Massimiliano Duran

Massimiliano Duran (born November 3, 1963 in Ferrara, Italy) is a former Italian professional boxer who held the Cruiser WBC title and the European championship between 1990 and 1991. He is also known for being the only fighter in boxing history to earn a shot at, win, and defend a world title with three consecutive disqualification wins.

Career

Duran was born in Ferrara. His father was the Argentine-Italian boxer Juan Carlos Duran. Duran turned pro in 1986 when he defeated Momo Cupelic. The win earned him the nickname "Momo". Duran's first defeat came by the hand of Ndomingiedi Lusikina. This would be the beginning of a long-standing rivalry, that will result in the two boxers fighting five times. In 1990 Duran won the WBC Cruiserweight Title by defeating Carlos De León, when De León was disqualified for hitting after the bell to end the 11th round. Duran was leading on the cards.

His first defence was against Anaclet Wamba. Duran won by DQ after Wamba had been penalized a total of five points but lost the rematch the following year by TKO and the rubber match again by KO.

In 1993 he beat Derek Angol by KO for the vacant European crown but lost the title by stoppage to Carl Thompson. Duran suffered permanet damages to his left eye in a match with Alexey Ilyin and retired shorty after.

Following his retirement, Duran worked as a boxing trainer.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (8 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision)[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	10-0	Alexey "Perm Punisher" Ilyin	TKO	4	02/11/1994	Rome, Lazio, Italy
Loss	14-3	Carl "The Cat" Thompson	KO	8	02/02/1994	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy	EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	27-2	Derek Angol	KO	11	22/06/1993	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy	EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	14-23-1	Roy Bedwell	TKO	2	18/12/1992	Sora, Lazio, Italy
Win	8-14	Tim "Dark" Knight	PTS	6	25/06/1992	Licola, Campania, Italy
Loss	33-2	Anaclet Wamba	TKO	11	13/12/1991	Bercy, Paris, France	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:16 of the 11th round.
Win	21-21-1	Rick Enis	PTS	8	09/11/1991	Campione d'Italia, Lombardia, Italy
Loss	32-2	Anaclet Wamba	TKO	11	20/07/1991	Palermo, Sicilia, Italy	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the 11th round.
Win	30-1	Anaclet Wamba	DQ	12	08/12/1990	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. Wamba disqualified at 2:51 of the 12th round after he was penalized five points during the fight.
Win	45-5-1	Carlos De Leon	DQ	11	27/07/1990	Capo d'Orlando, Sicilia, Italy	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. De Leon disqualified for hitting after the bell to end round 11.
Win	17-15	Yves Monsieur	DQ	7	23/02/1990	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win	11-1-1	Alfredo Cacciatore	TKO	10	04/11/1989	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy	Italy Cruiserweight Title.
Win	16-13	Yves Monsieur	PTS	8	07/07/1989	San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Campania, Italy
Win	13-27-1	Jonjo Greene	TKO	3	26/05/1989	Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
Win	3-16	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	6	27/01/1989	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	3-16	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	6	27/01/1989	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	--	Boubacar Batere	TKO	1	20/12/1988	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	0-4-1	Konga Wa Konga	PTS	6	16/11/1988	Salerno, Campania, Italy
Win	4-14-2	Peter Mulindwa Kozza	PTS	6	02/07/1988	Arezzo, Toscana, Italy
Win	5-7-2	Oliver Kemayou	PTS	6	29/04/1988	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win	3-8	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6	03/12/1987	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Loss	14-13	Giovanni Marchesini	DQ	5	06/11/1987	Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, Italy
Win	--	Mladen Frljic	TKO	3	07/08/1987	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Loss	1-6	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	2	21/03/1987	Imola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win	0-4	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6	15/12/1986	Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Win	0-9-4	Momo Cupelic	KO	4	23/05/1986	Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Massimiliano Duran from BoxRec