Rocky Mattioli
# Rocky Mattioli

Rocky Mattioli (born Rocco Mattioli, 20 September 1953) an Italian-born Australian former boxer at junior middleweight, and former world champion.

Rocky was the 2004 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category.

## Career

Mattioli was born in Ripa Teatina, near Chieti, in Abruzzo in central Italy. He emigrated to Australia with his family at the age of six and lived in Morwell, Victoria.

He turned professional in 1970 and started training with Italian trainer Arnold Rossi. In 1977, he captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title with a KO over Eckhard Dagge. He defended the title twice before losing it to Maurice Hope in 1979 by TKO. In 1980, he had a rematch with Hope, but again was TKO'd, in the 11th round. He retired in 1982, settling in Milan.

## Professional boxing record

| 73 fights | 64 wins | 7 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 51 | 4 |
| By decision | 13 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 73 | Win | 64–7–2 | Pedro Guerrero | KO | 6 | 19/08/1982 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 63–7–2 | Teo Dominguez | TKO | 3 | 09/03/1982 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 62–7–2 | Abraham Lara | KO | 2 | 18/02/1982 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 61–7–2 | Rudy Barro | TKO | 2 | 09/02/1982 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 69 | Loss | 60–7–2 | Clement Tshinza | TKO | 9 | 11/06/1981 | Milan, Italy | |
| 68 | Win | 60–6–2 | Steve Hopkin | TKO | 9 | 29/04/1981 | Gatteo, Italy | |
| 67 | Loss | 59–6–2 | Maurice Hope | TKO | 11 | 12/07/1980 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, U.K. | For WBC light middleweight title |
| 66 | Win | 59–5–2 | Rafael Rodriguez | KO | 8 | 30/05/1980 | Rome, Italy | |
| 65 | Win | 58–5–2 | Jamie Thomas | KO | 2 | 02/05/1980 | Rome, Italy | |
| 64 | Win | 57–5–2 | Jesse Carter | KO | 1 | 21/03/1980 | Bologna, Italy | |
| 63 | Win | 56–5–2 | Pat Murphy | KO | 2 | 14/12/1979 | Milan, Italy | |
| 62 | Win | 55–5–2 | Roy Johnson | KO | 4 | 23/11/1979 | Pordenone, Italy | |
| 61 | Win | 54–5–2 | Leon McCallum | TKO | 5 | 12/10/1979 | Rome, Italy | |
| 60 | Loss | 53–5–2 | Maurice Hope | TKO | 9 | 04/03/1979 | Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy | Lost WBC light middleweight title |
| 59 | Win | 53–4–2 | Freddie Boynton | TKO | 7 | 29/09/1978 | Milan, Italy | |
| 58 | Win | 52–4–2 | José Durán | KO | 5 | 14/05/1978 | Stadio Adriatico, Pescara, Italy | Retained WBC light middleweight title |
| 57 | Win | 51–4–2 | Elisha Obed | KO | 7 | 11/03/1978 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Retained WBC light middleweight title |
| 56 | Win | 50–4–2 | Jose Rodriguez | UD | 10 | 21/01/1978 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 49–4–2 | Larry Paul | PTS | 10 | 02/12/1977 | Milan, Italy | |
| 54 | Win | 48–4–2 | Eckhard Dagge | KO | 5 | 06/08/1977 | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany | Won WBC light middleweight title |
| 53 | Win | 47–4–2 | Angel Jose Ortiz | KO | 3 | 18/06/1977 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | |
| 52 | Win | 46–4–2 | Arnoldo Olivares | TKO | 5 | 27/02/1977 | Bellaria, Italy | |
| 51 | Win | 45–4–2 | Trevor Francis | TKO | 6 | 28/01/1977 | Faenza, Italy | |
| 50 | Win | 44–4–2 | Alfonso Hayman | KO | 10 | 03/12/1976 | Milan, Italy | |
| 49 | Win | 43–4–2 | Ralph Palladin | TKO | 7 | 22/10/1976 | Bologna, Italy | |
| 48 | Win | 42–4–2 | Pablo Rodriguez | TKO | 2 | 01/10/1976 | Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
| 47 | Win | 41–4–2 | Chucho Garcia | TKO | 6 | 21/05/1976 | Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
| 46 | Draw | 40–4–2 | Bruno Arcari | PTS | 10 | 03/04/1976 | Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy | 97-96, 96-96, 97-97. |
| 45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Cubby Jackson | UD | 10 | 06/02/1976 | Milan, Italy | 100-94, 100-94, 99-92. |
| 44 | Win | 39–4–1 | Domenico Di Jorio | TKO | 6 | 28/11/1975 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
| 43 | Win | 38–4–1 | Jørgen Hansen | TKO | 7 | 24/10/1975 | Milan, Italy | |
| 42 | Loss | 37–4–1 | Harold Weston | PTS | 10 | 19/09/1975 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Fernand Marcotte | TKO | 9 | 22/08/1975 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the ninth round. |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Mimoun Mohatar | UD | 10 | 06/06/1975 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Chris Fernandez | KO | 4 | 09/05/1975 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Billy Backus | KO | 5 | 11/04/1975 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 37 | Loss | 33–3–1 | Ali Afakasi | TKO | 12 | 14/02/1975 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | Australasian Welterweight Title. |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Ray Chavez Guerrero | PTS | 10 | 18/10/1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Eddie Perkins | UD | 10 | 16/08/1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | 48-45, 49-45, 50-44. |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Dommy Cotacte | TKO | 4 | 26/07/1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Dave Oropeza | TKO | 6 | 25/06/1974 | Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Jacques van Mellaerts | TKO | 9 | 11/05/1974 | Une Grande Soiree Stadium, Noumea, New Caledonia | Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the ninth round. |
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Jose Luis Baltazar | PTS | 10 | 25/04/1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Dennis Enright | KO | 3 | 22/03/1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Billy O'Donnell | TKO | 3 | 13/03/1974 | Iceland Arena, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Trevor Francis | TKO | 8 | 24/08/1973 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Pongi Lee | PTS | 15 | 12/07/1973 | San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia | Australasian Welterweight Title. |
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Jeff White | KO | 12 | 17/05/1973 | San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia | Australian Welterweight Title. |
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Eric King | KO | 2 | 26/04/1973 | San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Ted Gray | KO | 4 | 19/04/1973 | Blacktown RSL Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Kolaia Bauli | TKO | 6 | 17/12/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Paul Moore | SD | 10 | 25/11/1971 | Brunswick Metropolitan Cinema, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 21 | Loss | 18–2–1 | Paul Moore | SD | 10 | 23/09/1971 | Brunswick Cinema International, Melbourne, Australia | 47-48, 48-43, 46-47. |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Steve Hallcroft | TKO | 6 | 30/08/1971 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Tiger Peni | KO | 5 | 26/07/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Sila Nomura | PTS | 8 | 28/06/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Steve Ayerst | PTS | 8 | 07/06/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 16 | Draw | 14–1–1 | Bill Fatu | PTS | 8 | 10/05/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Doug Green | TKO | 3 | 19/04/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Red Durange | TKO | 4 | 05/04/1971 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Bevan Minnett | TKO | 4 | 30/11/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | George Kencheff | TKO | 5 | 09/11/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Alby Roberts | TKO | 5 | 19/10/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Johnny Todd | TKO | 2 | 05/10/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Ray Cannon | TKO | 3 | 03/08/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Billy Murphy Jr. | PTS | 6 | 06/07/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Billy Stewart | KO | 4 | 29/05/1970 | Morwell, Australia | |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Ricky Day | PTS | 6 | 04/05/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bernie Martin | TKO | 6 | 23/04/1970 | Karma Hall, Morwell, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tom Roberts | TKO | 4 | 02/04/1970 | South Sydney Rugby League Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bernie Martin | KO | 4 | 23/03/1970 | Morwell, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Glenn Grinsted | PTS | 4 | 16/03/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Tony Salta | KO | 2 | 09/03/1970 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
