Gianfranco Rosi (born 5 August 1957) retired Italian boxer who was a two-time world champion in the

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division.

Amateur career

Rosi had a record of 94 wins - 2 losses - 4 draws. Highlights: * 1976 Italian Light-Welterweight Champion * 1977 Italian Welterweight Champion

Professional career

Rosi turned pro in 1979 and won the WBC light-middleweight title in 1987 by decisioning Lupe Aquino. He lost the belt in 1988 when he was dominated by

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. Rosi was down once in 2nd, 4th and 8th and down twice in 7th, failing to answer the bell starting the 10th round. In 1989 he won the

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light-middleweight title by outpointing the undefeated Darrin Van Horn. He went on to successfully defend the title an impressive 11 times. In 1994 he had a technical draw against Vincent Pettway, and in the rematch later that year Pettway KO'd Rosi, ending his long reign. In 1995 he took on WBO light-middleweight title holder

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and won a decision, but Rosi failed a drug test and Phillips was reinstated as champion. The result of the bout was changed to a No Contest. In 1997 he lost a rematch to Phillips and retired. In 2003 he came out of retirement, and finally retired in 2006 at the age of 49 with a pro record of 62 wins (18 KOs), 6 losses, and 1 draw.

Professional boxing record

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosi, Gianfranco 1957 births Living people Italian male boxers People from Assisi Sportspeople from the Province of Perugia Welterweight boxers World light-middleweight boxing champions European Boxing Union champions World Boxing Council champions International Boxing Federation champions

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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