Carmelo Bossi

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Carmelo Bossi (born October 15, 1939) was an Italian boxer who held the European welterweight and world junior middleweight titles. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his final overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws.

Bossi captured the junior middleweight crown from American Fredie Little on a unanimous 15 round decision on July 9, 1970. In his last fight, he lost his crown and was defeated on a controversial split decision awarded to Japanese challenger Koichi Wajima in Japan.