~ time: 1:05 | referee: Victor Avendano | judge: Arthur Mercante ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Benvenuti's manager throws in towel. Benvenuti was knocked down once in the 2nd and again in the 3rd. The towel was thrown in after he rose from the 2nd knockdown.
1971-03-17
Jose Roberto Chirino
18-4-4
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
L
MD
10
10
~ 46-47 | 46-47 | 46-46 ~
Benvenuti was knocked down twice.
1970-11-07
Carlos Monzon
67-3-9
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
L
TKO
12
15
~ referee: Rudolf Drust ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~ 1970 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
1970-09-12
Doyle Baird
30-3-1
Calcio Stadio, Bari, Puglia, Italy
W
TKO
10
10
~ time: 2:03 ~
Baird was knocked down once in the 9th and twice in the 10th.
1970-05-23
Tom Bethea
10-5-1
Umag, Croatia
W
KO
8
15
~ time: 2:43 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
1970-03-13
Tom Bethea
9-5-1
Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
L
TKO
8
10
~ referee: Billy Rainsbury ~
Benvenuti quits with a rib injury, he had been knocked down in the 7th round.
1969-11-22
Luis Manuel Rodriguez
96-7-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
11
15
~ time: 1:08 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Rodriguez knocked out with single left hook
1969-10-04
Fraser Scott
16-0-1
San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Campania, Italy
W
DQ
7
15
~ time: 1:40 | referee: Tony Gillardi ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Scott disqualified for what the Italian referee described as head-butting. Scott argued that he was simply fighting out of a crouch.
1969-05-26
Dick Tiger
58-18-3
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
L
UD
10
10
~ referee: Tony Perez 2-7 | judge: Al Berl 3-6 | judge: Joe Armstrong 4-6 ~
1968-12-14
Don Fullmer
47-13-3
Ariston Theatre, San Remo, Liguria, Italy
W
UD
15
15
~ referee: Piero Brambilla 72-69 | 73-68 | 71-65 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Benvenuti was knocked down in the 7th round.
1968-10-14
Doyle Baird>
22-2-0
Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio, United States
D
PTS
10
10
1968-09-17
Art Hernandez
35-10-2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
W
UD
10
10
1968-07-05
Jimmy Ramos
5-6-3
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
W
TKO
4
10
~ time: 0:30 ~
Ramos quit. He was knocked down twice in the bout.
1968-06-07
Yoshiaki Akasaka
19-12-1
Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
2
10
1968-03-04
Emile Griffith
54-8-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
W
UD
15
15
~ referee: Johnny LoBianco 8-6 | judge: Frank Forbes 8-6 | judge: Al Berl 7-7 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Griffith was knocked down in the 9th. Al Berl 7-7-1 (9-8, points for Nino based on extra point for knockdown)
1968-01-19
Charley Austin
31-20-4
Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1967-09-29
Emile Griffith
52-8-0
Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
L
MD
15
15
~ referee: Tom Walsh 7-7 | judge: Johnny Dran 5-9 | judge: Joe Eppy 5-9 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~
Benvenuti was knocked down in the 14th.
1967-04-17
Emile Griffith
52-7-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
W
UD
15
15
~ referee: Mark Conn 10-5 | judge: Leo Birnbaum 10-5 | judge: Al Berl 9-6 ~ ~ WBC middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World middleweight title ~ 1967 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
Benvenuti was knocked down in the 4th round, Griffith in the 2nd.
1967-03-03
Milo Calhoun
23-7-5
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1967-01-19
Manfred Graus
12-5-3
Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
KO
2
10
~ time: 2:40 ~
1966-12-23
Renato Moraes
21-8-2
Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
9
10
1966-12-02
Ferd Hernandez
26-6-4
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1966-10-21
Pascal Di Benedetto
21-0-1
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
11
15
~ EBU (European) middleweight title ~
1966-09-23
Harry Scott
24-17-4
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1966-06-25
Ki Soo Kim
22-0-2
Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
L
SD
15
15
~ referee: Nick Pope 68-74 | judge: Yong-Soo Chung 69-72 | judge: Antonio Galardio 72-68 ~ ~ WBC light middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World light middleweight title ~
1966-05-14
Jupp Elze
27-2-1
Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
W
TKO
14
15
~ time: 1:27 | referee: George Smith ~ ~ EBU (European) middleweight title ~
Elze was knocked down in the 1st and 14th rounds.
1966-03-11
Clarence James
12-5-1
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1966-02-04
Don Fullmer
37-11-3
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
12
12
~ referee: Piero Pica ~
Benvenuti needed 26 stitches to close wounds made by Fullmer's butting.
1965-12-17
Sandro Mazzinghi
41-2-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
UD
15
15
~ referee: Giacinto Aniello ~ ~ WBC light middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World light middleweight title ~
Mazzinghi was knocked down before the end of the 2nd round. The count was at eight, when the bell rang.
1965-11-15
James Shelton
23-15-3
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1965-11-05
Johnny Torres
18-24-6
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
W
DQ
7
10
1965-10-15
Luis Folledo
85-3-1
Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
6
15
~ referee: Ike Powell ~ ~ vacant EBU (European) middleweight title ~
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1965-08-15
Daniel Leullier
8-21-2
Senigallia, Marche, Italy
W
TKO
7
1965-06-18
Sandro Mazzinghi
40-1-0
San Siro, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
W
KO
6
15
~ time: 2:40 | referee: Salvatore Brambilla ~ ~ WBC light middleweight title ~ ~ WBA World light middleweight title ~
1965-04-30
Milo Calhoun
15-2-4
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1965-04-02
Garland (Rip) Randall
35-11-5
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
Randall was knocked down for an eight count in the 6th round.
1965-03-18
Dick Knight
19-11-2
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
KO
6
10
1965-02-26
Mick Leahy
46-17-7
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1965-02-12
Tommaso Truppi
26-4-2
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
TKO
5
12
~ Italian middleweight title ~
1965-01-22
Art Hernandez
21-1-1
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
TKO
3
10
~ time: 2:20 ~
A cut over Hernandez's left eye, forced the stoppage.
1964-12-19
Carlo Duran
26-3-5
Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1964-11-27
Aristeo Chavarin
10-8-2
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
4
1964-10-09
Abrao De Souza
18-2-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
DQ
7
1964-09-18
Denny Moyer
36-15-1
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1964-07-30
Fabio Bettini
20-8-5
San Remo, Liguria, Italy
W
PTS
12
12
~ Italian middleweight title ~
1964-05-28
Jimmy Beecham
40-28-3
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
TKO
2
10
Referee and ringside physician stopped the bout, feeling that Beecham had taken to much punishment.
1964-04-10
Sugar Boy Nando
55-26-5
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1964-03-18
Michel Diouf
43-23-5
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1964-02-28
Memo Ayon
11-3-1
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
5
10
~ time: 0:28 ~
1963-12-13
Ted Wright
45-11-7
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
"The fight"..was dominated by the tigerish Benvenuti, who won the bitter duel by a clear margin." (The Ring, March 1964, page 62)
1963-11-15
Luis Gutierrez
53-6-5
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
TKO
7
10
Benvenuti suffered his first professional knockdown in this bout. Ringside physicians stopped the bout after Gutierrez suffered an apparent broken jaw.
1963-11-07
Jackie Cailleau
9-8-0
Prato, Toscana, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1963-10-18
Gaspar Ortega
106-27-4
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1963-09-27
Victor Zalazar
31-11-2
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
TKO
2
1963-09-16
Wilhelm Niederau
4-0-0
Prato, Toscana, Italy
W
TKO
6
Niederau suffered an injured right hand in 4th
1963-08-31
Francesco Fiori
36-4-1
Priverno, Lazio, Italy
W
TKO
3
12
~ Italian middleweight title ~
Fiori's corner threw in the sponge.
1963-06-07
Tony Montano
33-11-2
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1963-05-23
Jimmy Beecham
40-23-3
Flaminio Stadium, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1963-04-24
Jean Ruellet
57-62-20
Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1963-04-05
Georges Estatoff
2-11-2
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
W
KO
6
10
1963-03-01
Tommaso Truppi
22-1-2
Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
11
12
~ vacant Italian middleweight title ~
1962-12-26
Giampaolo Melis
58-19-2
Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
KO
2
10
1962-11-30
Isaac Logart
62-18-9
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1962-10-18
Daniel Leullier
1-7-1
Padua, Veneto, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1962-09-28
Diego Infantes
45-8-2
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
8
8
1962-08-30
Geppino Gentiletti
27-7-2
Senigallia, Marche, Italy
W
KO
2
1962-08-02
Mahmout le Noir
3-9-1
Lignano, Emilia Romagna, Italy
W
PTS
8
8
1962-07-12
Gino Rossi
32-39-10
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1962-06-22
Heinz Freytag
14-3-2
Palazzo Dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
PTS
8
8
1962-06-02
Jean Ruellet
56-56-19
Amiscora Stadium, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
W
PTS
8
8
1962-05-01
Hector Constance
29-19-11
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
W
PTS
10
10
1962-04-13
Jim Hegerle
36-17-3
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
W
KO
4
1962-03-17
Gianni Lommi
4-5-1
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
W
KO
5
1962-03-08
Manfred Haas
30-2-2
Torino, Piemonte, Italy
W
PTS
8
8
1962-02-19
Jose Riquelme
0-1-0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
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