Paolo Ferreri (2 January 1948 – 14 July 2017), known as Paul Ferreri, was an

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super fly/ bantam/ super bantam/

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of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian bantamweight title, Australian featherweight title, Australian super featherweight title, holding all three Australian titles simultaneously, Commonwealth bantamweight title (twice), and

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Commonwealth super bantamweight title, and was a challenger for the

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(WBC) bantamweight title against Carlos Zárate, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. He was inducted into the

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in 2006. He died on 14 July 2017 at the age of 69.Former bantam contender Paul Ferreri passes
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Professional boxing record

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Image - Paul Ferreri
1948 births 2017 deaths Australian male boxers Bantamweight boxers Featherweight boxers Flyweight boxers Sportspeople from the Province of Enna Boxers from Melbourne Italian male boxers Commonwealth Boxing Council champions Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub