Massimiliano Duran

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.

Massimiliano Duran
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityItalian
Born (1963-11-03) 3 November 1963
Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins19
Wins by KO8
Losses6
Draws0

Career

Duran was born in Ferrara. His father was the Argentine-Italian boxer Juan Carlos Duran; his brother, the Italian boxer Alessandro Duran. Duran turned pro in 1986 when he defeated Momo Cupelic. The win earned him the nickname "Momo". Duran's first defeat came at the hands of Ndomingiedi Lusikina. This bout began a long-standing rivalry that resulted in the two boxers fighting each other five times as professionals.

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 title defence was against Anaclet Wamba. Duran won by disqualification after Wamba had been penalized a total of five points. Duran lost a rematch the following year by technical knockout and the rubber match by knockout.

In 1993 Duran beat Derek Angol by KO for the vacant European crown but subsequently lost the title by stoppage to Carl Thompson.[1] Duran suffered permanent damages to his left eye in a match with Alexey Ilyin and retired shorty after.

Following his retirement, Duran worked as a boxing trainer in his gym “Pugilistica Padana Vigor” in Ferrara.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (8 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision)[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 10-0 Alexey "Perm Punisher" Ilyin TKO 4 02/11/1994 Rome, Lazio, Italy
Loss 14-3 Carl "The Cat" Thompson KO 8 02/02/1994 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win 27-2 Derek Angol KO 11 22/06/1993 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win 14-23-1 Roy Bedwell TKO 2 18/12/1992 Sora, Lazio, Italy
Win 8-14 Tim "Dark" Knight PTS 6 25/06/1992 Licola, Campania, Italy
Loss 33-2 Anaclet Wamba TKO 11 13/12/1991 Bercy, Paris, France For WBC cruiserweight title
Win 21-21-1 Rick Enis PTS 8 09/11/1991 Campione d'Italia, Lombardia, Italy
Loss 32-2 Anaclet Wamba TKO 11 20/07/1991 Palermo, Sicilia, Italy Lost WBC cruiserweight title
Win 30-1 Anaclet Wamba DQ 12 08/12/1990 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy Retained WBC cruiserweight title
Win 45-5-1 Carlos De Leon DQ 11 27/07/1990 Capo d'Orlando, Sicilia, Italy Won WBC cruiserweight title
Win 17-15 Yves Monsieur DQ 7 23/02/1990 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win 11-1-1 Alfredo Cacciatore TKO 10 04/11/1989 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy Italy Cruiserweight Title.
Win 16-13 Yves Monsieur PTS 8 07/07/1989 San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Campania, Italy
Win 13-27-1 Jonjo Greene TKO 3 26/05/1989 Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
Win 3-16 Ndomingiedi Lusikina KO 6 27/01/1989 San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win 3-16 Ndomingiedi Lusikina KO 6 27/01/1989 San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win -- Boubacar Batere TKO 1 20/12/1988 San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win 0-4-1 Konga Wa Konga PTS 6 16/11/1988 Salerno, Campania, Italy
Win 4-14-2 Peter Mulindwa Kozza PTS 6 02/07/1988 Arezzo, Toscana, Italy
Win 5-7-2 Oliver Kemayou PTS 6 29/04/1988 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win 3-8 Ndomingiedi Lusikina PTS 6 03/12/1987 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Loss 14-13 Giovanni Marchesini DQ 5 06/11/1987 Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, Italy
Win -- Mladen Frljic TKO 3 07/08/1987 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Loss 1-6 Ndomingiedi Lusikina KO 2 21/03/1987 Imola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win 0-4 Ndomingiedi Lusikina PTS 6 15/12/1986 Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win 0-9-4 Momo Cupelic KO 4 23/05/1986 Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy

References

  1. "Boxing: Till too far out of his depth". independent.co.uk. June 23, 1993. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. "BoxRec - Massimiliano Duran". boxrec.com.
Preceded by
Carlos De León
WBC Cruiserweight Champion
27 July 1990 20 July 1991
Succeeded by
Anaclet Wamba
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