Mauro Galvano

Mauro Galvano (born 30 March 1964 in Fiumicino, Roma) was a professional boxer and former WBC Super Middleweight Champion.

Mauro Galvano
Born	(1964-03-30) 30 March 1964 (age 61) Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	30
Wins by KO	7
Losses	8
Draws	2

Amateur career

As an amateur, Galvano was the 1984 Italian Middleweight Champion and the 1985 Italian Light-Heavyweight Champion.

Professional career

Galvano turned pro in 1986 and won the Vacant WBC super-middleweight title with a decision win over Dario Walter Matteoni in 1990.^[1] He defended the belt twice before losing it to Nigel Benn via TKO in 1992. In the rematch with Benn in 1993, Galvano again came up short in a decision loss.^[2] He retired in 1997.

Professional boxing record

40 fights	30 wins	8 losses
By knockout	7	3
By decision	22	5
By disqualification	1	0
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
40	Loss	30–8–2	Andrey Shkalikov	TKO	8 (12)	1997-03-15	Mazara del Vallo, Italy	For vacant European super-middleweight title
39	Win	30–7–2	Charles Scott	PTS	6 (6)	1996-09-12	Palazzo Dello Sport, Civitavecchia, Italy
38	Loss	29–7–2	Frederic Seillier	PTS	12 (12)	1996-07-05	Espace 3000, Hyères, France	For vacant European super-middleweight title
37	Win	29–6–2	Jose Cataneo	PTS	8 (8)	1996-03-09	PalaLido, Milan, Italy
36	Win	28–6–2	Istvan Beszedes	PTS	8 (8)	1996-02-01	Sun Island, Fiumicino, Italy
35	Loss	27–6–2	Henry Wharton	KO	4 (12)	1995-07-08	Barbican Centre, York, England, U.K.	For vacant European super-middleweight title
34	Win	27–5–2	Joe Harris	KO	2 (?)	1995-04-07	Hotel Sheraton, Rome, Italy
33	Win	26–5–2	Vladimir Evstratov	UD	12 (12)	1994-12-26	Rome, Italy	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
32	Win	25–5–2	Yuri Klestov	RTD	6 (12)	1994-08-24	San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy	Won vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title
31	Loss	24–5–2	Frederic Seillier	PTS	10 (10)	1994-03-17	Espace Piscine, Antibes, France
30	Loss	24–4–2	Vincenzo Nardiello	UD	12 (12)	1993-11-26	Palaghiaccio di Marino, Marino, Italy	For vacant European super-middleweight title
29	Win	24–3–2	David McCluskey	TKO	3 (8)	1993-08-21	Salle des Étoiles, Larvotto, Monaco
28	Win	23–3–2	Kevin Whaley El	DQ	1 (?)	1993-06-12	Fiumicino, Italy
27	Loss	22–3–2	Nigel Benn	UD	12 (12)	1993-03-06	SEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.	For WBC super-middleweight title
26	Win	22–2–2	Melvin Wynn	PTS	8 (8)	1992-12-26	Gaggiano, Italy
25	Loss	21–2–2	Nigel Benn	RTD	3 (12)	1992-10-03	Palaghiaccio di Marino, Marino, Italy	Lost WBC super-middleweight title
24	Win	21–1–2	Eduardo Andres Peralta	PTS	10 (10)	1992-08-12	Marina di Grosseto, Italy
23	Win	20–1–2	Eladio Centurion	PTS	10 (10)	1992-04-25	Grosseto, Italy
22	Win	19–1–2	Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra	UD	12 (12)	1992-02-06	Palaghiaccio di Marino, Marino, Italy	Retained WBC super-middleweight title
21	Win	18–1–2	Ramon Florencio Ramos	PTS	10 (10)	1991-11-23	Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy
20	Win	17–1–2	Ron Essett	UD	12 (12)	1991-07-27	Palazzo Dello Sport, Capo d'Orlando, Italy	Retained WBC super-middleweight title
19	Win	16–1–2	Dario Walter Matteoni	UD	12 (12)	1990-12-15	Salle des Étoiles, Larvotto, Monaco	Won vacant WBC super-middleweight title
18	Win	15–1–2	Mark Kaylor	UD	12 (12)	1990-03-31	Capo d'Orlando, Italy	Won vacant European super-middleweight title
17	Win	14–1–2	Jean Paul Roux	PTS	8 (8)	1989-12-20	Palermo, Italy
16	Win	13–1–2	Klayima Awouitoh	PTS	8 (8)	1989-10-25	Ferrara, Italy
15	Win	12–1–2	Pascal Germijns	TKO	3 (?)	1989-08-13	San Mango d'Aquino, Italy
14	Loss	11–1–2	Mwehu Beya	SD	12 (12)	1989-06-09	Pomezia, Italy	For Italian light-heavyweight title
13	Win	11–0–2	Kevin Roper	RTD	5 (6)	1989-01-25	PalaCaselle, Arezzo, Italy
12	Draw	10–0–2	Mwehu Beya	PTS	12 (12)	1988-11-19	Gragnano, Italy	For Italian light-heavyweight title
11	Win	10–0–1	Julio Abel Gonzalez	PTS	8 (8)	1988-09-14	Scheggia e Pascelupo, Italy
10	Win	9–0–1	Mustafa Moussa	PTS	8 (8)	1988-07-30	Livorno, Italy
9	Win	8–0–1	Moba Salay	PTS	6 (6)	1988-05-20	San Mango, Italy
8	Win	7–0–1	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6 (6)	1988-03-26	Crotone, Italy
7	Win	6–0–1	Michel Moukory	TKO	4 (?)	1987-10-31	Azzano San Paolo, Italy
6	Win	5–0–1	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6 (6)	1987-07-25	Ostia, Italy
5	Draw	4–0–1	Biagio Vallefuoco	PTS	6 (6)	1986-10-24	Carrara, Italy
4	Win	4–0	Klayima Awouitoh	PTS	6 (6)	1986-10-04	PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy
3	Win	3–0	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	4 (4)	1986-05-08	Salerno, Italy
2	Win	2–0	Joseph Kassongo	PTS	6 (6)	1986-04-19	Sanremo Casino, Sanremo, Italy
1	Win	1–0	Gabriele Lazzari	TKO	4 (?)	1986-02-26	Cosenza, Italy

Criminal charges

In 2012, Galvano was sentenced to a six-year prison term for his part in gang related crimes such as extortion.^[3]

See also

• List of world super-middleweight boxing champions