SPORT & NOTE
Elio Cotena

Male

Featherweight, Italy, Napoli, Campania
Born: 30 August 1945, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Height: 5ft 6in, mt 1,67

as an amateur:
1965 Cagliari, Italian Championships featherweight 2nd place
Final: Lpts Giuliano Lai
1966 Genova, Italian Championships featherweight winner
1967 Napoli, Italian Championships featherweight winner
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games featherweight preliminaries
Wpts 5:0 Carl-Axel Palm, Sweden
Lpts 3:2 Valeri Plotnikov, URRS


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1965
Cagliari, Italy, Italian National Championships 2nd place, 57 kg
+ Apr. 5Giuseppe SennaCagliari, Italy WPTS 3
- Apr. 10Silvio LoiCagliari, Italy LPTS 3
1966
No results recorded
1967
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Apr. 21Jim McAuleyDublin, Ireland WPTS
Barcelona, Spain, Dual Match Spain vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Dec. 14Andres MartinBarcelona, Spain WPTS
Mataro, Spain, Dual Match Spain vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Dec. 17Jose SetienMataro, Spain WPTS
1968
Annecy, France, Dual Match France vs Italy, 57 kg
+ Apr. 10Jean-Paul AntonAnnecy, France WPTS

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1969
+ Jan. 13Mario CalandroNapoli, ItalyTKO 4-Rtd
+ Feb. 11Giampiero MattioliNapoli, ItalyW 6
+ Mar. 3Riccardo OrrųNapoli, ItalyW 6
+ Mar. 15Giovanni CavazziniAgropoli, ItalyW 6
+ Apr. 18Akli ChikkiNapoli, ItalyTKO 4
+ May 3Giovanni CavazziniTerracina, ItalyW 6
+ June 9Wellington VillelaNapoli, ItalyWDQ 4
+ Oct. 10Antonio Del CielloRoma, ItalyW 6
+ Dec. 19Antonio MoggiaNapoli, ItalyW 8
1970
+ Mar. 11Paul IkumapayiCaserta, ItalyW 8
+ Apr. 22Ambrogio MarianiMontecatini, ItalyW 10
+ June 6Abu ArrowTerzigno, ItalyW 8
+ June 24Wellington VillelaNapoli, ItalyW 8
+ Sept. 5Giampiero MattioliMonteporzio, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 9Vittorio FerriRoma, ItalyW 10
+ Dec. 17Vittorio FerriRieti, ItalycTKO 10
1971
+ Jan. 30Augusto CivardiPiacenza, ItalyW 10
(Won Italian Featherweight Title ELiminator)
- June 12Augusto CivardiPiacenza, ItalyKO by 3
(For vacant Italian Featherweight Title)
+ July 31Carmelo MassaCagliari, ItalycTKO 6
- Oct. 18Andries SteynJohannesburg, South AfricaL 8
- Nov. 29Ould MakloufiParis, FranceL 8
1972
+ Mar. 24Michel JametTorino, ItalyW 8
+ May 12Giovanni GirgentiTorino, ItalyW 12
(Won Italian Featherweight Title)
= Aug. 26Nevio CarbiLignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyDraw 12
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 29Giovanni GirgentiGenova, ItalyW 12
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
1973
+ Mar. 13Enzo FarinelliFerrara, ItalyW 12
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
+ May 19Bruno PieracciMontagnana, ItalyW 12
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
+ June 28Ambrogio MarianiNapoli, ItalyWDQ 5
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
+ Aug. 4Bruno PieracciSecondigliano, ItalyTKO 5
(Retained Italian Featherweight Title)
+ Dec. 17Domenico ChiloiroNapoli, ItalyW 8
1974
- Apr. 17Jose Antonio JiminezZaragoza, SpainKO by 15
(For European Featherweight Title)
+ Aug. 14Paul IkumapayiCefalu, ItalyW 10
+ Sept. 11Paul IkumapayiRapallo, ItalyW 8
1975
+ Feb. 12Jose Antonio JiminezNapoli, ItalyTKO 11
(Won European Featherweight Title)
+ Apr. 30Rodolfo SanchezNapoli, ItalyW 15
(Retained European Featherweight Title)
+ Oct. 22Michel LefevbreCefalų, ItalyTKO 12
(Retained European Featherweight Title)
1976
+ Feb. 25Vernon SollasBethnal Green, Great BritainKO 14
(Retained European Featherweight Title)
+ May 26 Nevio CarbiTrieste, ItalyTKO 12
(Retained European Featherweight Title)
- Dec. 3Pedro Nino JimenezMadrid, SpainTKO by 12
(Lost European Featherweight Title)
1977
+ May 8Pasqualino MorbidelliCampione, ItalyW 8
+ Oct. 14Eloi Emiliano De SouzaMilano, ItalyW 8
+ Nov. 26Giuseppe AgateScafati, ItalyW 10
1978
- Mar. 8Natale VezzoliBrescia, ItalyL 15
(For European Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 21Charles JuriettiIschia, ItalyW 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 44, Won: 37 (9 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0