Bruno Arcari (boxer)


Bruno Arcari is a retired Italian light welterweight boxer who fought from 1964 to 1978.

Biography

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. 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 on to 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 & Spanish boxer Antonio Ortiz. 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.

Awards

On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee, 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 is the name of the sportsperson, the sport in which they distinguished themselves and the logo of the Italian Olympic Committee. One of the tiles is dedicated to Bruno Arcari.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
73WinJesse LaraTKO5 7 Jul 1978Genoa, Italy
72Win69–2–1Nelson GomesTKO7 22 Dec 1977Gallipoli, Italy
71Win68–2–1Justice OrtizPTS1022 Oct 1977Torino, Italy
70Draw67–2–1Rocky MattioliMD103 Apr 1976Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy
69Win67–2David LoveKO5 12 Dec 1975Torino, Italy
68Win66–2Gaétan HartKO1 10 May 1975Genoa, Italy
67Win65–2Harold WestonPTS1028 Feb 1975Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
66Win64–2Lawrence HafeyPTS1013 Dec 1974Milan, Italy
65Win63–2Papo VillaPTS108 Nov 1974Milan, Italy
64Win62–2Raul Celestino VenerdiniTKO6 14 Aug 1974Cefalu, Italy
63Win61–2Doc McClendonPTS103 May 1974Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
62Win60–2Antonio OrtizDQ8 16 Feb 1974PalaRuffini, Torino, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
61Win59–2Jørgen HansenKO5 1 Nov 1973K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkRetained WBC light-welterweight title
60Win58–2Robert GalloisPTS102 Jun 1973Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
59Win57–2Chris FernandezUD109 Mar 1973Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
58Win56–2Everaldo Costa AzevedoUD152 Dec 1972PalaRuffini, Torino, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
57Win55–2Chris FernandezTKO8 13 Oct 1972Roma, Italy
56Win54–2Joao dos SantosPTS108 Aug 1972Fermo, Italy
55Win53–2Joao HenriqueKO12, 2:1510 Jun 1972Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
54Win52–2Jose PetersonDQ4 28 Apr 1972Bologna, Italy
53Win51–2Al RomanoKO4 24 Mar 1972Torino, Italy
52Win50–2Percy PughKO5 4 Feb 1972Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Italy
51Win49–2David HamTKO5, 2:4517 Dec 1971Torino, Italy
50Win48–2Domingo BarreraKO10 9 Oct 1971Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
49Win47–2Ruben ArochaPTS1029 Jul 1971Genoa, Italy
48Win46–2Enrique JanaTKO9, 0:4526 Jun 1971Palazzetto dello Sport, Palermo, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
47Win45–2Leonardo Dessi'TKO4 19 May 1971Ancona, Italy
46Win44–2Joao HenriqueUD156 Mar 1971Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
45Win43–2Joao dos SantosPTS1026 Dec 1970Roma, Italy
44Win42–2Raimundo DiasKO3, 1:4530 Oct 1970Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
43Win41–2Carlos AlmeidaTKO3, 1:2528 Sep 1970Bologna, Italy
42Win40–2Rene RoqueDQ6, 1:2910 Jul 1970Stadio Beach, Lignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyRetained WBC light-welterweight title
41Win39–2Joao dos SantosPTS105 Jun 1970Marseille, France
40Win38–2Bunny GrantUD1010 Apr 1970Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
39Win37–2Pedro Adigue Jr.PTS1531 Jan 1970Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyWon WBC light-welterweight title
38Win36–2Kid RainbowTKO2 19 Dec 1969Torino, Italy
37Win35–2Jose Luis TorcidaKO5 1 Dec 1969Bologna, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
36Win34–2Roger EvansKO6 4 Oct 1969Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy
35Win33–2Juan AlbornozKO6 13 Aug 1969San Remo, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
34Win32–2Floyd BevensKO2 5 Jul 1969Brescia, Italy
33Win31–2Bill WhittenburgTKO6 11 Jun 1969Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
32Win30–2Adrian DavisDQ4 13 Mar 1969Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, ItalyThe referee DQ'd Davis for fighting with his head low
31Win29–2Willi QuatuorKO7, 2:4224 Jan 1969Roma, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
30Win28–2Leon ZadourianTKO4 14 Dec 1968Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy
29Win27–2Joe TettehPTS1022 Nov 1968La Spezia, Italy
28Win26–2Dave WyattTKO7 5 Oct 1968Genoa, Italy
27Win25–2Des ReaTKO6 21 Aug 1968Teatro Ariston, San Remo, ItalyRetained EBU light-welterweight title
26Win24–2Fernand SimardTKO5 19 Jun 1968Stadio Roli, Lavagna, Italy
25Win23–2Johann OrsolicsTKO12 7 May 1968Stadthalle, Vienna, AustriaWon EBU light-welterweight title
24Win22–2Mickey LaudTKO6 6 Apr 1968Genoa, Italy
23Win21–2Pablo LopezPTS44 Mar 1968Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
22Win20–2Lex HunterPTS85 Dec 1967Milan, Italy
21Win19–2John WhiteTKO4 11 Nov 1967Genoa, Italy
20Win18–2Pietro VargelliniTKO4 6 Sep 1967Acqui, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
19Win17–2Romano BianchiRTD1 5 Jul 1967Arenzano, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
18Win16–2Al RoccaPTS103 Jun 1967Genoa, Italy
17Win15–2Angel Robinson GarciaPTS1028 Apr 1967Genoa, Italy
16Win14–2Efrem DonatiPTS1222 Feb 1967Genoa, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
15Win13–2Massimo ConsolatiDQ7 7 Dec 1966Genoa, ItalyWon Italy light-welterweight title
14Win12–2Luigi BracciniTKO6 21 Oct 1966Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
13Win11–2Quintino SoaresPTS104 Oct 1966Genoa, Italy
12Loss10–2Massimo ConsolatiTKO10 10 Aug 1966Senigallia, ItalyFor vacant Italy light-welterweight title
11Win10–1Romano BianchiPTS829 Apr 1966Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
10Win9–1Joe BrownPTS1011 Mar 1966Roma, Italy
9Win8–1Francesco CarusoPTS1019 Jan 1966Genoa, Italy
8Win7–1Julian GonzalezKO4 23 Dec 1965La Spezia, Italy
7Win6–1Ivan WhiterTKO4 3 Dec 1965Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
6Win5–1Efrem DonatiTKO7 15 Oct 1965Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
5Win4–1Antonio Fernandes de JesusPTS829 Aug 1965Camerino, Italy
4Win3–1Nedo StampiDQ3 23 Apr 1965Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
3Win2–1Salvatore ColellaTKO3 3 Apr 1965Genoa, Italy
2Win1–1Onorio PirasKO3 19 Feb 1965Roma, Italy
1Loss0–1Franco ColellaTKO5 11 Dec 1964PalaEUR, Roma, Italy