Name Rocky Mattioli Division Light middleweight Martial art Boxing | Height 1.69 m Role Boxer | |
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Rocky Mattioli v Angel Jose Ortiz 18 June 1977 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Rocky Mattioli (born Rocco Mattioli, 20 September 1953) an Italian-Australian former boxer at junior middleweight, and former world champion.
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- Rocky Mattioli v Angel Jose Ortiz 18 June 1977 Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Italy
- Allenamento boxe junior con il maestro rocky mattioli opi gym boxign club milano
- Career
- References
Rocky was the 2004 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns catergory.
Allenamento boxe junior con il maestro rocky mattioli opi gym boxign club milano
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. lived in morwell victoria.
He turned professional in 1970 and Started training with Italian trainer Arnold Rossi in 1977 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.