Rocky Mattioli

Rocky Mattioli (born Rocco Mattioli, 20 September 1953) an Italian-Australian former boxer at junior middleweight, and former world champion.

Rocky was the 2004 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category.

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 and lived in Morwell, Victoria.

He turned professional in 1970 and started training with Italian trainer Arnold Rossi. In 1977, he 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.

Professional boxing record
64 Wins (51 knockouts, 13 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Draws[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 65–6–2 Pedro Guerrero KO 6 19/08/1982 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 64–6–2 Teo Dominguez TKO 3 09/03/1982 Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 63–6–2 Abraham Lara KO 2 18/02/1982 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 62–6–2 Rudy Barro TKO 2 09/02/1982 Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 61–6–2 Clement Tshinza TKO 9 11/06/1981 Milan, Italy
Win 61–5–2 Steve Hopkin TKO 9 29/04/1981 Gatteo, Italy
Loss 60–5–2 Maurice Hope TKO 11 12/07/1980 Wembley Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom For WBC light middleweight title
Win 60–4–2 Rafael Rodriguez KO 8 30/05/1980 Rome, Italy
Win 59–4–2 Jamie Thomas KO 2 02/05/1980 Rome, Italy
Win 58–4–2 Jesse Carter KO 1 21/03/1980 Bologna, Italy
Win 57–4–2 Pat Murphy KO 2 14/12/1979 Milan, Italy
Win 56–4–2 Roy Johnson KO 4 23/11/1979 Pordenone, Italy
Win 55–4–2 Leon McCallum TKO 5 12/10/1979 Rome, Italy
Loss 54–4–2 Maurice Hope TKO 9 04/03/1979 Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy Lost WBC light middleweight title
Win 54–3–2 Freddie Boynton TKO 7 29/09/1978 Milan, Italy
Win 53–3–2 Jose Manuel Duran KO 5 14/05/1978 Stadio Adriatico, Pescara, Italy Retained WBC light middleweight title
Win 52–3–2 Elisha Obed KO 7 11/03/1978 Kooyong Tennis Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Retained WBC light middleweight title
Win 51–3–2 Jose Rodriguez UD 10 21/01/1978 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 50–3–2 Larry Paul PTS 10 02/12/1977 Milan, Italy
Win 49–3–2 Eckhard Dagge KO 5 06/08/1977 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany Won WBC light middleweight title
Win 48–3–2 Angel Jose Ortiz KO 3 18/06/1977 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
Win 47–3–2 Arnoldo Olivares TKO 5 27/02/1977 Bellaria, Italy
Win 46–3–2 Trevor Francis TKO 6 28/01/1977 Faenza, Italy
Win 45–3–2 Alfonso Hayman KO 10 03/12/1976 Milan, Italy
Win 44–3–2 Ralph Palladin TKO 7 22/10/1976 Bologna, Italy
Win 43–3–2 Pablo Rodriguez TKO 2 01/10/1976 Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
Win 42–3–2 Chucho Garcia TKO 6 21/05/1976 Milan, Italy
Draw 41–3–2 Bruno Arcari PTS 10 03/04/1976 Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy 97-96, 96-96, 97-97.
Win 41–3–1 Cubby Jackson UD 10 06/02/1976 Milan, Italy 100-94, 100-94, 99-92.
Win 40–3–1 Domenico Di Jorio TKO 6 28/11/1975 Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
Win 39–3–1 Jørgen Hansen TKO 7 24/10/1975 Milan, Italy
Loss 38–3–1 Harold Weston PTS 10 19/09/1975 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 38–2–1 Fernand Marcotte TKO 9 22/08/1975 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the ninth round.
Win 37–2–1 Mimoun Mohatar UD 10 06/06/1975 Milan, Italy
Win 36–2–1 Chris Fernandez KO 4 09/05/1975 Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
Win 35–2–1 Billy Backus KO 5 11/04/1975 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 34–2–1 Ali Afakasi TKO 12 14/02/1975 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Australasian Welterweight Title.
Win 33–2–1 Ray Chavez Guerrero PTS 10 18/10/1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 32–2–1 Eddie Perkins UD 10 16/08/1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia 48-45, 49-45, 50-44.
Win 31–2–1 Dommy Cotacte TKO 4 26/07/1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 30–2–1 Dave Oropeza TKO 6 25/06/1974 Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 29–2–1 Jacques van Mellaerts TKO 9 11/05/1974 Une Grande Soiree Stadium, Noumea, New Caledonia Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the ninth round.
Win 28–2–1 Jose Luis Baltazar PTS 10 25/04/1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 27–2–1 Dennis Enright KO 3 22/03/1974 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 26–2–1 Billy O'Donnell TKO 3 13/03/1974 Iceland Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Win 25–2–1 Trevor Francis TKO 8 24/08/1973 Brisbane, Australia
Win 24–2–1 Pongi Lee PTS 15 12/07/1973 San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia Australasian Welterweight Title.
Win 23–2–1 Jeff White KO 12 17/05/1973 San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia Australian Welterweight Title.
Win 22–2–1 Eric King KO 2 26/04/1973 San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia
Win 21–2–1 Ted Gray KO 4 19/04/1973 Blacktown RSL Club, Sydney, Australia
Win 20–2–1 Kolaia Bauli TKO 6 17/12/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 19–2–1 Paul Moore SD 10 25/11/1971 Brunswick Metropolitan Cinema, Melbourne, Australia
Loss 18–2–1 Paul Moore SD 10 23/09/1971 Brunswick Cinema International, Melbourne, Australia 47-48, 48-43, 46-47.
Win 18–1–1 Steve Hallcroft TKO 6 30/08/1971 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Win 17–1–1 Tiger Peni KO 5 26/07/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 16–1–1 Sila Nomura PTS 8 28/06/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 15–1–1 Steve Ayerst PTS 8 07/06/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Draw 14–1–1 Bill Fatu PTS 8 10/05/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 14–1 Doug Green TKO 3 19/04/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 13–1 Red Durange TKO 4 05/04/1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 12–1 Bevan Minnett TKO 4 30/11/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 11–1 George Kencheff TKO 5 09/11/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 10–1 Alby Roberts TKO 5 19/10/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 9–1 Johnny Todd TKO 2 05/10/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 8–1 Ray Cannon TKO 3 03/08/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 7–1 Billy Murphy, Jr. PTS 6 06/07/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 6–1 Billy Stewart KO 4 29/05/1970 Morwell, Australia
Loss 5–1 Ricky Day PTS 6 04/05/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 5–0 Bernie Martin TKO 6 23/04/1970 Karma Hall, Morwell, Australia
Win 4–0 Tom Roberts TKO 4 02/04/1970 South Sydney Rugby League Club, Sydney, Australia
Win 3–0 Bernie Martin KO 4 23/03/1970 Morwell, Australia
Win 2–0 Glenn Grinsted PTS 4 16/03/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Win 1–0 Tony Salta KO 2 09/03/1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
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References
  1. "Marvin Camel". BoxRec.
Preceded by
Eckhard Dagge		 WBC Light Middleweight boxing champion
8 Jun 1977 – 4 Mar 1979		 Succeeded by
Maurice Hope
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