SPORT & NOTE
Bruno Melissano

Male

Lightweight, Italy, Lecce, Puglia
Born: 28 February 1942, Lecce, Puglia, Italy

As a professional fought out of Pesaro, Marche

as an amateur:
1960 Torino, Italian Championships bantamweight 3rd place
1962 Modena, Italian Championships lightweight 2nd place
1963 Pesaro, Italian Championships lightweight winner
1964 Roma, Italian Championships lightweight wiiner

About amateur results assistance provided by Pietro Anselmi
Fights summary: 51 contests, won 33, lost 11, drew 6, nd 1


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1959
+ Apr. 27PutignanoBrindisi, Italy WPTS 3
= May 1MezziLecce, Italy Draw 3
= May 15CorrenteLecce, Italy Draw 3
+ Sept. 27Cosimo MarzioLecce, Italy WPTS 3
- Sept. 30Franco ZurloBrindisi, Italy LAB 2
+ Nov. 15PignatelliTaranto, Italy WPTS 3
1960
Bari, Italy, Puglia Regional Championships winner, 54 kg
+ Jan. 24Michele CilliBari, Italy WAB 2
+ Jan. 25Pasquale QuitadamoBari, Italy WAB 1
Torino, Italy, Italian National Championships 3rd place, 54 kg
+ Feb. 18Franco GramacciTorino, Italy WPTS 3
+ Feb. 19Alessandro SerraTorino, Italy WPTS 3
- Feb. 20Primo ZampariniTorino, Italy LWO
+ Apr. 10ValerioLecce, Italy WPTS 3
+ May 1GalloLecce, Italy WPTS 3
+ May 22Nicola ChioppaLecce, Italy WPTS 3
+ June 10BiondiAscoli Piceno, Italy WPTS 3
= June 18GrandiPesaro, Italy Draw 3
= July 9Cesare CampanellaSenigallia, Italy Draw 3
+ July 16Giuseppe CavulliSenigallia, Italy WPTS 3
= July 22Cesare CampanellaChiaravalle, Italy Draw 3
+ Aug. 10Francesco CiminoLecce, Italy WPTS 3
+ Aug. 13LelliPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
+ Sept. 12Emanuele NobileBologna, Italy WTKO 3
+ Sept. 24Giuseppe CavulliRimini, Italy WPTS 3
+ Oct. 29Giorgio BigoniPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
+ Nov. 12FabianiPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
- Nov. 24Francesco CiminoAltamura, Italy LDQ 3
+ Nov. 30Franco GramacciJesi, Italy WPTS 3
= Dec. 3FabianiRavenna, Italy Draw 3
+ Dec. 26Francesco CiminoPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
1961
- Jan. 24Carmelo CosciaLa Spezia, Italy LPTS 3
Macerata, Italy, Marche Regional Championships winner, 57 kg
+ Feb. 5Antonio AzzacconiMacerata, Italy WTKO-I 3
+ Mar. 1Giuseppe RiccardoBologna, Italy WPTS 3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, European Championships Quarter-Finals, 57 kg
+ June 5Joseph WoodhouseBelgrade, Yugoslavia WPTS 3
- June 7Francis TaylorBelgrade, Yugoslavia LPTS 3
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 57 kg
- Oct. 13P. McGraneDublin, Ireland LPTS 3
Pesaro, Italy, Dual Match Pesaro vs Dinamo Bucharest, 57 kg
+ Oct. 28Constantin GheorghiuPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
- Dec. 17Carmelo CosciaPesaro, Italy LPTS 3
1962
Modena, Italy, Italian National Championships 2nd place, 60 kg
+ Mar. 22Giuseppe SabriModena, Italy WPTS 3
- Mar. 24Pietro VargelliniModena, Italy LPTS 3
* Oct. 7Giovanni GirgentiOrvieto, Italy ND
1963
Pesaro, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, 60 kg
+ Mar. 15Umberto GabettiPesaro, Italy WTKO 3
+ Mar. 16Giovanni ZampieriPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 17Giuseppe De RobertisPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 18Romano FanaliPesaro, Italy WPTS 3
1964
Wrocław and Warsaw, Poland, Dual Match Poland vs Italy, 60 kg
- Jan. 21Ryszard PetekWrocław, Poland LPTS 2:1
- Jan. 24Ryszard PetekWarsaw, Poland LPTS 2:1
Roma, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, 60 kg
+ Mar. 18ConicellaRoma, Italy WAB 1
+ Mar. 19Enzo PetrigliaRoma, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 20Giuseppe SabriRoma, Italy WPTS 3
Rimini, Italy, Italian Olympic Qualifier, 60 kg
- July 3Giuseppe SabriRimini, Italy LPTS 3
+ July 5Italo BiscottiRimini, Italy WPTS 3

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1965
+ Jan. 30Giuliano ScatoliniPesaro, ItalyTKO 5
+ Mar. 18Mauro CavazzaPesaro, ItalyTKO 5
+ Apr. 30Antonio RuggeriPesaro, ItalyW 6
+ June 5Cosimo LacirignolaPesaro, ItalyW 6
+ July 7Enzo GiannandreaAncona, ItalyW 6
+ Aug. 7Silvio GaragnaniPesaro, ItalyTKO 3
+ Aug. 26Lat ShonibareCamerino, ItalyW 8
+ Oct. 16Domenico PillonPesaro, ItalyW 6
+ Nov. 6Mario ObertiPesaro, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 4Salvatore GennatiempoPesaro, ItalyW 6
1966
= Jan. 5Antonio Fernandes de JesusRiccione, ItalyDraw 8
= Jan. 20Giuseppe SabriMilano, ItalyDraw 6
= Feb. 5Enrico BarlattiRavenna, ItalyDraw 8
+ Apr. 1Italo BiscottiPesaro, ItalyW 8
+ Aug. 6Giancarlo MedriPesaro, ItalycTKO 4
+ Sept. 18Domenico PillonVerona, ItalycTKO 1
+ Oct. 8Giuseppe SabriPesaro, ItalyTKO 6-Rtd
+ Nov. 12Giuseppe OcchipintiPesaro, ItalyW 10
+ Dec. 17Carmelo CosciaPesaro, ItalyTKO 2
1967
+ Mar. 12Maurice TavantPesaro, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 29Vincenzo PitardiPesaro, ItalyW 10
+ May 13Quintino SoarezRavenna, ItalyW 10
+ July 22Rafiu KingPesaro, ItalyW 10
- Sept. 2Kid TanoLas Palmas, SpainL 10
(For European Lightweight Title Eliminator)
- Nov. 4Rene RoqueLyon, FranceL 10
- Dec. 16Aldo PravisaniPesaro, ItalyTKO by 6 (Rtd)
(For Italian Lightweight Title)
1968
= Feb. 17Miguel PirizPesaro, ItalyDraw 10
+ May 4Aldo PravisaniPesaro, ItalyW 12
(Won Italian Lightweight Title)
+ June 28Enrico BarlattiPesaro, ItalyW 10
- Sept. 13Pedro CarrascoBarcelona, SpainTKO by 3 (Rtd)
(For European Lightweight Title)
= Dec. 7Pietro ZiinoPesaro, ItalyDraw 12
(Retained Italian Lightweight Title)
1969
- Feb. 2Miguel VelazquezSanta Cruz de Tenerife, SpainL 10
- Mar. 19Carmelo CosciaFinale Ligure, ItalyL 12
(Lost Italian Lightweight Title)
- May 3Gilberto BiondiTerracina, ItalyL 10
- May 16Rene RoqueGeneva, SwitzerlandL 10
- June 27Enzo PetrigliaRoma, ItalyTKO by 4 (Rtd)
+ Sept. 6Adalberto ValentinoViterbo, Italy W 8
- Oct. 3Maurice TavantVilleurbanne, FranceL 10
= Nov. 8Enrico BarlattiRavenna, ItalyDraw 10
= Dec. 30Harri PiitulainenGothenburg, SwedenDraw 8
1970
- Jan. 30Nicola D'OrazioAncona, ItalyL 8
- Apr. 4Dino FontanaGrosseto, ItalyL 10
+ June 27Paolo RussoPesaro, ItalyW 8
- July 18Antonio PudduCagliari, ItalyL 10
+ Oct. 10Ezio RagginiPesaro, ItalyW 8
- Nov. 14Jose LegraMadrid, SpainL 10
- Dec. 12 Ermanno FasoliCantù, ItalyL 12
(For Italian Super-Lightweight Title)
1971
= Apr. 3Nicola D'OrazioLecce, ItalyDraw 6
- July 24Tommaso MaroccoPriverno, ItalyTKO by 4 (Rtd)
+ Aug. 28Enzo PetrigliaMacerata, ItalyW 10
- Sept. 24Enzo PetrigliaSan Cesareo, ItalyL 12
(For Italian Lightweight Title)
- Nov. 6Efisio PinnaVilleurbanne, FranceL 10
- Dec. 3Pierre-Claude ThomiasParis, FranceTKO by 6 (Rtd)
1972
- Feb. 27Giuseppe CarbonaraLatina, ItalyL 8
+ Mar. 25Adalberto ValentinoViterbo, ItalycTKO 7
- Apr. 22Miguel AraujoPesaro, ItalyL 8
- Nov. 10Gerardo EspositoNapoli, ItalyL 8
- Dec. 9Bernard CretonDunkerque, FrancecTKO by 6
1973
- Jan. 26Rosario SannaRoma, ItalyL 8
- Feb. 27Rocco ZeccaAncona, ItalyL 8
- Mar. 17Piero MeravigliaColico, ItalyL 8
- Mar. 30Antonio ChiodoniMilano, ItalyL 6
- Apr. 12Ernesto BergamascoTorre Annunziata, Italy L 8
- Apr. 27Edoardo DianaPisa, ItalyL 8
- May 11Romano FanaliLivorno, ItalyL 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 65, Won: 27 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 30 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 8, NC: 0