Giuseppe Lauri

Giuseppe Lauri (born 28 May 1976) is an Italian professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for more than two decades, he held the European Union super-lightweight title from 2007 to 2010, and has challenged four times for the European super-lightweight title.

Giuseppe Lauri
Statistics
Nickname(s)The End
Weight(s)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
NationalityItalian
Born (1976-05-28) 28 May 1976
Tradate, Varese,
Lombardy, Italy
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights77
Wins56
Wins by KO34
Losses21

Professional career

Lauri made his professional debut on 20 December 1997, scoring a first-round stoppage over Frederic Rafhey, who also debuted. Fighting mainly in Switzerland and Italy throughout the next decade, Lauri also travelled to the UK in losing efforts against future world champions Ricky Hatton and Junior Witter.[1] On 22 September 2006, Lauri fought for his first major regional championship—the vacant European super-lightweight title—but lost a unanimous decision to Ted Bami. In a rematch with Bami on 30 March 2007, with the same title on the line, Lauri lost again via unanimous decision.[2]

Lauri became the European Union super-lightweight champion on 21 September 2007, stopping Michele di Rocco in seven rounds. They, too, would have a rematch many years later on 14 April 2012. In this fight, which had the now-vacant European Union super-lightweight title on the line, di Rocco stopped Lauri in the first round.[3] During his reign as European Union champion, Lauri would score wins over contenders Peter McDonagh, Ville Piispanen and Juho Tolppola. The fight against Tolppola, on 30 May 2009, ended in a highly controversial manner when Tolppola was first disqualified after ten rounds due to repeated fouls, after which his father stormed the ring and punched the referee.[4]

Further unsuccessful challenges for the European super-lightweight title came against Paul McCloskey on 11 June 2010[5] and Denis Shafikov on 23 September 2011,[6] both via stoppage. Beginning from the rematch with di Rocco, Lauri would suffer a seven-fight losing streak which was finally ended on 24 May 2014, with a second-round stoppage win over Lajos Bimbo.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
76 fights 55 wins 21 losses
By knockout 33 9
By decision 20 12
By disqualification 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
77 Loss 56–21 Zdravko Popov UD 6 27 Oct 2018 Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
76 Loss 56–20 Mohammed Rabii TKO 3 (8), 1:45 24 Mar 2018 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
75 Win 56–19 Denny Lehmann TKO 6 (10), 1:25 4 Mar 2017 Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany Won vacant GBC Intercontinental middleweight title
74 Loss 55–19 Sasha Yengoyan UD 8 14 Oct 2016 Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium
73 Loss 55–18 Sebastien Bouchard TKO 2 (6), 0:39 28 Nov 2015 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
72 Loss 55–17 Predrag Radosevic UD 12 17 May 2015 Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, Montenegro For vacant WBO European light-middleweight title
71 Win 55–16 Rico Schultz KO 7 (12), 2:59 3 Oct 2014 Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany Won GBC light-middleweight title
70 Win 54–16 Lajos Bimbo TKO 2 (6) 24 May 2014 Sándor Petőfi Grade School, Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
69 Loss 53–16 Steve Claggett UD 8 9 Nov 2013 Cowboys Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
68 Loss 53–15 Kevin Bizier UD 6 28 Sep 2013 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
67 Loss 53–14 Mian Hussain UD 6 6 Sep 2013 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
66 Loss 53–13 Samuel Vargas UD 8 21 Jun 2013 Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
65 Loss 53–12 Selçuk Aydın UD 10 22 Mar 2013 Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany For vacant PABA interim light-welterweight title
64 Loss 53–11 Ahmad Cheikho UD 8 16 Feb 2013 Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
63 Loss 53–10 Michele di Rocco TKO 1 (12) 14 Apr 2012 PalaSport, Vicenza, Italy For vacant European Union light-welterweight title
62 Win 53–9 Zsolt Hamza PTS 4 14 Jan 2012 Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary
61 Loss 52–9 Levan Ghvamichava TKO 2 (8), 2:40 28 Oct 2011 Sports Centre, Wishaw, Scotland
60 Loss 52–8 Denis Shafikov RTD 8 (12), 3:00 23 Sep 2011 Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland For vacant European light-welterweight title
59 Win 52–7 Laszlo Komjathi PTS 6 8 Jul 2011 Castello Maniace, Syracuse, Italy
58 Win 51–7 Gabor Nagy TKO 1 (4) 18 Feb 2011 AREV Sporthall, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
57 Loss 50–7 Paul McCloskey KO 11 (12), 0:45 11 Jun 2010 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland For European light-welterweight title
56 Win 50–6 Ferenc Szabo KO 1 (6) 23 Apr 2010 Palazzetto dello Sport, Malnate, Italy
55 Win 49–6 János Petrovics PTS 6 18 Dec 2009 York Hall, London, England
54 Win 48–6 Juho Tolppola DQ 10 (12), 2:10 30 May 2009 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Retained European Union light-welterweight title;
Tolppola disqualified for repeated fouls
53 Win 47–6 Ville Piispanen TKO 6 (12) 19 Dec 2008 PalaLido, Milan, Italy Retained European Union light-welterweight title
52 Win 46–6 Rastislav Kovac TKO 4 (6) 16 May 2008 PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy
51 Win 45–6 Peter McDonagh TKO 6 (12), 2:12 29 Feb 2008 PalaLido, Milan, Italy Retained European Union light-welterweight title
50 Win 44–6 Laszlo Komjathi PTS 6 16 Nov 2007 Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy
49 Win 43–6 Michele di Rocco TKO 7 (12) 21 Sep 2007 PalaBastia, Livorno, Italy Won European Union and vacant WBC International light-welterweight titles
48 Loss 42–6 Ted Bami UD 12 30 Mar 2007 K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England For European light-welterweight title
47 Win 42–5 Miro Dicky UD 6 9 Jan 2007 Palazzetto dello Sport, Bergamo, Italy
46 Loss 41–5 Ted Bami UD 12 22 Sep 2006 York Hall, London, England For vacant European light-welterweight title
45 Win 41–4 Wladimir Borov PTS 6 27 Jul 2006 Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
44 Win 40–4 Brahim Bariz PTS 8 11 Oct 2005 Palasport Sergio Rizzi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy
43 Win 39–4 Laszlo Komjathi TKO 10 (12) 25 Jun 2005 Pista La Resega, Lugano, Switzerland Retained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
42 Win 38–4 Laszlo Komjathi TKO 3 (12) 19 Feb 2005 Palamonti Clivio, Italy Retained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
41 Win 37–4 Joseph Sarkodie TKO 3 (6) 8 Dec 2004 Venegono Superiore, Italy
40 Win 36–4 Farid El Houari TKO 9 (12) 2 Jul 2004 Caivano, Italy Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
39 Win 35–4 Massimo Bertozzi TKO 9 (10) 14 May 2004 Latina, Italy Won vacant Italy light-welterweight title
38 Win 34–4 Hoang Sang Nguyen PTS 6 17 Apr 2004 Cocquio-Trevisago, Italy
37 Win 33–4 Antonio Postigo PTS 6 23 Dec 2003 Varese, Italy
36 Win 32–4 Ruben Silva Diaz TKO 3 (10) 12 Dec 2003 Campobello di Mazara, Italy
35 Win 31–4 Vasile Surcica PTS 6 26 Sep 2003 Frosinone, Italy
34 Loss 30–4 Levan Kirakosyan TKO 3 (6) 5 Apr 2003 Varese, Italy
33 Win 30–3 Alan Sebire TKO 2 (6), 1:45 7 Mar 2003 Varese, Italy
32 Loss 29–3 Junior Witter TKO 2 (12), 1:21 23 Nov 2002 Storm Arena, Derby, England
31 Win 29–2 Vasile Herteg TKO 8 (12) 14 Jun 2002 Varese, Italy Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
30 Win 28–2 Michel Raynaud PTS 6 10 May 2002 Sacile, Italy
29 Win 27–2 Karim Chelloul TKO 4 (6) 8 Mar 2002 Bergamo, Italy
28 Win 27–2 Massimo Bertozzi PTS 10 23 Dec 2001 Venegono, Italy Retained Italy light-welterweight title
27 Win 25–2 Franco Palmiero TKO 8 (10) 14 Sep 2001 Patti, Italy Won vacant Italy light-welterweight title
26 Win 24–2 Alvaro Moreno Gamboa DQ 3 (8) 17 Aug 2001 Toscolano-Maderno, Italy
25 Win 23–2 Ahmed Merichiche TKO 3 (6) 20 Apr 2001 Vigevano, Italy
24 Win 22–2 Julio Cesar Meran UD 6 2 Mar 2001 Bizzozero, Italy
23 Win 21–2 Joel Toinette PTS 6 23 Dec 2000 Venegono Superiore, Italy
22 Win 20–2 Frédéric Tripp PTS 6 8 Dec 2000 San Donà di Piave, Italy
21 Loss 19–2 Ricky Hatton TKO 5 (12), 1:57 23 Sep 2000 York Hall, London, England Lost WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title;
For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
20 Win 19–1 Francesco Cioffi PTS 6 28 Jul 2000 Rovigo, Italy
19 Win 18–1 Giani Gogol KO 1 (6) 5 Jul 2000 Varese, Italy
18 Win 17–1 Aziz Makloufi PTS 8 31 Mar 2000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
17 Win 16–1 Sammy Sparkman TKO 3 (12) 17 Mar 2000 Mendrisio, Switzerland Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
16 Win 15–1 Jozef Kubovsky TKO 5 (6) 12 Feb 2000 Ascona, Switzerland
15 Win 14–1 Andriy Syniepupov PTS 10 26 Nov 1999 Ascona, Switzerland Won WBF (Foundation) Intercontinental welterweight title
14 Loss 13–1 Allan Vester SD 12 1 Oct 1999 Mendrisio, Switzerland For IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Ruslan Konstandi UD 8 24 Jul 1999 Ascona, Switzerland
12 Win 12–0 Joao Andrade Queijas KO 2 (6) 5 Jun 1999 Mendrisio, Switzerland
11 Win 11–0 Viktor Plotnykov TKO 5 (6) 21 May 1999 Circus, Kiev, Ukraine
10 Win 10–0 Ferenc Szakállas KO 1 (6) 24 Apr 1999 Ascona, Switzerland
9 Win 9–0 Jean-Paul Moulun TKO 1 20 Feb 1999 Mendrisio, Switzerland
8 Win 8–0 Vyacheslav Barinov TKO 6 (8) 27 Dec 1998 Ascona, Switzerland
7 Win 7–0 Hamit Riahi TKO 5 (6) 14 Nov 1998 Mendrisio, Switzerland
6 Win 6–0 Rimvydas Bilius TKO 5 (6) 17 Oct 1998 Lugano, Switzerland
5 Win 5–0 Radoslav Gaidev TKO 4 (6) 27 Sep 1998 Kloten, Switzerland
4 Win 4–0 Demir Nanev TKO 1 (4) 25 Jul 1998 Mendrisio, Switzerland
3 Win 3–0 Asen Vasilev PTS 6 25 Apr 1998 Mendrisio, Switzerland
2 Win 2–0 Ahmed Lain TKO 4 (6) 14 Mar 1998 Mendrisio, Switzerland
1 Win 1–0 Frederic Rafhey TKO 1 (6) 20 Dec 1997 Bellinzona, Switzerland

References
  1. Carey, Ben (November 2002). "Witter destroys Lauri and sends out warning to Hatton". SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. Slater, James (March 2007). "Bami Retains European Crown/Hunters Returns". SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. Sukachev, Alexey (14 April 2012). "Di Rocco Destroys Lauri in Rematch, Boschiero Wins". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. "Juho Tolppolan isä kävi tuomariin käsiksi tappio-ottelun lopuksi!" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Sanoma. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. "Paul McCloskey beats Giuseppe Lauri in Euro title bout". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. Persson, Per Ake (23 September 2011). "Denis Shafikov Stops Giuseppe Lauri, Wins EBU Belt". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Michele di Rocco		 European Union
super-lightweight champion
21 September 2007 – June 2010
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Ville Piispanen
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