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	Gavino Matta
	Flyweight Male Italy, Sassari, Sardegna Born: 29 June 1910, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy Died: 21 January 1954, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy (some sources report: 20 January 1954) Club: A.P. Sassarese

as an amateur:

1934 Napoli, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1935 Milano, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1936 Roma, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1936 Berlin, Germany, Olympic Games flyweight silver medal
W pts Martinus Lambillion, Netherlands
W pts Kaj Frederiksen, Denmark
W pts Raoul Degrysse, Belgium
W pts Louis Daniel Lauria, USA
L pts Willi Kaiser, Germany
1937 Milano, Italy, European Championships flyweight bronze medal
1937 Ferrara, Italian Championships bantamweight 2nd place

Amateur Results


1931
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Hungary, 50,800 kg
- Oct. 19	Frigyes Kubinyi (HUN)	Roma, Italy	LPTS 4


1932-1933 No activity recorded

1934
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Zurich, Switzerland, Dual Match Switzerland vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ Sept. 21	Klaentschi	Zurich, Switzerland	WPTS 4
Napoli, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Nov. 9	Dioguardi	Napoli, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Nov. 10	Rojo	Napoli, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Nov. 11	Scorda	Napoli, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Nov. 12	Enrico Buratti (ITA)	Napoli, Italy	WPTS 4
Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ Dec. 11	Stafford	Belfast, Northern Ireland	WPTS 4

1935
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Milano, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Apr. 4	Luciano Goretti	Milano, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Apr. 5	Adriano Greci	Milano, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Apr. 6	Enrico Buratti (ITA)	Milano, Italy	WPTS 4
Chicago, Illinois, Dual Match USA-Chicago Golden Gloves Champions vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ May 22	Patsy Urso (USA)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 4
Brussels, Belgium, Dual Match Belgium vs Italy, 50.800 kg
- July 3	Joseph Cornelis (BEL)	Brussels, Belgium	LPTS 4

1936
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 15	Valle	Sassari, Italy	WPTS 4
Roma, Italy, Italian Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Apr. 1	Carlo Mestriner (ITA)	Roma, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Apr. 2	Iannotti	Roma, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Apr. 3	Guido Nardecchia (ITA)	Roma, Italy	WPTS 4
+ Aug. 10	Martinus Lambillion (NED)	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 4
+ Aug. 12	Kaj Frederiksen (DEN)	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 4
+ Aug. 13	Raoul Degrysse	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 4
+ Aug. 14	Louis Lauria	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 4
- Aug. 15	Willi Kaiser (GER)	Berlin, Germany	LPTS 4
New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Europe, 50.800 kg
+ Oct. 7	Frank Di Marco	New York City, New York	WPTS 4
Detroit, Michigan, Dual Match Detroit vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ Oct. 12	Jimmy Urso	Detroit, Michigan	WPTS 4
New York City, New York, Dual Match New York vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ Oct. 20	Hall	New York City, New York	WPTS 4
Budapest, Hungary, Dual Match Hungary vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ Dec. 12	Bela Szabo (HUN)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 4

1937
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Milano, Italy, European Championships 3rd place, 50.800 kg
+ May 6	Olli Lehtinen (FIN)	Milano, Italy	WPTS 4
- May 8	Vilmos Enekes	Milano, Italy	LPTS 4
Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri, Dual Match USA vs Europe, 50.800 kg
- May 28	Jimmy Urso	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 4
+ June 1	Beebe Rich	Kansas City, Missouri	WKO 1
New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 50.800 kg
- June 9	Bobby Carroll	New York City, New York	LPTS 4
Ferrara, Italy, Italian Championships 2nd place, 53.500 kg
+ July 13	Evangelisti	Ferrara, Italy	WPTS 4
+ July 15	Antonio Mangialardo (ITA)	Ferrara, Italy	WPTS 4
- July 16	Arturo Paoletti (ITA)	Ferrara, Italy	LPTS 4
+ Dec. 10	Otello Belardinelli (ITA)	Cagliari, Italy	WPTS 4

Professional record


1938
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 22	Luigi Costantini	Sassari, Italy	TKO 3 (Rtd)
+ Mar. 5	Vittorio Pitolli	Sassari, Italy	W 8
+ Mar. 20	Ortensio Valli	Sassari, Italy	W 8
+ Apr. 10	Carlo Mestriner	Sassari, Italy	W 10
- May 18	Enrico Urbinati	Roma, Italy	L 10
+ Aug. 1	Rene Gabes	Sassari, Italy	cTKO 6

1939
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 8	Edgard Doyen	Milano, Italy	KO 5
- Mar. 10	Jackie Paterson	Edinburgh-Leith, Great Britain	TKO by 7
+ Mar. 18	Hubert Offermanns	Königsberg, Germany	KO 3
+ May 23	Enrico Urbinati	Modena, Italy	W 10

1940
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 12	Enrico Urbinati	Roma, Italy	TKO by 11 (Rtd)
(For European Flyweight Title)
+ Mar. 9	Italo Tersigni	Sassari, Italy	W 10
= Dec. 14	Giovanni Lai	Cagliari, Italy	Draw 10
+ Dec. 22	Giovanni Vacca	Sassari, Italy	W 10

1941
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	Giovanni Lai	Sassari, Italy	W 10

1942
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Sept. 14	Antonio Morabito	Novara, Italy	L 10


1943 Inactive

1944
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= June 1	Mario Solinas	Sassari, Italy	Draw 6
+ Oct. 31	Mario Solinas	Sassari, Italy	W 8

1945
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 29	Giovanni Manai	La Maddalena, Italy	W 8
+ June 30	Giovanni Masella	Sassari, Italy	W 10
+ Sept. 6	Giovanni Manai	Sassari, Italy	KO 7
+ Sept. 23	Mario Solinas	Sassari, Italy	W 8
+ Oct. 14	Giulio Maccioccu	Sassari, Italy	W 8
+ Dec. 16	Antonio Morabito	Sassari, Italy	cTKO 8
(Won Italian Flyweight Title)

1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 23	Vincenzo Anastasi	Sassari, Italy	W 8
+ July 13	Otello Belardinelli	Sassari, Italy	W 12
(Retained Italian Flyweight Title)
- Nov. 9	Mario Solinas	Sassari, Italy	L 12
(Lost Italian Flyweight Title)

1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 12	Mario Solinas	Sassari, Italy	W 12
(Regained Italian Flyweight Title)
+ July 6	Giovanni Vacca	Oristano, Italy	W 10
- July 26	Angelo Caimi	Saronno, Italy	L 10
- Aug. 1	Louis Skena	Geneva, Switzerland	LDQ 5

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 1	Giovanni Vacca	Nuoro, Italy	W 10
+ May 17	Otello Belardinelli	Sassari, Italy	W 10
- July 26	Guido Nardecchia	Bologna, Italy	L 12
(For Italian Flyweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 34, Won: 24 (6 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0, ND: 0

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