Name Massimiliano Duran Role Professional Boxer | Martial art Boxing Division Cruiserweight | |
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Massimiliano Duran (born November 3, 1963 in Ferrara, Italy) is a former Italian professional boxer who held the Cruiser WBC title and the European championship between 1990 and 1991. He is also known for being the only fighter in boxing history to earn a shot at, win, and defend a world title with three consecutive disqualification wins.
Career
Duran was born in Ferrara. His father was the Argentine-Italian boxer Juan Carlos Duran. Duran turned pro in 1986 when he defeated Momo Cupelic. The win earned him the nickname "Momo". Duran's first defeat came by the hand of Ndomingiedi Lusikina. This would be the beginning of a long-standing rivalry, that will result in the two boxers fighting five times. In 1990 Duran won the WBC Cruiserweight Title by defeating Carlos De León, when De León was disqualified for hitting after the bell to end the 11th round. Duran was leading on the cards.
His first defence was against Anaclet Wamba. Duran won by DQ after Wamba had been penalized a total of five points but lost the rematch the following year by TKO and the rubber match again by KO.
In 1993 he beat Derek Angol by KO for the vacant European crown but lost the title by stoppage to Carl Thompson. Duran suffered permanet damages to his left eye in a match with Alexey Ilyin and retired shorty after.
Following his retirement, Duran worked as a boxing trainer.