Franco Udella

Franco Udella
Born
Franco Udella

(1947-02-25) 25 February 1947 (age 77)
Cagliari, Italy
NationalityItalian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins37
Wins by KO18
Losses5
Draws0
No contests1

Franco Udella (born 25 February 1947 in Cagliari) is an Italian former world boxing champion.

Amateur career

Olympic games results

1968 (as a Light flyweight)

1972 (as a flyweight)

Pro career

Udella turned pro in 1972 and won the newly created WBC light flyweight title in 1975 with a disqualification win over Valentin Martinez in the 12th round. Udella was then stripped of the title in August 1975, for failing to defend against Paraguayan Rafael Lovera, who had never fought a professional fight. The following year he challenged WBC light flyweight world champion Luis Estaba, but lost by KO in the 3rd round. He never challenged for a major title again. He retired in 1979 after a loss to Charlie Magri for the EBU (European) flyweight title.

Professional boxing record

43 fights 37 wins 5 losses
By knockout 18 3
By decision 18 1
By disqualification 1 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 37–5 (1) Charlie Magri SD 12 May 1, 1979 Empire Pool, London, England, UK Lost European flyweight title
42 Win 37–4 (1) Manuel Carrasco UD 15 Nov 15, 1978 Bellaria, Italy Retained European flyweight title
41 Win 36–4 (1) Mariano Garcia TKO 6 (15) May 24, 1978 Cagliari, Italy Retained European flyweight title
40 Win 35–4 (1) Emilio Pireddu PTS 15 Dec 23, 1977 Cagliari, Italy Retained European flyweight title
39 Win 34–4 (1) Nessim Zebelini TKO 9 (15) Oct 26, 1977 Vigevano, Italy Retained European flyweight title
38 Win 33–4 (1) Antonio Luis Franca PTS 8 Sep 28, 1977 Fort Village, Cagliari, Italy
37 Win 32–4 (1) Antonio Luis Franca PTS 8 Aug 21, 1977 Rijeka, Czechoslovakia
36 Win 31–4 (1) Jose Cantero KO 5 (15) Jun 10, 1977 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy Retained European flyweight title
35 Win 30–4 (1) Fernando Bernardez TKO 4 (10) Feb 6, 1977 Cagliari, Italy
34 Win 29–4 (1) Pedro Molledo PTS 10 Dec 3, 1976 Milan, Italy
33 Win 28–4 (1) Dominique Cesari PTS 10 Oct 29, 1976 Cagliari, Italy
32 Loss 27–4 (1) Luis Estaba KO 3 (15) Jul 18, 1976 El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela For WBC light flyweight title
31 Win 27–3 (1) Franco Sperati TKO 8 (15) Jun 12, 1976 S. Teresa di Gallura, Italy
30 Win 26–3 (1) Jacky Bihin TKO 7 (10) Apr 30, 1976 Cagliari, Italy
29 Win 25–3 (1) Jerry Strickland TKO 3 (8) Mar 26, 1976 Cagliari, Italy
28 Win 24–3 (1) Robert Emerson TKO 3 (8) Mar 5, 1976 Sassari, Italy
27 Win 23–3 (1) Fritz Chervet UD 15 Jan 14, 1976 Campione d'Italia, Italy Retained European flyweight title
26 Win 22–3 (1) Daniel Figueroa TKO 4 (10) Nov 29, 1975 Cagliari, Italy
25 Win 21–3 (1) Christian Martin TKO 6 (10) Nov 14, 1975 Milan, Italy
24 NC 20–3 (1) Fritz Chervet NC 2 (15) May 31, 1975 Zurich, Switzerland European flyweight title at stake
23 Win 20–3 Valentin Martinez DQ 12 (15), 2:56 Apr 4, 1975 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy Won inaugural WBC light flyweight title
22 Win 19–3 Heriberto Mascarell PTS 10 Feb 1, 1975 Palazzetto dello Sport, Cagliari, Italy
21 Win 18–3 Willie Pastrana TKO 4 (10) Dec 6, 1974 Milan, Italy
20 Win 17–3 Pedro Molledo TKO 5 (15), 2:09 Oct 25, 1974 Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy Won vacant European flyweight title
19 Loss 16–3 Betulio González TKO 10 (15), 2:09 Jul 20, 1974 Stadio Darsena, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy For WBC flyweight title
18 Win 16–2 Rino Ferrari TKO 4 (8) Jun 7, 1974 Milan, Italy Injury
17 Win 15–2 Altero Marini KO 1 (8) Apr 19, 1974 Milan, Italy
16 Win 14–2 Fernando Gabino PTS 8 Apr 5, 1974 Milan, Italy
15 Win 13–2 Altero Marini PTS 8 Feb 28, 1974 Cagliari, Italy
14 Loss 12–2 Altero Marini DQ 3 (8) Feb 1, 1974 Milan, Italy
13 Win 12–1 Fernando Gabino PTS 8 Dec 28, 1973 Cagliari, Italy
12 Win 11–1 Pedro Molledo PTS 10 Nov 30, 1973 Milan, Italy
11 Win 10–1 Dominique Cesari PTS 8 Oct 19, 1973 Milan, Italy
10 Win 9–1 Pedro de la Torre TKO 5 (8) Sep 28, 1973 Milan, Italy
9 Win 8–1 Grazietto Soro PTS 6 Sep 14, 1973 Monza, Italy
8 Win 7–1 Filippo Belvedere TKO 5 (6) Jul 12, 1973 Milan, Italy
7 Win 6–1 Kiko Garcia PTS 6 May 11, 1973 Milan, Italy
6 Win 5–1 Antonio Galletta KO 3 (6) May 1, 1973 Cagliari, Italy
5 Win 4–1 Grazietto Soro PTS 6 Apr 4, 1973 Cagliari, Italy
4 Loss 3–1 Antonio Galletta TKO 2 (6) Feb 8, 1973 Milan, Italy Injury
3 Win 3–0 Angelo D'Aleo PTS 6 Jan 19, 1973 Milan, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Mohamed Ben Salah KO 2 (6) Dec 29, 1972 Cagliari, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Ray Salami PTS 6 Dec 4, 1972 Bologna, Italy

See also

Achievements
Inaugural Champion WBC light flyweight champion
4 April 1975 – 29 August 1975
Stripped 		Vacant
Title next held by
Luis Estaba