Rocky Mattioli
Born
Rocco Mattioli

(1953-09-20) 20 September 1953 (age 70)
Ripa Teatina, Abruzzo, Italy
NationalityAustralian
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights73
Wins64
Wins by KO51
Losses7
Draws2

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.[1]

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.[2] 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
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "GLORY DAYS: Our Rocky the real world champion". Latrobe Valley Express. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Australian boxing: How do you compare fighters and eras?". The Roar. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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Sporting positions World boxing titles Preceded byEckhard Dagge WBC super welterweight champion August 6, 1977 – March 4, 1979 Succeeded byMaurice Hope
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