| Carmelo Bossi | |
| Realname: | Carmelo Bossi |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 51 |
| Wins: | 40 |
| Ko: | 10 |
| Losses: | 8 |
| Draws: | 3 |
Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed super welterweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws.[1]
Bossi won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. In early 1961 he turned professional and fought through 1971. In 1965 Bossi won the national and in 1967 the European welterweight title. After defending the European title twice he lost it on 14 August 1968 to Fighting Mack. In 1967 he twice fought Willie Ludick for the world welterweight title (South African Version), but lost on both occasions.[2] In July 1970 he took the Lineal, WBC and WBA super welterweight titles by defeating Freddie Little,[3] but lost them to Koichi Wajima in October 1971 in his last bout.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Loss | 40–8–3 | Koichi Wajima | SD | 15 | Oct 31, 1971 | ||
| 50 | Draw | 40–7–3 | José Hernandez | MD | 15 | Apr 29, 1971 | ||
| 49 | Loss | 40–7–2 | Pierre Fourie | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1970 | ||
| 48 | Win | 40–6–2 | Aldo Battistutta | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 14, 1970 | ||
| 47 | Win | 39–6–2 | Freddie Little | UD | 15 | Jul 9, 1970 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 38–6–2 | Johann Orsolics | PTS | 15 | Apr 9, 1970 | ||
| 45 | Win | 38–5–2 | Guy Vercoutter | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1970 | ||
| 44 | Loss | 37–5–2 | Freddie Little | TD | 3 (10), | Oct 31, 1969 | ||
| 43 | Win | 37–4–2 | John Tiger | PTS | 8 | Jul 11, 1969 | ||
| 42 | Win | 36–4–2 | Fighting Mack | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1969 | ||
| 41 | Win | 35–4–2 | Ferdinand Ahumibe | PTS | 8 | May 9, 1969 | ||
| 40 | Win | 34–4–2 | Klaus Klein | PTS | 8 | Apr 3, 1969 | ||
| 39 | Loss | 33–4–2 | Fighting Mack | KO | 10 (15) | Aug 14, 1968 | ||
| 38 | Win | 33–3–2 | Abderamane Faradji | PTS | 8 | May 26, 1968 | ||
| 37 | Win | 32–3–2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 3, 1968 | ||
| 36 | Win | 31–3–2 | Lennox Beckles | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1968 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 30–3–2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Nov 25, 1967 | ||
| 34 | Loss | 30–2–2 | Willie Ludick | PTS | 15 | Oct 7, 1967 | ||
| 33 | Win | 30–1–2 | Johnny Cooke | TKO | 12 (15) | Aug 16, 1967 | ||
| 32 | Win | 29–1–2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 14, 1967 | ||
| 31 | Win | 28–1–2 | Jean Josselin | PTS | 15 | May 17, 1967 | ||
| 30 | Win | 27–1–2 | Assane Fakyh | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1967 | ||
| 29 | Win | 26–1–2 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Jan 8, 1967 | ||
| 28 | Draw | 25–1–2 | Teddy Meho | PTS | 8 | Nov 24, 1966 | ||
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Eduardo Batista | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 14, 1966 | ||
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | James Shelton | PTS | 8 | Aug 18, 1966 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 23–1–1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1966 | ||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Mario Landolfi | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 11, 1966 | ||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Domenico Tiberia | PTS | 12 | Oct 5, 1965 | ||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Alfredo Parmeggiani | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1965 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Luciano Piazza | PTS | 8 | Feb 27, 1965 | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Andrés Navarro | PTS | 8 | Feb 4, 1965 | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Fred Galiana | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 26, 1964 | ||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Giuliano Nervino | PTS | 8 | Nov 12, 1964 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1964 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Julio Rocha | PTS | 8 | Apr 30, 1964 | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Armstrong Janny | PTS | 8 | Feb 28, 1964 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Vicente Ferrando | PTS | 8 | Feb 7, 1964 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Alberto Alsinet | KO | 2 (8) | Dec 26, 1963 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Jaconias Amorim | PTS | 8 | Dec 5, 1963 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Mirko Rossi | TKO | 6 (8), | Nov 22, 1963 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Vicente Mokhtar | PTS | 8 | Nov 4, 1963 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Johnny Angel | TKO | 5 (8) | Sep 13, 1963 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Michel Francois | PTS | 6 | May 24, 1963 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Bruno Pomaro | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 19, 1963 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Carlo Sala | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 27, 1962 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Marcello Verziera | PTS | 6 | May 4, 1962 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Germano Cavalieri | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1961 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dante Madella | PTS | 6 | Mar 31, 1961 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jean Marchandeau | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1961 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Isidoro Princic | DQ | 2 (4), | Mar 4, 1961 | ||