Luigi Camputaro: Italian Flyweight and European Champion
Luigi “Kid Dynamite” Camputaro was an Italian-born flyweight who made Hartford, Connecticut, his home. The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame records that he challenged for eight world, European or U.S. titles and won the European flyweight championship.
Boxing career and major results
Camputaro made his professional debut in June 1984, defeating Felix Rodriguez at the Agora Ballroom in West Hartford. His first title challenge came against Ray Medel for the USBA flyweight championship, and in 1990 he lost a unanimous decision to Johnny Tapia in a bout for the USBA super flyweight title, according to the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.
On September 22, 1993, Camputaro won the vacant European flyweight title by defeating Salvatore Fanni over 12 rounds. The European title history lists the bout in Oristano; the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame describes the result as a unanimous decision.
Camputaro’s final bout was a fifth-round TKO loss to Kennedy McKinney on October 5, 1997. He retired with a 29-10-1 record, as reported by the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame; his BoxRec profile identifies his birthplace as Gioia Sannitica, Italy.
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