Salvatore Burruni

Salvatore Burruni (11 April 1933 – 30 March 2004) was an Italian flyweight and bantamweight boxer who fought between 1957 and 1969.[1]

Salvatore Burruni
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Nationality Italy
Born11 April 1933
Alghero, Italy
Died30 March 2004 (aged 70)
Alghero, Italy
Boxing record
Total fights109
Wins99
Wins by KO32
Losses9
Draws1
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
1955 Barcelona-51 kg

Amateur career

Burruni was Italian flyweight champion in 1954 and 1956 and won the World Military Championships in 1955 and 1956 as well as the Mediterranean Games in 1955.[2] At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics he progressed to the second round when he lost to Vladimir Stolnikov.[3]

Professional career

Burruni turned professional in 1958. After successfully campaigning for seven years, during which he won the European Flyweight title, Burruni was given a title shot by WBA, WBC against Lineal flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch from Thailand. On 23 April 1965, Burruni made the most of his opportunity and won a unanimous 15-round decision.[1]

However, on November 1965, WBA & WBC stripped him of the title following his refusal to meet themandatory challenger, Hiroyuki Ebihara.[4][5][6][7][8]

On December 2, 1965, Burruni successfully defended his lineal crown by knocking out Australian Rocky Gattellari.
On 14 June 1966, he lost to Walter McGowan, whom he had defeated previously.[9]

Unable to make the weight any longer, Burruni moved up to the bantamweight division. He won the European Bantamweight title by taking a 15-round decision from champion Mimoum Ben Ali in 1968. His campaign to secure a World Bantamweight title ended when he was knocked out by Rubén Olivares in 1968.[1] Burruni's final fight took place in 1969, when he defeated Pierre Vetroff by KO.

Professional Boxing Record
Professional record summary
108 fights 99 wins 9 losses
By knockout 33 2
By decision 66 7

See also

References
  1. Salvatore Burruni. boxrec.com
  2. I risultati dei Giochi del Mediterraneo dal 1951 a oggi Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. boxeringweb.net
  3. Salvatore Burruni. sports-reference.com
  4. "Burruni will defy WBA" AAP - Reuters, 3 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  5. "WBC declares Burruni title vacant" 20 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  6. "Burruni Again Demoted" Reuter, 20 November 1965. The Glasgow Herald, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain.
  7. "Burruni Dethroned" UPI, 20 November 1965. Beaver County Times, newspaper in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  8. "Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" " UPI, 20 November 1965. Williamson Daily News, newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia, United States.
  9. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/12608
Achievements
Preceded by
Pone Kingpetch		 WBA Flyweight Champion
23 Apr 1965 – 1 Nov 1965
Stripped		 Succeeded by
Horacio Accavallo
WBC Flyweight Champion
23 Apr 1965 – 18 Nov 1965
Stripped
Lineal Flyweight Champion
23 Apr 1965 – 14 Jun 1966		 Succeeded by
Walter McGowan
World Flyweight Champion
(recognized by EBU)
23 Apr 1965 – 14 Jun 1966
The Ring Flyweight Champion
23 Apr 1965 – 14 Jun 1966
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