 12 (15) May 7, 1968 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Won EBU light-welterweight title
24 Win 22–2 Mickey Laud TKO 6 (10) Apr 6, 1968 Genoa, Italy
23 Win 21–2 Pablo Lopez PTS 4 Mar 4, 1968 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
22 Win 20–2 Lex Hunter PTS 8 Dec 5, 1967 Milan, Italy
21 Win 19–2 John White TKO 4 (?) Nov 11, 1967 Genoa, Italy
20 Win 18–2 Pietro Vargellini TKO 4 (12) Sep 6, 1967 Acqui, Italy Retained Italy light-welterweight title
19 Win 17–2 Romano Bianchi RTD 1 (12) Jul 5, 1967 Arenzano, Italy Retained Italy light-welterweight title
18 Win 16–2 Al Rocca PTS 10 Jun 3, 1967 Genoa, Italy
17 Win 15–2 Angel Robinson Garcia PTS 10 Apr 28, 1967 Genoa, Italy
16 Win 14–2 Efrem Donati PTS 12 Feb 22, 1967 Genoa, Italy Retained Italy light-welterweight title
15 Win 13–2 Massimo Consolati DQ 7 (12) Dec 7, 1966 Genoa, Italy Won Italy light-welterweight title
14 Win 12–2 Luigi Braccini TKO 6 (8) Oct 21, 1966 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
13 Win 11–2 Quintino Soares PTS 10 Oct 4, 1966 Genoa, Italy
12 Loss 10–2 Massimo Consolati TKO 10 (12) Aug 10, 1966 Senigallia, Italy For vacant Italy light-welterweight title
11 Win 10–1 Romano Bianchi PTS 8 Apr 29, 1966 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
10 Win 9–1 Joe Brown PTS 10 Mar 11, 1966 Roma, Italy
9 Win 8–1 Francesco Caruso PTS 10 Jan 19, 1966 Genoa, Italy
8 Win 7–1 Julian Gonzalez KO 4 (8) Dec 23, 1965 La Spezia, Italy
7 Win 6–1 Ivan Whiter TKO 4 (8) Dec 3, 1965 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
6 Win 5–1 Efrem Donati TKO 7 (8) Oct 15, 1965 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
5 Win 4–1 Antonio Fernandes de Jesus PTS 8 Aug 29, 1965 Camerino, Italy
4 Win 3–1 Nedo Stampi DQ 3 (6) Apr 23, 1965 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
3 Win 2–1 Salvatore Colella TKO 3 (6) Apr 3, 1965 Genoa, Italy
2 Win 1–1 Onorio Piras KO 3 (6) Feb 19, 1965 Roma, Italy
1 Loss 0–1 Franco Colella TKO 5 (6) Dec 11, 1964 PalaEUR, Roma, Italy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno Arcari Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Weekend Boxing". The New York Times. 5 December 1972. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports News Briefs". The New York Times. 17 February 1974. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Bruno Arcari Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Inaugurata la Walk of Fame: 100 targhe per celebrare le leggende dello sport italiano" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Johann Orsolics
 EBU Super-lightweight champion
7 May 1968 – 1970
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Rene Roque
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC super lightweight champion
31 January 1970 – 1974
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Perico Fernández
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