Salvatore Burruni (11 April 1933 – 30 March 2004) was an Italian flyweight and bantamweight boxer who fought between 1957 and 1969.Salvatore Burruni . boxrec.com He captured the Undisputed Flyweight Championship in 1965.

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.I risultati dei Giochi del Mediterraneo dal 1951 a oggi . boxeringweb.net At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics he progressed to the second round when he lost to Vladimir Stolnikov.Salvatore Burruni. sports-reference.com

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.

However, in November 1965, WBA & WBC stripped him of the title following his refusal to meet themandatory challenger, Hiroyuki Ebihara."Burruni will defy WBA" AAP - Reuters, 3 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia."WBC declares Burruni title vacant" 20 November 1965. The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia."Burruni Again Demoted" Reuter, 20 November 1965. The Glasgow Herald, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain."Burruni Dethroned" UPI, 20 November 1965. Beaver County Times, newspaper in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States."Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" " UPI, 20 November 1965. Williamson Daily News, newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia, United States.

On 2 December 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.

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 Mimoun Ben Ali in 1968. His campaign to secure a World Bantamweight title ended when he was knocked out by Rubén Olivares in 1968. Burruni's final fight took place in 1969, when he defeated Pierre Vetroff by KO.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes109Win99–9–1 Pierre VetroffKO9 (15)Apr 9, 1969 108Win98–9–1 Wellington VillelaPTS10Feb 4, 1969 107Win97–9–1 Gerard MacrezPTS10Oct 5, 1968 106Win96–9–1 Franco ZurloPTS15Jul 31, 1968 105Win95–9–1 Billy BrownPTS10Jun 27, 1968 104Loss94–9–1 Rubén OlivaresTKO3 (10)Mar 31, 1968 103Win94–8–1 Manolin AlvarezPTS10Mar 10, 1968 102Win93–8–1 Mimoun Ben AliPTS15Jan 10, 1968 101Win92–8–1 Marc Van DommePTS10Nov 28, 1967 100Win91–8–1 Felix AlonsoKO2 (10)Aug 27, 1967 99Win90–8–1 Jose ArranzPTS10Jul 29, 1967 98Win89–8–1 Wellington VillelaPTS10Apr 28, 1967 97Loss88–8–1 Pierre VetroffTKO6 (10)Feb 24, 1967 96Win88–7–1 Toni LopezPTS8Feb 11, 1967 95Win87–7–1 Carl TaylorKO5 (10)Dec 23, 1966 94Win86–7–1 Spider McNorteyPTS10Oct 27, 1966 93Win85–7–1 Felix AlonsoTKO4 (10)Sep 25, 1966 92Win84–7–1 Wellington VillelaPTS10Aug 16, 1966 91Loss83–7–1 Walter McGowanPTS15Jun 14, 1966 90Loss83–6–1 Chartchai ChionoiUD10Feb 8, 1966 89Win83–5–1 Ray JutrasKO4 (10)Jan 26, 1966 88Win82–5–1 Rocky GattellariKO13 (15)Dec 2, 1965 87Loss81–5–1 Katsuyoshi TakayamaUD10Oct 7, 1965 86Loss81–4–1 Horacio AccavalloUD10Aug 7, 1965 85Win81–3–1 Michel LamoraPTS10Jul 7, 1965 84Win80–3–1 Jerry StokesPTS10Jun 28, 1965 83Win79–3–1 Demetrio CarbajalTKO7 (10)Jun 11, 1965 82Win78–3–1 Francisco BerdonceTKO8 (10)May 29, 1965 81Win77–3–1 Pone KingpetchUD15Apr 23, 1965 80Win76–3–1 Jo HornyRTD5 (10)Mar 18, 1965 79Win75–3–1 Jose RobledoPTS10Dec 26, 1964 78Win74–3–1 Jose RobledoPTS10Dec 12, 1964 77Win73–3–1 Antonio LazaroRTD7 (10)Nov 25, 1964 76Win72–3–1 Francisco BerdoncePTS10Nov 12, 1964 75Win71–3–1 Antonio LazaroPTS10Sep 30, 1964 74Win70–3–1 Baby JohnPTS10Sep 12, 1964 73Win69–3–1 Rafael Fernández BernalPTS10Aug 8, 1964 72Win68–3–1 Rafael Fernández BernalPTS10Jul 19, 1964 71Win67–3–1 Angel ChineaKO3 (10)Jul 4, 1964 70Win66–3–1 Natalio JimenezPTS10Jun 26, 1964 69Win65–3–1 Antonio LazaroPTS10Jun 14, 1964 68Win64–3–1 Walter McGowanPTS15Apr 24, 1964 67Win63–3–1 Brian CartwrightPTS10Feb 21, 1964 66Win62–3–1 Jean Claude LeroyTKO6 (10)Jan 24, 1964 65Win61–3–1 Francisco CarrenoPTS10Jan 17, 1964 64Win60–3–1 Alex O'NeillTKO5 (10)Dec 23, 1963 63Win59–3–1 Chilango GomezTKO4 (10)Dec 13, 1963 62Win58–3–1 Koli MustafaKO4 (10)Nov 15, 1963 61Win57–3–1 Luis RodriguezTKO8 (10)Oct 19, 1963 60Win56–3–1 Mick HusseyTKO6 (10)Oct 8, 1963 59Win55–3–1 Felix AlonsoPTS10Sep 14, 1963 58Win54–3–1 Jose Luis MartinezTKO6 (10)Sep 1, 1963 57Win53–3–1 Jacques JacobTKO9 (10)Aug 18, 1963 56Win52–3–1 Baby JohnTKO6 (10)Aug 3, 1963 55Win51–3–1 René LibeerPTS15Jul 5, 1963 54Win50–3–1 Jose Luis MartinezTKO7 (10)Jun 8, 1963 53Win49–3–1 Jean LerouxTKO5 (10)May 11, 1963 52Win48–3–1 Jose Neves MartinsTKO9 (10)Apr 5, 1963 51Win47–3–1 Luis RodriguezTKO8 (10)Mar 21, 1963 50Win46–3–1 Jean Claude LeroyPTS10Feb 22, 1963 49Win45–3–1 Rafael Fernández BernalPTS10Jan 26, 1963 48Win44–3–1 Carlos ZayasPTS10Jan 11, 1963 47Win43–3–1 Manolin AlvarezKO6 (10)Nov 27, 1962 46Win42–3–1 Pierre RossiPTS15Sep 14, 1962 45Win41–3–1 Ramon CasalPTS10Aug 4, 1962 44Win40–3–1 Rafael Fernández BernalPTS10Jul 23, 1962 43Win39–3–1 Mimoun Ben AliPTS15Jun 30, 1962 42Win38–3–1 Bernard JubertPTS10Apr 29, 1962 41Win37–3–1 Jean Claude LeroyPTS10Apr 7, 1962 40Win36–3–1 Henri SchmidTKO5 (10)Mar 7, 1962 39Win35–3–1 Christian MarchandPTS10Dec 20, 1961 38Win34–3–1 Michel LamoraPTS8Oct 27, 1961 37Win33–3–1 Albert YounsiKO7 (8)Oct 21, 1961 36Win32–3–1 Henri SchmidPTS10Sep 30, 1961 35Win31–3–1 Francisco CarrenoPTS10Sep 20, 1961 34Win30–3–1 Lazaro ben LayachiTKO8 (10)Sep 2, 1961 33Win29–3–1 Derek LloydTKO6 (15)Aug 13, 1961 32Win28–3–1 Risto LuukkonenPTS15Jun 29, 1961 31Win27–3–1 Jacques JacobPTS10Jun 4, 1961 30Win26–3–1 Kamara DiopPTS10Apr 2, 1961 29Win25–3–1 Albert YounsiPTS10Feb 25, 1961 28Win24–3–1 Salvatore MancaPTS12Oct 30, 1960 27Win23–3–1 Edgar BaselPTS10Aug 14, 1960 26Win22–3–1 Pancho BhattachajiPTS8Aug 6, 1960 25Win21–3–1 Angelo RampinPTS12Jul 10, 1960 24Win20–3–1 Henri SchmidPTS10May 19, 1960 23Loss19–3–1 Albert YounsiPTS10Mar 16, 1960 22Win19–2–1 Giacomo SpanoPTS12Dec 23, 1959 21Win18–2–1 Jose SauretTKO9 (10)Sep 26, 1959 20Win17–2–1 Santos SeoanePTS10Aug 29, 1959 19Win16–2–1 Horacio AccavalloPTS10Aug 1, 1959 18Win15–2–1 Salvatore MancaPTS12May 27, 1959 17Win14–2–1 Francisco OsunaPTS10Apr 18, 1959 16Win13–2–1 Valentino CampagniPTS8Feb 28, 1959 15Win12–2–1 Giancarlo MontanariPTS6Jan 31, 1959 14Loss11–2–1 Horacio AccavalloPTS8Oct 12, 1958 13Win11–1–1 Giacomo SpanoPTS12Sep 27, 1958 12Win10–1–1 Stefano UrbaniTKO8 (8)Aug 27, 1958 11Win9–1–1 Salvatore PetrangeliTKO6 (8)Jul 5, 1958 10Win8–1–1 Pompeo CicognaniPTS6Apr 27, 1958 9Win7–1–1 Giacomo SpanoPTS8Mar 1, 1958 8Loss6–1–1 Aristide PozzaliPTS8Feb 15, 1958 7Win6–0–1 Elio De WittPTS6Dec 14, 1957 6Win5–0–1 Angelo RampinPTS6Oct 10, 1957 5Win4–0–1 Giacomo SpanoPTS8Jul 20, 1957 4Draw3–0–1 Giacomo SpanoPTS6Jun 26, 1957 3Win3–0 Salvatore PetrangeliPTS6May 29, 1957 2Win2–0 Luigi SguaitaPTS6Apr 27, 1957 1Win1–0 Maurice SevelleTKO4 (6)Apr 3, 1957

Titles in boxing Major world titles WBA flyweight champion (112 lbs) WBC flyweight champion (112 lbs)

The Ring magazine titles The Ring flyweight champion (112 lbs)

Regional/International titles Italy flyweight champion (112 lbs) European flyweight champion (112 lbs) European bantamweight champion (118 lbs)

Undisputed titles Undisputed flyweight champion

See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of WBA world champions List of WBC world champions List of The Ring world champions List of undisputed boxing champions

References

External links Salvatore Burruni - CBZ Profile