Salvatore Burruni
# Salvatore Burruni

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

## 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. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics he progressed to the second round when he lost to Vladimir Stolnikov.

## 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, on November 1965, WBA & WBC stripped him of the title following his refusal to meet themandatory challenger, Hiroyuki Ebihara.

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

| 109 fights | 99 wins | 9 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 33 | 2 |
| By decision | 66 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 109 | Win | 99–9–1 | Pierre Vetroff | KO | 9 (15) | Apr 9, 1969 | Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | Retained EBU bantamweight title |
| 108 | Win | 98–9–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Feb 4, 1969 | Taranto, Puglia, Italy | |
| 107 | Win | 97–9–1 | Gerard Macrez | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1968 | Oristano, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 106 | Win | 96–9–1 | Franco Zurlo | PTS | 15 | Jul 31, 1968 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Italy | Retained EBU bantamweight title |
| 105 | Win | 95–9–1 | Billy Brown | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1968 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 104 | Loss | 94–9–1 | Rubén Olivares | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 31, 1968 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 103 | Win | 94–8–1 | Manolin Alvarez | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1968 | Padua, Veneto, Italy | |
| 102 | Win | 93–8–1 | Mimoun Ben Ali | PTS | 15 | Jan 10, 1968 | Napoli, Campania, Italy | Won EBU bantamweight title |
| 101 | Win | 92–8–1 | Marc Van Domme | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1967 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 100 | Win | 91–8–1 | Felix Alonso | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 27, 1967 | San Antioco, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 99 | Win | 90–8–1 | Jose Arranz | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1967 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 98 | Win | 89–8–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1967 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 97 | Loss | 88–8–1 | Pierre Vetroff | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 24, 1967 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 96 | Win | 88–7–1 | Toni Lopez | PTS | 8 | Feb 11, 1967 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 95 | Win | 87–7–1 | Carl Taylor | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 23, 1966 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 94 | Win | 86–7–1 | Spider McNortey | PTS | 10 | Oct 27, 1966 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 93 | Win | 85–7–1 | Felix Alonso | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 25, 1966 | Viterbo, Lazio, Italy | |
| 92 | Win | 84–7–1 | Wellington Villela | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 1966 | Portoscuso, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 91 | Loss | 83–7–1 | Walter McGowan | PTS | 15 | Jun 14, 1966 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, U.K. | Lost The Ring flyweight title |
| 90 | Loss | 83–6–1 | Chartchai Chionoi | UD | 10 | Feb 8, 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 89 | Win | 83–5–1 | Ray Jutras | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 26, 1966 | Palasport, Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 88 | Win | 82–5–1 | Rocky Gattellari | KO | 13 (15) | Dec 2, 1965 | Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained The Ring flyweight title |
| 87 | Loss | 81–5–1 | Katsuyoshi Takayama | UD | 10 | Oct 7, 1965 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 86 | Loss | 81–4–1 | Horacio Accavallo | UD | 10 | Aug 7, 1965 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 85 | Win | 81–3–1 | Michel Lamora | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1965 | Rimini, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 84 | Win | 80–3–1 | Jerry Stokes | PTS | 10 | Jun 28, 1965 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 83 | Win | 79–3–1 | Demetrio Carbajal | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 11, 1965 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 82 | Win | 78–3–1 | Francisco Berdonce | TKO | 8 (10) | May 29, 1965 | Frosinone, Lazio, Italy | |
| 81 | Win | 77–3–1 | Pone Kingpetch | UD | 15 | Apr 23, 1965 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 80 | Win | 76–3–1 | Jo Horny | RTD | 5 (10) | Mar 18, 1965 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 79 | Win | 75–3–1 | Jose Robledo | PTS | 10 | Dec 26, 1964 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 78 | Win | 74–3–1 | Jose Robledo | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1964 | Treviso, Veneto, Italy | |
| 77 | Win | 73–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | RTD | 7 (10) | Nov 25, 1964 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 76 | Win | 72–3–1 | Francisco Berdonce | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1964 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1964 | Terracina, Lazio, Italy | |
| 74 | Win | 70–3–1 | Baby John | PTS | 10 | Sep 12, 1964 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 73 | Win | 69–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1964 | Rimini, Emilia Romagna, Italy | |
| 72 | Win | 68–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jul 19, 1964 | Falconara, Marche, Italy | |
| 71 | Win | 67–3–1 | Angel Chinea | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 4, 1964 | Ceccano, Lazio, Italy | |
| 70 | Win | 66–3–1 | Natalio Jimenez | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1964 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 69 | Win | 65–3–1 | Antonio Lazaro | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1964 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 68 | Win | 64–3–1 | Walter McGowan | PTS | 15 | Apr 24, 1964 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Lazio, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 67 | Win | 63–3–1 | Brian Cartwright | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1964 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 66 | Win | 62–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 24, 1964 | Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 65 | Win | 61–3–1 | Francisco Carreno | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1964 | Padua, Veneto, Italy | |
| 64 | Win | 60–3–1 | Alex O'Neill | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 23, 1963 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 63 | Win | 59–3–1 | Chilango Gomez | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 13, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 62 | Win | 58–3–1 | Koli Mustafa | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 15, 1963 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 61 | Win | 57–3–1 | Luis Rodriguez | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 19, 1963 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 60 | Win | 56–3–1 | Mick Hussey | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 8, 1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 59 | Win | 55–3–1 | Felix Alonso | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1963 | Canelli, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 58 | Win | 54–3–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 1, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 57 | Win | 53–3–1 | Jacques Jacob | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 18, 1963 | Piazza Columbo, San Remo, Liguria, Italy | |
| 56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Baby John | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 3, 1963 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 55 | Win | 51–3–1 | René Libeer | PTS | 15 | Jul 5, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 8, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Jean Leroux | TKO | 5 (10) | May 11, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 52 | Win | 48–3–1 | Jose Neves Martins | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 5, 1963 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 51 | Win | 47–3–1 | Luis Rodriguez | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 21, 1963 | Jesolo, Veneto, Italy | |
| 50 | Win | 46–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1963 | Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 49 | Win | 45–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1963 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 48 | Win | 44–3–1 | Carlos Zayas | PTS | 10 | Jan 11, 1963 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Manolin Alvarez | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 27, 1962 | Torino, Piemonte, Italy | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Pierre Rossi | PTS | 15 | Sep 14, 1962 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Ramon Casal | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1962 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Rafael Fernández Bernal | PTS | 10 | Jul 23, 1962 | Piscine municipale Felice Scandone, Napoli, Campania, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Mimoun Ben Ali | PTS | 15 | Jun 30, 1962 | Saint-Vincent, Valle d'Aosta, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Bernard Jubert | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1962 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Jean Claude Leroy | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1962 | Genoa, Liguria, Italy | |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Henri Schmid | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 7, 1962 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Christian Marchand | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1961 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Michel Lamora | PTS | 8 | Oct 27, 1961 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 37 | Win | 33–3–1 | Albert Younsi | KO | 7 (8) | Oct 21, 1961 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 36 | Win | 32–3–1 | Henri Schmid | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1961 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 35 | Win | 31–3–1 | Francisco Carreno | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1961 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 34 | Win | 30–3–1 | Lazaro ben Layachi | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 2, 1961 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 33 | Win | 29–3–1 | Derek Lloyd | TKO | 6 (15) | Aug 13, 1961 | San Remo, Liguria, Italy | Retained EBU flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 28–3–1 | Risto Luukkonen | PTS | 15 | Jun 29, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Won EBU flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | Jacques Jacob | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Kamara Diop | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Albert Younsi | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1961 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Salvatore Manca | PTS | 12 | Oct 30, 1960 | Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Edgar Basel | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1960 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Pancho Bhattachaji | PTS | 8 | Aug 6, 1960 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Angelo Rampin | PTS | 12 | Jul 10, 1960 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Henri Schmid | PTS | 10 | May 19, 1960 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–3–1 | Albert Younsi | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1960 | Teatro Nazionale, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 12 | Dec 23, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Jose Sauret | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 26, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Santos Seoane | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Horacio Accavallo | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1959 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Salvatore Manca | PTS | 12 | May 27, 1959 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | Retained Italy flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Francisco Osuna | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1959 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Valentino Campagni | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1959 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Giancarlo Montanari | PTS | 6 | Jan 31, 1959 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Horacio Accavallo | PTS | 8 | Oct 12, 1958 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 12 | Sep 27, 1958 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | Won vacant Italy flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Stefano Urbani | TKO | 8 (8) | Aug 27, 1958 | Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Salvatore Petrangeli | TKO | 6 (8) | Jul 5, 1958 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Pompeo Cicognani | PTS | 6 | Apr 27, 1958 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 8 | Mar 1, 1958 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–1–1 | Aristide Pozzali | PTS | 8 | Feb 15, 1958 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Elio De Witt | PTS | 6 | Dec 14, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Angelo Rampin | PTS | 6 | Oct 10, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 8 | Jul 20, 1957 | Alghero, Sardegna, Italy | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Giacomo Spano | PTS | 6 | Jun 26, 1957 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Salvatore Petrangeli | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1957 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luigi Sguaita | PTS | 6 | Apr 27, 1957 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Maurice Sevelle | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 3, 1957 | Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
