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Gavino Matta
Male
Flyweight, Italy, Sassari, Sardegna
Born: 29 June 1910, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
Died: 21 January 1954, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
(some sources report: 20 January 1954)
Club: A.P. Sassarese
as an amateur:
1934 Napoli, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1935 Milano, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1936 Roma, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1936 Berlin, Germany, Olympic Games flyweight silver medal
W pts Martinus Lambillion, Netherlands
W pts Kaj Frederiksen, Denmark
W pts Raoul Degrysse, Belgium
W pts Louis Daniel Lauria, USA
L pts Willi Kaiser, Germany
1937 Milano, Italy, European Championships flyweight bronze medal
1937 Ferrara, Italian Championships bantamweight 2nd place
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1931 | |
| Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Hungary, 50,800 kg | - Oct. 19 | Frigyes Kubinyi | Roma, Italy | LPTS 4 | 1932-1933
No activity recorded | | 1934 | |
| Zurich, Switzerland, Dual Match Switzerland vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + Sept. 21 | Klaentschi | Zurich, Switzerland | WPTS 4 | |
| Napoli, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg | + Nov. 9 | Dioguardi | Napoli, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Nov. 10 | Rojo | Napoli, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Nov. 11 | Scorda | Napoli, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Nov. 12 | Enrico Buratti | Napoli, Italy | WPTS 4 | |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + Dec. 11 | Stafford | Belfast, Northern Ireland | WPTS 4 | | 1935 | |
| Milano, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg | + Apr. 4 | Luciano Goretti | Milano, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Apr. 5 | Adriano Greci | Milano, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Apr. 6 | Enrico Buratti | Milano, Italy | WPTS 4 | |
| Chicago, Illinois, Dual Match USA-Chicago Golden Gloves Champions vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + May 22 | Patsy Urso (USA) | Chicago, Illinois | WPTS 4 | |
| Brussels, Belgium, Dual Match Belgium vs Italy, 50.800 kg | - July 3 | Joseph Cornelis | Brussels, Belgium | LPTS 4 | | 1936 | | + Feb. 15 | Valle | Sassari, Italy | WPTS 4 | |
| Roma, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg | + Apr. 1 | Carlo Mestriner | Roma, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Apr. 2 | Iannotti | Roma, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Apr. 3 | Guido Nardecchia | Roma, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + Aug. 10 | Martinus Lambillion | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 4 | | + Aug. 12 | Kaj Frederiksen | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 4 | | + Aug. 13 | Raoul Degrysse | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 4 | | + Aug. 14 | Louis Lauria | Berlin, Germany | WPTS 4 | | - Aug. 15 | Willi Kaiser | Berlin, Germany | LPTS 4 | |
| New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Europe, 50.800 kg | + Oct. 7 | Frank Di Marco | New York City, New York | WPTS 4 | |
| Detroit, Michigan, Dual Match Detroit vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + Oct. 12 | Jimmy Urso | Detroit, Michigan | WPTS 4 | |
| New York City, New York, Dual Match New York vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + Oct. 20 | Hall | New York City, New York | WPTS 4 | |
| Budapest, Hungary, Dual Match Hungary vs Italy, 50.800 kg | + Dec. 12 | Bela Szabo (HUN) | Budapest, Hungary | WPTS 4 | | 1937 | |
| Milano, Italy, European Championships 3rd place, 50.800 kg | + May 6 | Olli Lehtinen | Milano, Italy | WPTS 4 | | - May 8 | Vilmos Enekes | Milano, Italy | LPTS 4 | |
| Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri, Dual Match USA vs Europe, 50.800 kg | - May 28 | Jimmy Urso | Chicago, Illinois | LPTS 4 | | + June 1 | Beebe Rich | Kansas City, Missouri | WKO 1 | |
| New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 50.800 kg | - June 9 | Bobby Carroll | New York City, New York | LPTS 4 | |
| Ferrara, Italy, Italian Championships 2nd place, 53.500 kg | + July 13 | Evangelisti | Ferrara, Italy | WPTS 4 | | + July 15 | Antonio Mangialardo | Ferrara, Italy | WPTS 4 | | - July 16 | Arturo Paoletti | Ferrara, Italy | LPTS 4 | | + Dec. 10 | Otello Belardinelli | Cagliari, Italy | WPTS 4 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1938 | | + Jan. 22 | Luigi Costantini | Sassari, Italy | TKO 3 (Rtd) | | + Mar. 5 | Vittorio Pitolli | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | + Mar. 20 | Ortensio Valli | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | + Apr. 10 | Carlo Mestriner | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | - May 18 | Enrico Urbinati | Roma, Italy | L 10 | | + Aug. 1 | Rene Gabes | Sassari, Italy | cTKO 6 | | 1939 | | + Feb. 8 | Edgard Doyen | Milano, Italy | KO 5 | | - Mar. 10 | Jackie Paterson | Edinburgh-Leith, Great Britain | TKO by 7 | | + Mar. 18 | Hubert Offermanns | Königsberg, Germany | KO 3 | | + May 23 | Enrico Urbinati | Modena, Italy | W 10 | | 1940 | | - Jan. 12 | Enrico Urbinati | Roma, Italy | TKO by 11 (Rtd) | | (For European Flyweight Title) | | + Mar. 9 | Italo Tersigni | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | = Dec. 14 | Giovanni Lai | Cagliari, Italy | Draw 8 | | + Dec. 22 | Giovanni Vacca | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | 1941 | | + Jan. 19 | Giovanni Lai | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | 1942 | | - Sept. 14 | Antonio Morabito | Novara, Italy | L 10 | 1943
Inactive | | 1944 | | = June 1 | Mario Solinas | Sassari, Italy | Draw 6 | | + Oct. 31 | Mario Solinas | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | 1945 | | + Apr. 29 | Giovanni Manai | La Maddalena, Italy | W 8 | | + June 30 | Giovanni Masella | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | + Sept. 6 | Giovanni Manai | Sassari, Italy | TKO 7 | | + Sept. 23 | Mario Solinas | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | + Oct. 14 | Giulio Maccioccu | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | + Dec. 16 | Antonio Morabito | Sassari, Italy | cTKO 8 | | (Won Italian Flyweight Title) | | 1946 | | + Apr. 23 | Vincenzo Anastasi | Sassari, Italy | W 8 | | + July 13 | Otello Belardinelli | Sassari, Italy | W 12 | | (Retained Italian Flyweight Title) | | - Nov. 9 | Mario Solinas | Sassari, Italy | L 12 | | (Lost Italian Flyweight Title) | | 1947 | | + May 12 | Mario Solinas | Sassari, Italy | W 12 | | (Regained Italian Flyweight Title) | | + July 6 | Giovanni Vacca | Oristano, Italy | W 10 | | - July 26 | Angelo Caimi | Saronno, Italy | L 10 | | - Aug. 1 | Louis Skena | Geneva, Switzerland | LDQ 5 | | 1948 | | + May 1 | Giovanni Vacca | Nuoro, Italy | W 10 | | + May 17 | Otello Belardinelli | Sassari, Italy | W 10 | | - July 26 | Guido Nardecchia | Bologna, Italy | L 12 | | (For Italian Flyweight Title) |
Summary
Total bouts: 34, Won: 24 (6 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0
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