Giuseppe Lauri


Giuseppe Lauri 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.

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. 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.
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. 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.
Further unsuccessful challenges for the European super-lightweight title came against Paul McCloskey on 11 June 2010 and Denis Shafikov on 23 September 2011, 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
77Loss56–21Zdravko PopovUD627 Oct 2018Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
76Loss56–20Mohammed RabiiTKO3, 1:4524 Mar 2018Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
75Win56–19Denny LehmannTKO6, 1:254 Mar 2017Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, GermanyWon vacant GBC Intercontinental middleweight title
74Loss55–19Sasha YengoyanUD814 Oct 2016Flanders Sports Arena, Ghent, Belgium
73Loss55–18Sebastien BouchardTKO2, 0:3928 Nov 2015Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
72Loss55–17Predrag RadosevicUD1217 May 2015Morača Sports Center, Podgorica, MontenegroFor vacant WBO European light-middleweight title
71Win55–16Rico SchultzKO7, 2:593 Oct 2014Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, GermanyWon GBC light-middleweight title
70Win54–16Lajos BimboTKO2 24 May 2014Sándor Petőfi Grade School, Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
69Loss53–16Steve ClaggettUD89 Nov 2013Cowboys Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
68Loss53–15Kevin BizierUD628 Sep 2013Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
67Loss53–14Mian HussainUD66 Sep 2013Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
66Loss53–13Samuel VargasUD821 Jun 2013Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
65Loss53–12Selçuk AydınUD1022 Mar 2013Universal Hall, Berlin, GermanyFor vacant PABA interim light-welterweight title
64Loss53–11Ahmad CheikhoUD816 Feb 2013Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
63Loss53–10Michele di RoccoTKO1 14 Apr 2012PalaSport, Vicenza, ItalyFor vacant European Union light-welterweight title
62Win53–9Zsolt HamzaPTS414 Jan 2012Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary
61Loss52–9Levan GhvamichavaTKO2, 2:4028 Oct 2011Sports Centre, Wishaw, Scotland
60Loss52–8Denis Shafikov8, 3:0023 Sep 2011Ice Hall, Helsinki, FinlandFor vacant European light-welterweight title
59Win52–7Laszlo KomjathiPTS68 Jul 2011Castello Maniace, Syracuse, Italy
58Win51–7Gabor NagyTKO1 18 Feb 2011AREV Sporthall, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
57Loss50–7Paul McCloskeyKO11, 0:4511 Jun 2010King's Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor European light-welterweight title
56Win50–6Ferenc SzaboKO1 23 Apr 2010Palazzetto dello Sport, Malnate, Italy
55Win49–6János PetrovicsPTS618 Dec 2009York Hall, London, England
54Win48–6Juho TolppolaDQ10, 2:1030 May 2009Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandRetained European Union light-welterweight title;
Tolppola disqualified for repeated fouls
53Win47–6Ville PiispanenTKO6 19 Dec 2008PalaLido, Milan, ItalyRetained European Union light-welterweight title
52Win46–6Rastislav KovacTKO4 16 May 2008PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy
51Win45–6Peter McDonaghTKO6, 2:1229 Feb 2008PalaLido, Milan, ItalyRetained European Union light-welterweight title
50Win44–6Laszlo KomjathiPTS616 Nov 2007Palazzetto dello Sport, Pisa, Italy
49Win43–6Michele di RoccoTKO7 21 Sep 2007PalaBastia, Livorno, ItalyWon European Union and vacant WBC International light-welterweight titles
48Loss42–6Ted BamiUD1230 Mar 2007K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, EnglandFor European light-welterweight title
47Win42–5Miro DickyUD69 Jan 2007Palazzetto dello Sport, Bergamo, Italy
46Loss41–5Ted BamiUD1222 Sep 2006York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant European light-welterweight title
45Win41–4Wladimir BorovPTS627 Jul 2006Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
44Win40–4Brahim BarizPTS811 Oct 2005Palasport Sergio Rizzi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy
43Win39–4Laszlo KomjathiTKO10 25 Jun 2005Pista La Resega, Lugano, SwitzerlandRetained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
42Win38–4Laszlo KomjathiTKO3 19 Feb 2005Palamonti Clivio, ItalyRetained IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
41Win37–4Joseph SarkodieTKO3 8 Dec 2004Venegono Superiore, Italy
40Win36–4Farid El HouariTKO9 2 Jul 2004Caivano, ItalyWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
39Win35–4Massimo BertozziTKO9 14 May 2004Latina, ItalyWon vacant Italy light-welterweight title
38Win34–4Hoang Sang NguyenPTS617 Apr 2004Cocquio-Trevisago, Italy
37Win33–4Antonio PostigoPTS623 Dec 2003Varese, Italy
36Win32–4Ruben Silva DiazTKO3 12 Dec 2003Campobello di Mazara, Italy
35Win31–4Vasile SurcicaPTS626 Sep 2003Frosinone, Italy
34Loss30–4Levan KirakosyanTKO3 5 Apr 2003Varese, Italy
33Win30–3Alan SebireTKO2, 1:457 Mar 2003Varese, Italy
32Loss29–3Junior WitterTKO2, 1:2123 Nov 2002Storm Arena, Derby, England
31Win29–2Vasile HertegTKO8 14 Jun 2002Varese, ItalyWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
30Win28–2Michel RaynaudPTS610 May 2002Sacile, Italy
29Win27–2Karim ChelloulTKO4 8 Mar 2002Bergamo, Italy
28Win27–2Massimo BertozziPTS1023 Dec 2001Venegono, ItalyRetained Italy light-welterweight title
27Win25–2Franco PalmieroTKO8 14 Sep 2001Patti, ItalyWon vacant Italy light-welterweight title
26Win24–2Alvaro Moreno Gamboa3 17 Aug 2001Toscolano-Maderno, Italy
25Win23–2Ahmed MerichicheTKO3 20 Apr 2001Vigevano, Italy
24Win22–2Julio Cesar MeranUD62 Mar 2001Bizzozero, Italy
23Win21–2Joel ToinettePTS623 Dec 2000Venegono Superiore, Italy
22Win20–2Frédéric TrippPTS68 Dec 2000San Donà di Piave, Italy
21Loss19–2Ricky HattonTKO5, 1:5723 Sep 2000York Hall, London, EnglandLost WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title;
For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
20Win19–1Francesco CioffiPTS628 Jul 2000Rovigo, Italy
19Win18–1Giani GogolKO1 5 Jul 2000Varese, Italy
18Win17–1Aziz MakloufiPTS831 Mar 2000St. Gallen, Switzerland
17Win16–1Sammy SparkmanTKO3 17 Mar 2000Mendrisio, SwitzerlandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
16Win15–1Jozef KubovskyTKO5 12 Feb 2000Ascona, Switzerland
15Win14–1Andriy SyniepupovPTS1026 Nov 1999Ascona, SwitzerlandWon WBF Intercontinental welterweight title
14Loss13–1Allan Vester121 Oct 1999Mendrisio, SwitzerlandFor IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
13Win13–0Ruslan Konstandi824 Jul 1999Ascona, Switzerland
12Win12–0Joao Andrade QueijasKO2 5 Jun 1999Mendrisio, Switzerland
11Win11–0Viktor PlotnykovTKO5 21 May 1999Circus, Kiev, Ukraine
10Win10–0Ferenc Szakállas1 24 Apr 1999Ascona, Switzerland
9Win9–0Jean-Paul MoulunTKO120 Feb 1999Mendrisio, Switzerland
8Win8–0Vyacheslav BarinovTKO6 27 Dec 1998Ascona, Switzerland
7Win7–0Hamit RiahiTKO5 14 Nov 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
6Win6–0Rimvydas BiliusTKO5 17 Oct 1998Lugano, Switzerland
5Win5–0Radoslav GaidevTKO4 27 Sep 1998Kloten, Switzerland
4Win4–0Demir NanevTKO1 25 Jul 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
3Win3–0Asen Vasilev625 Apr 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
2Win2–0Ahmed LainTKO4 14 Mar 1998Mendrisio, Switzerland
1Win1–0Frederic Rafhey1 20 Dec 1997Bellinzona, Switzerland