He turned professional in 1970 and Started training with Italian trainer Arnold Rossi in 1977 captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title with a KO over Eckhard Dagge. He defended the title twice before losing it to Maurice Hope in 1979 by TKO. In 1980 he had a rematch with Hope, but again was TKO'd, in the 11th round. He retired in 1982, settling in Milan.
64 Wins (51 knockouts, 13 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Draws [1] |
Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Type |
Round |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
Win |
3-12 |
"Boxing" Pedro Guerrero |
KO |
6 |
19/08/1982 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
Win |
1-1 |
Teo Dominguez |
TKO |
3 |
09/03/1982 |
Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
Win |
0-1 |
Abraham Lara |
KO |
2 |
18/02/1982 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Lara knocked out at 2:01 of the second round. |
Win |
29-37-2 |
Rudy Barro |
TKO |
2 |
09/02/1982 |
Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
Loss |
47-16-6 |
Clement Tshinza |
TKO |
9 |
11/06/1981 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
14-2-2 |
Steve Hopkin |
TKO |
9 |
29/04/1981 |
Gatteo, Italy |
|
Loss |
28-2-1 |
Maurice Hope |
TKO |
11 |
12/07/1980 |
Wembley Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the 11th round. |
Win |
24-14-1 |
Rafael Rodriguez |
KO |
8 |
30/05/1980 |
Rome, Italy |
|
Win |
12-7 |
"Boxing" Jamie Thomas |
KO |
2 |
02/05/1980 |
Rome, Italy |
|
Win |
8-8-1 |
Jesse Carter |
KO |
1 |
21/03/1980 |
Bologna, Italy |
|
Win |
34-13-2 |
Irish Pat Murphy |
KO |
2 |
14/12/1979 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
11-8-3 |
Roy "Cleveland" Johnson |
KO |
4 |
23/11/1979 |
Pordenone, Italy |
|
Win |
8-15-1 |
Leon McCallum |
TKO |
5 |
12/10/1979 |
Rome, Italy |
|
Loss |
26-2-1 |
Maurice Hope |
TKO |
9 |
04/03/1979 |
Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. |
Win |
7-4-2 |
Freddie Boynton |
TKO |
7 |
29/09/1978 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
63-6-9 |
Jose Manuel Duran |
KO |
5 |
14/05/1978 |
Stadio Adriatico, Pescara, Italy |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. |
Win |
67-4-4 |
Elisha Obed |
KO |
7 |
11/03/1978 |
Kooyong Tennis Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. Obed knocked out at 1:07 of the seventh round. |
Win |
3-5 |
Jose "J-Rod" Rodriguez |
UD |
10 |
21/01/1978 |
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
Win |
29-7-1 |
Larry "Apostle" Paul |
PTS |
10 |
02/12/1977 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
20-3-1 |
Eckhard Dagge |
KO |
5 |
06/08/1977 |
Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. |
Win |
9-12-3 |
Angel Jose Ortiz |
KO |
3 |
18/06/1977 |
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy |
|
Win |
5-3 |
Arnoldo Olivares |
TKO |
5 |
27/02/1977 |
Bellaria, Italy |
|
Win |
21-10-6 |
English Trevor Francis |
TKO |
6 |
28/01/1977 |
Faenza, Italy |
|
Win |
17-8-3 |
Alfonso Hayman |
KO |
10 |
03/12/1976 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
27-3-2 |
Ralph Palladin |
TKO |
7 |
22/10/1976 |
Bologna, Italy |
|
Win |
12-19-2 |
"Boxing" Pablo Rodriguez |
TKO |
2 |
01/10/1976 |
Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
96-40-7 |
Chucho Garcia |
TKO |
6 |
21/05/1976 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Draw |
67-2 |
Bruno Arcari |
PTS |
10 |
03/04/1976 |
Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy |
97-96, 96-96, 97-97. |
Win |
13-8-2 |
Cubby "Topcat" Jackson |
UD |
10 |
06/02/1976 |
Milan, Italy |
100-94, 100-94, 99-92. |
Win |
29-1-5 |
Domenico Di Jorio |
TKO |
6 |
28/11/1975 |
Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
39-7 |
Jørgen Hansen |
TKO |
7 |
24/10/1975 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Loss |
18-6-2 |
Harold "Painter" Weston |
PTS |
10 |
19/09/1975 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
35-4-3 |
Fernand Marcotte |
TKO |
9 |
22/08/1975 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the ninth round. |
Win |
21-12-3 |
Mimoun Mohatar |
UD |
10 |
06/06/1975 |
Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
25-10-4 |
Chris Fernandez |
KO |
4 |
09/05/1975 |
Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy |
|
Win |
39-18-4 |
Billy Backus |
KO |
5 |
11/04/1975 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
23-3-1 |
Ali Afakasi |
TKO |
12 |
14/02/1975 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
Australasian Welterweight Title. |
Win |
21-4-2 |
Ray Chavez Guerrero |
PTS |
10 |
18/10/1974 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
74-16-2 |
Eddie Perkins |
UD |
10 |
16/08/1974 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
48-45, 49-45, 50-44. |
Win |
0-3 |
Dommy Cotacte |
TKO |
4 |
26/07/1974 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
46-6-1 |
Dave Oropeza |
TKO |
6 |
25/06/1974 |
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
18-4-1 |
Jacques van Mellaerts |
TKO |
9 |
11/05/1974 |
Une Grande Soiree Stadium, Noumea, New Caledonia |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the ninth round. |
Win |
17-18 |
Jose Luis Baltazar |
PTS |
10 |
25/04/1974 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
10-0 |
Dennis "Man of Letters" Enright |
KO |
3 |
22/03/1974 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
5-0 |
Billy O'Donnell |
TKO |
3 |
13/03/1974 |
Iceland Arena, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
7-2-1 |
English Trevor Francis |
TKO |
8 |
24/08/1973 |
Brisbane, Australia |
|
Win |
4-1 |
Pongi Lee |
PTS |
15 |
12/07/1973 |
San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia |
Australasian Welterweight Title. |
Win |
26-8-1 |
Jeff "Snow" White |
KO |
12 |
17/05/1973 |
San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia |
Australian Welterweight Title. |
Win |
9-14-3 |
Eric "Knockout" King |
KO |
2 |
26/04/1973 |
San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
8-1 |
Ted "Tiger" Gray |
KO |
4 |
19/04/1973 |
Blacktown RSL Club, Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
6-6 |
Kolaia Bauli |
TKO |
6 |
17/12/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
29-4-5 |
"Reverend" Paul Moore |
SD |
10 |
25/11/1971 |
Brunswick Metropolitan Cinema, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Loss |
28-4-5 |
"Reverend" Paul Moore |
SD |
10 |
23/09/1971 |
Brunswick Cinema International, Melbourne, Australia |
47-48, 48-43, 46-47. |
Win |
10-8-1 |
Steve Hallcroft |
TKO |
6 |
30/08/1971 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|
Win |
-- |
Tiger Peni |
KO |
5 |
26/07/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
2-4 |
Sila Nomura |
PTS |
8 |
28/06/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
1-0 |
Steve Ayerst |
PTS |
8 |
07/06/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Draw |
0-1 |
Bill Fatu |
PTS |
8 |
10/05/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
7-17-6 |
Doug "Gang" Green |
TKO |
3 |
19/04/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
7-6-1 |
Red Durange |
TKO |
4 |
05/04/1971 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
1-2 |
Bevan Minnett |
TKO |
4 |
30/11/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
0-3 |
George Kencheff |
TKO |
5 |
09/11/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
9-3-1 |
Alby "Cricket" Roberts |
TKO |
5 |
19/10/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
6-2-1 |
Johnny Todd |
TKO |
2 |
05/10/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
1-3 |
Ray Cannon |
TKO |
3 |
03/08/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
6-5-5 |
Billy Murphy, Jr. |
PTS |
6 |
06/07/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
2-3-1 |
Billy "Scat" Stewart |
KO |
4 |
29/05/1970 |
Morwell, Australia |
|
Loss |
4-0 |
Ricky Day |
PTS |
6 |
04/05/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
0-4 |
Bernie Martin |
TKO |
6 |
23/04/1970 |
Karma Hall, Morwell, Australia |
|
Win |
11-6 |
Tom "Heidelberg" Roberts |
TKO |
4 |
02/04/1970 |
South Sydney Rugby League Club, Sydney, Australia |
|
Win |
0-2 |
Bernie Martin |
KO |
4 |
23/03/1970 |
Morwell, Australia |
|
Win |
3-1-2 |
Glenn Grinsted |
PTS |
4 |
16/03/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
|
Win |
2-2-1 |
Tony Salta |
KO |
2 |
09/03/1970 |
Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia |
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