Valerio Nati

Valerio Nati (born April 11, 1956 in Dovadola, Italy) is a former Italian professional boxer. He was the World Boxing Organization's world Super Bantamweight champion.

Valerio Nati
Born	(1956-04-11) 11 April 1956 (age 69) Dovadola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	55
Wins	46
Wins by KO	28
Losses	5
Draws	4

Professional career

Nati turned professional in 1978 under the management of Giorgio Bonetti. He won the Italian bantamweight title from Giuseppe Fossati in his 11th fight in 1979, and the vacant European Bantamweight title in a bout against Juan Francisco Rodríguez the following year.

Between 1981 and 1982, Nati defended his title five times in matches against Vicente Rodriguez, John Feeney, Jean-Jacques Souris, Luis De La Sagra, and Esteban Eguia. However, he struggled to get down to 118 lbs. for his fight with Fossati in 1982 and lost the title to his rival. A rematch with Fossati the following year was fought to a draw.

In 1983, Nati lost two matches for the European Boxing Union Featherweight title. The following year, Bonetti retired and Nati chose Umberto Branchini as his new manager. Between 1984 and 1987 Nati racked up 14 consecutive victories to get another shot at the European Featherweight title, which he won against Marc Amand in two rounds. After six more victories, he had a World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight title opportunity against Daniel Zaragoza, but was knocked out in the 5th round.^[1] He rebounded from the loss, challenging World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight champion Kenny Mitchell and winning by disqualification.^[2] Nati lost in his first defense of the WBO title to Puerto Rican Orlando Fernandez, and eventually retired in 1991. From 2012 to 2014 he was a part of the World Series of Boxing Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder team that won the 2011–2012 World Championship in London.

Professional boxing record

55 fights	46 wins	5 losses
By knockout	28	3
By decision	16	2
By disqualification	2	0
Draws	4

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
55	Win	46–5–4	Esteban Perez Quinones	TKO	4 (?)	1991-08-17	Boville Ernica, Italy
54	Loss	45–5–4	Orlando Fernandez	TKO	10 (12)	1990-05-12	Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari, Italy	Lost WBO super-bantamweight title
53	Win	45–4–4	Kenny Mitchell	DQ	4 (12)	1989-12-09	Teramo, Italy	Won WBO super-bantamweight title
52	Win	44–4–4	Ignacio Martinez	TKO	2 (?)	1989-09-29	Forlì, Italy
51	Win	43–4–4	Dean Lynch	TKO	6 (8)	1989-05-12	Lodi, Italy
50	Loss	42–4–4	Daniel Zaragoza	KO	5 (12)	1988-11-26	Palazzo dello sport, Forlì, Italy	For WBC super-bantamweight title
49	Win	42–3–4	Jose Gallegos	TKO	5 (?)	1988-06-04	Cagliari, Italy
48	Win	41–3–4	Ricky West	KO	2 (?)	1988-02-27	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
47	Win	40–3–4	Jose Hernandez	TKO	1 (?)	1987-11-22	Trezzano sul Naviglio, Italy
46	Win	39–3–4	Vincenzo Limatola	DQ	7 (12)	1987-07-24	Silvi, Italy	Retained European featherweight title
45	Win	38–3–4	Carlos Segura	KO	1 (?)	1987-05-22	Jesi, Italy
44	Win	37–3–4	Marc Amand	TKO	2 (12)	1987-03-13	Forlì, Italy	Won vacant European featherweight title
43	Win	36–3–4	Chris Diaz	TKO	7 (?)	1986-10-10	Carisport, Cesena, Italy
42	Win	35–3–4	Sonny Long	PTS	8 (8)	1986-06-20	Paris, France
41	Win	34–3–4	John Farrell	PTS	8 (8)	1986-04-26	Palazzo Dello Sport, Lucca, Italy
40	Win	33–3–4	Steve Cleak	TKO	4 (10)	1986-02-14	Milan, Italy
39	Win	32–3–4	Danny Lee	TKO	2 (8)	1985-12-26	Modena, Italy
38	Win	31–3–4	Rubén Darío Palacio	PTS	10 (10)	1985-10-12	Carisport, Cesena, Italy
37	Win	30–3–4	Luis de la Sagra	TKO	3 (?)	1985-07-09	Forlì, Italy
36	Win	29–3–4	Billy Hardy	TKO	4 (?)	1985-06-07	Scandicci, Italy
35	Win	28–3–4	Julio Garcia	KO	1 (?)	1985-04-12	Forlì, Italy
34	Win	27–3–4	Ley Umba Sengi	PTS	8 (8)	1985-03-01	Forlì, Italy
33	Win	26–3–4	Maurizio Lupino	PTS	8 (8)	1984-10-06	Carrara, Italy
32	Win	25–3–4	Manuel Santos	PTS	8 (8)	1984-07-02	Milan, Italy
31	Win	24–3–4	Orlando Maldonado	TKO	5 (10)	1984-05-26	Mets Pavilion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
30	Win	23–3–4	Vicente Fernandez	TKO	5 (?)	1984-04-13	Milan, Italy
29	Loss	22–3–4	Barry McGuigan	KO	6 (12)	1983-11-16	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.	For vacant European featherweight title
28	Loss	22–2–4	Loris Stecca	PTS	12 (12)	1983-08-05	Camaiore, Italy	For European featherweight title
27	Draw	22–1–4	Richard Saka	PTS	8 (8)	1983-06-03	Portoferraio, Italy
26	Draw	22–1–3	Giuseppe Fossati	PTS	12 (12)	1983-02-24	Bologna, Italy	For European bantamweight title
25	Win	22–1–2	Mariano García	TKO	1 (10)	1983-01-05	Ischia, Italy
24	Draw	21–1–2	Richard Saka	PTS	8 (8)	1982-11-10	Sassari, Italy
23	Loss	21–1–1	Giuseppe Fossati	PTS	12 (12)	1982-04-28	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	Lost European bantamweight title
22	Win	21–0–1	Esteban Eguía	TKO	5 (12)	1982-01-27	Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy	Retained European bantamweight title
21	Win	20–0–1	Luis de la Sagra	PTS	12 (12)	1981-11-19	Campobello di Mazara, Italy	Retained European bantamweight title
20	Win	19–0–1	Jean Jacques Souris	TKO	2 (12)	1981-09-02	Stintino, Italy	Retained European bantamweight title
19	Win	18–0–1	John Feeney	PTS	12 (12)	1981-06-17	Cervia, Italy	Retained European bantamweight title
18	Win	17–0–1	Vicente Rodriguez	KO	5 (12)	1981-04-01	Rome, Italy	Retained European bantamweight title
17	Win	16–0–1	Dominique Cesari	PTS	8 (8)	1981-02-14	Sassari, Italy
16	Win	15–0–1	Juan Francisco Rodríguez	PTS	12 (12)	1980-12-03	Forlì, Italy	Won vacant European bantamweight title
15	Win	14–0–1	Antonio Luis Franca	TKO	5 (?)	1980-08-06	Silvi, Italy
14	Win	13–0–1	Josias Melquiades	PTS	8 (8)	1980-05-31	Sassari, Italy
13	Win	12–0–1	Franco Buglione	TKO	3 (12)	1980-04-24	Forlì, Italy	Retained Italian bantamweight title
12	Win	11–0–1	Claudio Tanda	KO	1 (?)	1980-03-15	Forlì, Italy
11	Win	10–0–1	Giuseppe Fossati	UD	12 (12)	1979-11-30	Forlì, Italy	Won Italian bantamweight title
10	Draw	9–0–1	Heleno Ferreira	PTS	8 (8)	1979-10-11	Faenza, Italy
9	Win	9–0	Luigi Tessarin	PTS	8 (8)	1979-06-08	Ravenna, Italy
8	Win	8–0	Abdelkader Esmain	PTS	8 (8)	1979-04-14	Forlì, Italy
7	Win	7–0	Nessim Zebelini	PTS	8 (8)	1978-12-26	PalaDozza, Bologna, Italy
6	Win	6–0	Salvatore Laconi	TKO	3 (8)	1978-11-03	Forlì, Italy
5	Win	5–0	Giulio Greco	KO	5 (?)	1978-10-21	Palazzo Dello Sport, Pesaro, Italy
4	Win	4–0	Domenico Palumbo	TKO	3 (?)	1978-07-19	Municipal Stadium, Bellaria – Igea Marina, Italy
3	Win	3–0	Antonio Luis Franca	TKO	4 (?)	1978-07-06	Lugo, Italy
2	Win	2–0	Luigi Paravati	TKO	2 (?)	1978-05-19	Forlì, Italy
1	Win	1–0	Domenico Palumbo	PTS	6 (6)	1978-04-07	Faenza, Italy

See also

• List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions