Mario D'Agata

Boxing · Deceased

54-10-3RECORD

22WINS BY KO / TKO

32WINS BY DECISION

67PRO FIGHTS

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Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	29 May 1926
Died	4 Apr 2009
Nationality	Italian
Birthplace	Arezzo, Italy
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Bantamweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	157 cm (5′2″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1950–1962
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	14 Oct 1950
Last fight	Loss vs Federico Scarponi, 19 Jul 1962

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Titles and honours

Lineal, NYSAC and The Ring bantamweight world champion (1956–1957)
European (EBU) bantamweight champion (1957–1958)
Italian bantamweight champion (1953–1955)

Background

Mario D'Agata was an Italian bantamweight who was born deaf and became the first deaf world boxing champion when he stopped Robert Cohen in 1956. He died in Florence in 2009.

Fight history

67 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Federico Scarponi	Decision (points)	12		19 Jul 1962	Rome, Italy	For vacant Italian bantamweight title
Win	Andre Gasperini	Decision (points)	8		27 Mar 1962	Milan, Italy
Win	Ugo Milan	TKO	6		19 Jan 1962	Rome, Italy
Win	Francisco Carreno	Decision (points)	8		24 Nov 1961	Rome, Italy
Win	Lazaro ben Layachi	KO	6		27 Oct 1961	Rome, Italy
Loss	Jackie Brown	Decision (points)	10		9 Jun 1960	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Loss	Freddie Gilroy	Decision (points)	10		15 Sep 1959	London, England, UK
Loss	José Becerra	TKO (corner retirement)	10		5 Feb 1959	Los Angeles, California, US
Loss	Piero Rollo	Decision (points)	15		12 Oct 1958	Cagliari, Italy	Lost EBU and Italian bantamweight titles
Win	Mimoun Ben Ali	Decision (points)	10		13 Sep 1958	Cagliari, Italy
Win	Michel Lamora	KO	4		13 Feb 1958	Naples, Italy
Win	Roger Cappato	Decision (points)	10		26 Dec 1957	Milan, Italy
Win	Jean Renard	KO	7		10 Dec 1957	Bergamo, Italy
Win	Federico Scarponi	KO	8	2:30	27 Oct 1957	Cagliari, Italy	Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
Win	Roland Roy	TKO	7		28 Jun 1957	Genoa, Italy
Loss	Alphonse Halimi	Decision (points)	15		1 Apr 1957	Paris, France	Lost NYSAC and The Ring bantamweight titles
Draw	Robert Tartari	Decision (points)	10		8 Dec 1956	Geneva, Switzerland
Win	Juan Cardenas	Decision (points)	10		27 Oct 1956	Milan, Italy
Win	Robert Cohen	TKO	7		29 Jun 1956	Rome, Italy	Won NYSAC and The Ring bantamweight titles
Win	Jesus Lucas Rubio	Decision (points)	10		18 May 1956	Milan, Italy
Win	Jesus Lucas Rubio	Decision (points)	10		21 Mar 1956	Ravenna, Italy
Win	Little Cezar	Decision (split)	10		21 Jan 1956	Manila, Philippines
Win	Andre Valignat	Disqualification	5	2:02	29 Oct 1955	Milan, Italy
Win	Jean Kidy	TKO (corner retirement)	5		15 Oct 1955	Milan, Italy
Win	Pedro Paris	KO	3		15 Sep 1955	Bologna, Italy
Win	Jose Luis Martinez	KO	8		18 Aug 1955	Messina, Italy
Win	Mohamed Farid	TKO	4	1:45	9 Aug 1955	Naples, Italy
Win	Jose Crespo	KO	5		30 Jul 1955	Bari, Italy
Win	Henri Schmid	Decision (points)	10		21 Jul 1955	Prato, Italy
Win	Robert Meunier	Decision (points)	10		28 Jun 1955	Rome, Italy
Win	Assane Fakyh	TKO (corner retirement)	4		13 Jun 1955	Livorno, Italy
Win	Arthur Emboule	TKO (corner retirement)	8		25 May 1955	Turin, Italy
Win	Billy Peacock	Decision (points)	12		10 Dec 1954	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Win	Bobby Sinn	Decision (points)	12		19 Nov 1954	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Win	Alex Bollaert	TKO	5		1 Oct 1954	Milan, Italy
Win	Andre Valignat	Decision (points)	10		31 Jul 1954	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Emile Chemama	Decision (points)	10		12 Jun 1954	Tunis, Tunisia
Loss	Robert Cohen	Decision (unanimous)	10		15 May 1954	Tunis, Tunisia
Win	Kid Andre	TKO	10		30 Apr 1954	Milan, Italy
Win	Giovanni Zuddas	Decision (points)	12		10 Apr 1954	Milan, Italy	Retained Italian bantamweight title
Win	Luigi Fasulo	TKO (corner retirement)	4		23 Jan 1954	Naples, Italy	Retained Italian bantamweight title
Draw	Andre Valignat	Decision (points)	10		15 Nov 1953	Paris, France
Win	Pierre Gress Gyde	TKO	6		30 Oct 1953	Geneva, Switzerland
Win	Giovanni Zuddas	Disqualification	9		26 Sep 1953	Arezzo, Italy	Won vacant Italian bantamweight title
Win	Arthur Emboule	Decision (points)	10		6 Jul 1953	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Edmond Moletto	Decision (points)	10		30 Mar 1953	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Jacques Louni	Decision (points)	10		15 Jan 1953	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Giuseppe D'Augusta	Decision (points)	10		26 Dec 1952	Milan, Italy
Win	Gaetano Annaloro	Disqualification	7		26 Nov 1952	Milan, Italy
Win	Rino Stiaccini	Decision (points)	6		7 Nov 1952	Florence, Italy
Win	Enzo Ganadu	TKO (corner retirement)	3		11 Jun 1952	Milan, Italy
Loss	Renato Denti	Disqualification	5		17 May 1952	Florence, Italy
Win	Giuliano Catini	TKO	2		20 Feb 1952	Florence, Italy
Loss	Kid Arcelli	Decision (points)	10		28 Dec 1951	Siena, Italy
Win	Luigi Fasulo	TKO	3		30 Nov 1951	Arezzo, Italy
Draw	Giuseppe D'Augusta	Decision (points)	8		29 Sep 1951	Catania, Italy
Loss	Kid Arcelli	Decision (points)	10		2 Aug 1951	Florence, Italy
Win	Arturo Paoletti	Disqualification	7		22 Jun 1951	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Tino Cardinale	Decision (points)	8		31 May 1951	Florence, Italy
Win	Benito Giovanni Fattori	Decision (points)	8		2 May 1951	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Arturo Peratici	Decision (points)	8		28 Feb 1951	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Giovanni Capobianchi	Decision (points)	8		31 Jan 1951	Florence, Italy
Win	Pietro Cesarini	Disqualification	2		12 Jan 1951	San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
Win	Gaudenzio Carutti	TKO	4		16 Dec 1950	Montevarchi, Italy
Win	Settimio Marabitti	Decision (points)	6		4 Nov 1950	Rome, Italy
Win	Settimio Marabitti	Decision (points)	6		28 Oct 1950	Arezzo, Italy
Win	Giuseppe Salardi	Decision (points)	6		14 Oct 1950	Siena, Italy	Pro debut

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