Massimiliano Duran

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Massimiliano Duran (born 3 November 1963) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1994. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 1990 to 1991 and the European cruiserweight title from 1993 to 1994. 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; his brother, the Italian boxer Alessandro Duran. Duran turned pro in 1986 when he defeated Momo Cupelic. The win earned him the nickname "Momo". Duran's first defeat came at the hands of Ndomingiedi Lusikina. This bout began a long-standing rivalry that resulted in the two boxers fighting each other five times as professionals.

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 title defence was against Anaclet Wamba. Duran won by disqualification after Wamba had been penalized a total of five points. Duran lost a rematch the following year by technical knockout and the rubber match by knockout.

In 1993 Duran beat Derek Angol by KO for the vacant European crown but subsequently lost the title by stoppage to Carl Thompson.^[1] Duran suffered permanent damages to his left eye in a match with Alexey Ilyin and retired shortly after.

Following his retirement, Duran worked as a boxing trainer in his gym “Pugilistica Padana Vigor” in Ferrara.

Professional boxing record[]

19 Wins (8 knockouts, 11 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision)[2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	20–6	Alexey Ilyin	TKO	4	02/11/1994	Rome, Italy
Loss	20–5	Carl Thompson	KO	8	02/02/1994	Ferrara, Italy	Lost European cruiserweight title
Win	20–4	Derek Angol	KO	11	22/06/1993	Ferrara, Italy	Won vacant European cruiserweight title
Win	19–4	Roy Bedwell	TKO	2	18/12/1992	Sora, Italy
Win	18–4	Tim "Dark" Knight	PTS	6	25/06/1992	Licola, Italy
Loss	17–4	Anaclet Wamba	TKO	11	13/12/1991	Bercy, Paris, France	For WBC cruiserweight title
Win	17–3	Rick Enis	PTS	8	09/11/1991	Campione d'Italia, Italy
Loss	16–3	Anaclet Wamba	TKO	11	20/07/1991	Palermo, Italy	Lost WBC cruiserweight title
Win	16–2	Anaclet Wamba	DQ	12	08/12/1990	Ferrara, Italy	Retained WBC cruiserweight title
Win	15–2	Carlos De Leon	DQ	11	27/07/1990	Capo d'Orlando, Italy	Won WBC cruiserweight title
Win	14–2	Yves Monsieur	DQ	7	23/02/1990	Ferrara, Italy
Win	13–2	Alfredo Cacciatore	TKO	10	04/11/1989	Ferrara, Italy	Won Italy cruiserweight title
Win	12–2	Yves Monsieur	PTS	8	07/07/1989	San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
Win	11–2	Jonjo Greene	TKO	3	26/05/1989	Bergamo, Italy
Win	10–2	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	6	27/01/1989	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	9–2	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	6	27/01/1989	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	8–2	Boubacar Batere	TKO	1	20/12/1988	San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
Win	7–2	Konga Wa Konga	PTS	6	16/11/1988	Salerno, Italy
Win	6–2	Peter Mulindwa Kozza	PTS	6	02/07/1988	Arezzo, Italy
Win	5–2	Oliver Kemayou	PTS	6	29/04/1988	Ferrara, Italy
Win	4–2	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6	03/12/1987	Ferrara, Italy
Loss	3–2	Giovanni Marchesini	DQ	5	06/11/1987	Merano, Italy
Win	3–1	Mladen Frljic	TKO	3	07/08/1987	Ferrara, Italy
Loss	2–1	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	KO	2	21/03/1987	Imola, Italy
Win	2–0	Ndomingiedi Lusikina	PTS	6	15/12/1986	Bologna, Italy
Win	1–0	Momo Cupelic	KO	4	23/05/1986	Ferrara, Italy

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Massimiliano Duran from BoxRec