SPORT & NOTE
Leonard Bundu

Male

Welterweight, Italy, Firenze, Toscana
Based in Cisterna di Latina, Latina, Lazio
Born: 21 November 1974, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 5ft 7in, mt 1,69
"southpaw / switch-hitter"

as an amateur:
1996 Roma, Italian Championships silver medallist 71 kg
Final: L pts 16:6 Cristian Sanavia
1997 Bari, Italy, Mediteranean Games gold medallist 67 kg
Final: Wpts Laureano Fernandez (Esp)
1997 Budapest, Hungary, 9th World Sr Championships 67 kg
Wpts Hosting Lynden (Aus) 7-3, Lpts Neil Cough (Irl) 6-8
1998 Italian amateur champion 69 kg
1999 Houston 10th World Senior Champs bronze medallist 67 kg
Wpts Vadim Mezaga (Blr) 7-3, Wpts Parkpoom Jangphonal (Tha) 3-1
Wpts Nurzhan Smanov (Kaz) 5-1, Semis: Lpts Juan Hernandez (Cub) 5-7
2000 Sydney Olympic Games 67 kg
Wpts Daniel Geale (Aus) 4-2, Lpts Daniyar Munaitbasov (Kzk) 4-13
2001 Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 World Sr Championships 67 kg
Wpts Dachapon Suwunnalid (Tha) 5-0, Wpts Amilcar Edgardo Funes (Arg) 13-5
Lpts James Moore (Ire) 16-19
2002 Tallin, Karl Lehmann Memorial silver medallist 71 kg
Final: Lpts Wiktor Poliakow (Ukr) 0-14
2002 Naples, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medallist 67 kg
Final: W.o. Dorel Simion (Rom)
2002 Italian amateur champion 69 kg
Wpts Di Nardo (21-16), Final: Wstpd 2 Rumignani
2003, Bangkok, Thailand, 12th World Senior Championships 69 kg
Lstpd 2 Manon Boonjmnong (Tha)
2004 Gaborone, Botswana, African Olympic Qualifications
bronze medallist for Sierra Leone 69 kg
2004 Italian amateur Champs silver medallist
Wstpd 3 Maurizio Leorato, Wpts Adriano Nicchi (21-8)
Wpts Pietro Luigi Zara (24-8), Final: Lpts Michele Cirillo (17-22)

Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1996
Roma, Italy, Italian Championships silver medal, 71 kg
- Dec. 7Cristian SanaviaRoma, Italy LPTS 16:6
1997
Grosseto and Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Poland, 67 kg
+ Feb. 13Tomasz ZaborowskiGrosseto, Italy WPTS 3:0
+ Feb. 15Miroslaw NowosadaRoma, Italy WPTS 3:0
Bari, Italy, Mediterranean Games gold medal, 67 kg
+ June 18Theodoros KotakosBari, Italy WPTS
+ June 19Laureano LeyvaBari, Italy WPTS 4:0
1998
Ostrava, Czech Republic, Vaclav Prochazka Tournament gold medal, 67 kg
+ Sept. 18Jozsef NagyOstrava, Czech Republic WPTS 7:1
+ Sept. 19Aleksander ToczekOstrava, Czech Republic WPTS 8:2
+ Sept. 20Peter SuttoOstrava, Czech Republic WPTS 3:2
1999-2000
No activity recorded
2001
Karachi, Pakistan, International Tournament gold medal, 67 kg
+ June 3Dechapon SuwannalirdBelfast, Northern Ireland WPTS 5:0
+ June 4Edgardo FunesBelfast, Northern Ireland WPTS 13:5
- June 6James MooreBelfast, Northern Ireland LPTS 19:16
2002
Roma, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, 67 Kg
+ Mar. 20Robert BlazoRoma, Italy WPTS 19:10
+ Mar. 21Vyacheslav SharapovRoma, Italy WPTS 18:10
+ Mar. 22Dorel SimionRoma, Italy WWO
2003
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Strandja Mamorial quarter-finals, 69 kg
- Feb. 21Andrey MishinPlovdiv, Bulgaria LPTS 22:9
Ferrara, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Hungary, 69 kg
+ Apr. 5Krisztian GregarikFerrara, Italy WPTS
2004
Gaborone, Botswana, African Olympic Qualifications bronze medal for Sierra Leone, 69 kg
+ Mar. 19Alvyn GabrielGaborone, Botswana WPTS 4
- Mar. 21Ellis ChibuyeGaborone, Botswana LPTS 4
Maddaloni, Italy, Italian Championships silver medal, 69 kg
+ Nov. 23Maurizio LeoratoMaddaloni, Italy WRSCO 3
+ Nov. 25Adriano NicchiMaddaloni, Italy WPTS 21:8
+ Nov. 26Pietro Luigi ZaraMaddaloni, Italy WPTS 24:8
- Nov. 27Michele CirilloMaddaloni, Italy LPTS 22:17

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2005
+ Apr. 1Peter Gaspar Firenze, ItalyKO 1
+ Apr. 16Ferenc Olah Bergamo, ItalyKO 1
+ June 5Antonio Taglialatela Brescia, ItalyTW 3
+ Aug. 7Brett James Rimini, ItalyW 6
2006
+ Feb. 10Martins Kukuls Trieste, ItalyW 6
+ Apr. 3Sebe Mugurel Rivarolo Canavese, ItalyW 8
+ May 12Vincenzo Finzi Rezzato, ItalyW 6
+ Aug. 11Attila Kiss Toscolano Maderno, ItalyW 6
+ Sept. 22Virgil Meleg Cortemaggiore, ItalyW 6
+ Oct. 21Vladimir Borovski Roma, ItalyW 8
2007
+ Mar. 2Karim Netchaoui Firenze, ItalyTKO 11
(Won vacant IBF Mediterranean Welterweight Title)
= June 15Luciano Abis Milano, ItalyTDraw 3
(For vacant Italian Welterweight Title)
+ Aug. 24Vincenzo Finzi Toscolano Maderno, ItalyTKO 1
(Retained IBF Mediterranean Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 12Gheorghe Danut Rezzato, ItalyW 8
2008
+ Mar. 5Giammario Grassellini Firenze, ItalyTKO 1
(Won vacant Italian Welterweight Title)
+ Aug. 28Patrik Hruska Toscolano Maderno, ItalyW 6
+ Oct. 24Laszlo Komjathi Podenzano, ItalyTW 5
+ Nov. 21Johannes Fabrizius Nuvolera, ItalyW 6
2009
+ Mar. 13Frank Haroche Horta Firenze, ItalyW 12
(Won vacant European Union Welterweight Title)
+ June 27Frank Shabani Berlin, GermanyW 12
(Retained European Union Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 18Ronny McFIELDLatina, ItalyTW 7
2010
+ Mar. 19 Carlos JerezFirenze, ItalyTW 5
(Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Title)
+ May 21Ronny McFIELDBrescia, ItalyTW 6
+ Nov. 26 Moises CastroRezzato, ItalyKO 1
2011
+ Feb. 25 Zoran CvekFirenze, ItalyW 6
= June 25 Daniele PetrucciRoma, ItalyTDraw 8
(For vacant European Welterweight Title)
+ Nov. 4 Daniele PetrucciFirenze, ItalyW 12 UD
(Won vacant European Welterweight Title)
2012
+ Mar. 23 Antonio MoscatielloBrescia, ItalyKO 5 (2:05)
(Retained European Welterweight Title)
+ July 14 Stefano CastellucciUdine, ItalyTW 5 (2:55) UD
(Retained European Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 1 Ismael El MassoudiRezzato, ItalyTKO 1 (2:40)
(Retained European Welterweight Title)
2013
+ Apr. 6 Rafal JackiewiczRoma, ItalyKO 11 (1:21)
(Retained European Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 14 Lee PurdyDockland, EnglandTKO 12 (2:53)
(Retained European Welterweight Title)
2014
+ Aug. 1 Frankie GavinWolverhampton, EnglandW 12 SD
(Retained European and won Commonwealth Welterweight Titles)
- Dec. 13 Keith ThurmanLas Vegas, NevadaL 12 UD
(For interim WBA Welterweight Title)
2015
+ June 26 Pablo MunguiaShelton, WashingtonW 8
2016
+ Apr. 22 Jussi KoivulaFirenze, ItalyKO 9
(Regained vacant EBU Welterweight Title)
- Aug. 21 Errol SpenceNew York City, New YorkTKO by 6

 

Summary

Total bouts: 37, Won: 33 (11 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0