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| Salvatore Fanni | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Salvatore Fanni |
| Weight(s) | Light flyweight (108 lb) Flyweight (112 lb) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | (1964-07-10) July 10, 1964 Cagliari, Italy |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Salvatore Fanni (born July 10, 1964) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed in the flyweight division, as well as a brief stint at light flyweight. He held the European flyweight title from February 1991 to November 1992, and unsuccessfully challenged for the WBO world flyweight title twice, as well as the WBO light flyweight title once.
Contents
1 Professional boxing career
2 Professional boxing record
3 Personal life
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Professional boxing career
Fanni made his professional debut on April 10, 1988, beating Tunisian fighter Mohamed ben Ali Saidi in Iglesias.[1] After winning his first 16 fights, he received a shot at the vacant European flyweight title on August 3, 1990, facing Scottish fighter (and future world champion) Pat Clinton in Cagliari. Clinton defeated the Italian by majority decision in what he later called the best performance of his career, saying he was "at the top of [his] game" at the time.[2]
Less than seven months later, he fought Joe Kelly for the same title (again in Cagliari), stopping him inside a minute in the second round, thus becoming the first Italian to hold the European flyweight belt since Franco Cherchi six years earlier. He successfully defended his title in his next four fights, against Danny Porter, James Drummond, Porter and Michele Poddighe, respectfully.[1] Fanni finally lost his belt on November 14, 1992, when Welsh fighter Robbie Regan defeated him by unanimous decision in Cardiff. Regan, a future WBO bantamweight champion himself, called Fanni "one of the best [he ever] fought but... also a true sportsman."[3]
Between 1993 and 1995, Fanni unsuccessfully challenged compatriot Luigi Camputaro for the European flyweight belt on three separate occasions, losing twice and achieving a draw.[1] On May 31, 1996, in what was only his second fight outside of Italy, Fanni challenged Danish fighter Jesper Jensen for the vacant European flyweight belt in Copenhagen. He lost the bout by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Jensen later ranked his victory over Fanni as one of his greatest achievements.[4] Three months later, Fanni defeated Michele Poddighe, winning the vacant Italian flyweight title, although he never defended it.[1]
By the end of 1996, Fanni had compiled a respectable record of 30-5-2. He finally received his first (of three) world title shots on July 19, 1997, when he matched up against Carlos Gabriel Salazar for his WBO flyweight title in the Italian hamlet of Porto Rotondo. He lost to the Argentine by unanimous decision. His next shot came just over a year later, when he faced Mexican fighter Rubén Sánchez León for the same title in Cagliari. He came away empty-handed though, as he lost to Sánchez León in the same fashion: 12-round UD.
His final world title fight came on April 17, 1999, when he moved down a weight class to challenge 20-year-old Mexican starlet Jorge Arce for his WBO light flyweight belt in Sassari.[5] Arce defeated Fanni by TKO in the sixth round; it was the first and only time Fanni was ever stopped in his career.[1] He received one last shot at the European flyweight title on December 3, 1999, losing to Russian fighter Alexander Makhmutov in Milan. He retired after the bout.
Fanni made his return to the ring more than three years later. He faced Mercurio Ciaramitaro in Aversa on May 31, 2003, two months before his 40th birthday, when his boxing license would be rescinded.[6] In what turned out to be his final fight, Fanni defeated Ciaramitaro by DQ in the fourth round. He finished with a record of 33-9-2.
Professional boxing record
33 Wins (17 knockouts, 16 decisions), 9 Losses (1 knockouts, 8 decisions), 2 Draws[7] | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 33–9–2 |  Mercurio Ciaramitaro | DQ | 4 (6) | 2003-05-31 | Aversa | |
| Loss | 32–9–2 |  Alexander Makhmutov | PTS | 12 | 1999-12-03 | Milan | For EBU flyweight title. |
| Loss | 32–8–2 |  Jorge Arce | TKO | 6 (12), 1:17 | 1999-04-17 | Palazetto dello Sport, Sassari | For WBO light flyweight title. |
| Loss | 32–7–2 | Rubén Sánchez León | UD | 12 | 1998-08-02 | Cagliari | For WBO flyweight title. |
| Win | 32–6–2 |  Bela Sandor | PTS | 6 | 1998-08-02 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 31–6–2 |  Gheorghe Ghiompirica | PTS | 8 | 1997-12-20 | Sarroch | |
| Loss | 30–6–2 |  Carlos Gabriel Salazar | UD | 12 | 1997-07-19 | Anfiteatro, Porto Rotondo | For WBO flyweight title. |
| Win | 30–5–2 |  Gabriel Pedro Silva Guerra | TKO | 5 | 1996-10-12 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 29–5–2 | Michele Poddighe | UD | 12 | 1996-08-22 | Aulla | For vacant Italy flyweight title. |
| Loss | 28–5–2 |  Jesper Jensen | UD | 12 | 1996-05-31 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | For vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 28–4–2 | Michele Poddighe | PTS | 8 | 1996-03-16 | Decimomannu | |
| Win | 27–4–2 | Michele Poddighe | PTS | 8 | 1995-12-28 | Quartu Sant'Elena | |
| Loss | 26–4–2 | Luigi Camputaro | PTS | 12 | 1995-09-15 | Gioia Sannitica | For vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Draw | 26–3–2 | Luigi Camputaro | PTS | 12 | 1995-06-10 | Guspini | For vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 26–3–1 |  Julian Gomez | TKO | 5 (6) | 1995-04-21 | Quartu Sant'Elena | |
| Win | 25–3–1 | Jose Ramon Soto | TKO | 5 (8) | 1994-08-31 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 24–3–1 | Silverio Porras | TKO | 2 | 1993-12-19 | Quartu Sant'Elena | |
| Loss | 23–3–1 | Luigi Camputaro | PTS | 12 | 1993-09-22 | Oristano | For vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Loss | 23–2–1 |  Robbie Regan | UD | 12 | 1992-11-14 | National Ice Rink, Cardiff | Lost EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 23–1–1 | Mario Alberto Cruz Alfaro | TKO | 6 | 1992-09-19 | Montecatini Terme | |
| Win | 22–1–1 | Juan Pablo Salazar | PTS | 8 | 1992-07-22 | Palazzo dello Sport, Capo d'Orlando | |
| Win | 21–1–1 | Michele Poddighe | PTS | 12 | 1992-04-30 | Cagliari | Defending EBU flyweight title. |
| Draw | 20–1–1 | Danny Porter | PTS | 12 | 1992-02-12 | Sarno | Defending EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 20–1 | James Drummond | UD | 12 | 1991-11-15 | Omegna | Defending EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 19–1 | Danny Porter | TKO | 9 (12) | 1991-06-12 | Sorso | Defending EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 18–1 | Joe Kelly | TKO | 2 (12), 0:47 | 1991-02-23 | Cagliari | Won vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 17–1 | Roberto Ledesma | PTS | 8 | 1990-11-16 | Tortolì | |
| Loss | 16–1 | Pat Clinton | MD | 12 | 1990-08-03 | Cagliari | For vacant EBU flyweight title. |
| Win | 16–0 | Roberto Ledesma | DQ | 12 | 1990-06-02 | Salice Terme | |
| Win | 15–0 | Oscar Dante Reynoso | PTS | 8 | 1990-03-30 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 14–0 |  John Vasquez | PTS | 8 | 1990-01-29 | Milan | |
| Win | 13–0 |  Carmelo Fernandez | KO | 3 | 1989-11-06 | Rozzano | |
| Win | 12–0 |  Julio Osorio | PTS | 6 | 1989-08-05 | Porto Columbu | |
| Win | 11–0 | Gordon Shaw | PTS | 6 | 1989-07-15 | Vigevano | |
| Win | 10–0 | Alberto Cantu | KO | 4 | 1989-04-14 | Milan | |
| Win | 9–0 | Jaime Olvera | KO | 2 | 1989-03-16 | Milan | |
| Win | 8–0 | Juan Camero | TKO | 2 | 1989-02-11 | Guspini | |
| Win | 7–0 |  Fethi Touati | TKO | 5 | 1988-12-03 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 6–0 | Fethi Touati | PTS | 6 | 1988-11-22 | Milan | |
| Win | 5–0 | Tony Smith | KO | 1 (6) | 1988-10-29 | Palatrussardi, Milan | |
| Win | 4–0 | David Afan Jones | TKO | 3 (8) | 1988-10-06 | Milan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jose Juarez | KO | 2 | 1988-07-23 | Carloforte | |
| Win | 2–0 |  Cecilio Ramirez | TKO | 1 | 1988-06-04 | Cagliari | |
| Win | 1–0 | Mohamed ben Ali Saidi | KO | 5 | 1988-04-10 | Iglesias | Professional boxing debut. |
Personal life
Hailing from Cagliari, Fanni is the twelfth among thirteen siblings. His father was a fisherman while his mother stayed at home.[8]
After retiring for good in 2003, he settled in the Is Mirrionis district of Cagliari with his wife and three kids, and has spent most of his time volunteering.[8]
See also
- List of European Boxing Union flyweight champions
References
^ abcde Giallara, Giuseppe (26 April 2003). "Fanni al rientro: «Un anno e smetto»" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 25 April 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Clinton rolls with past punches". The Scotsman. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ Jones, Michael J. (20 November 2013). "Robbie Regan on dramatic career "I should have been setting myself up for life not retiring"". livefight.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ "Jesper D. Jensen: Ceylan must prove he has the heart of a Champion". Boxing News 24. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ Giallara, Giuseppe (24 March 1999). "Fanni-Arce mondiale a Sassari" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ Giallara, Giuseppe (4 August 2003). "La mia vita di pugni e speranze" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Salvatore Fanni Professional boxing record". BoxRec. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
^ ab Girau, Mario (27 November 2006). "Dal ring della boxe a quello della vita" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
External links
Professional boxing record for Salvatore Fanni from BoxRec
Profile on iscali.it (in Italian)
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Pat Clinton | EBU Flyweight Champion February 23, 1991 – November 14, 1992 | Succeeded by Robbie Regan | ||
