Loris Stecca
{{Short description|Italian boxer (born 1960)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name=Loris Stecca
|realname=Loris Stecca
|weight={{plainlist|
|height=5 ft 5+1/2 in
|nationality=Italian
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|3|30|df=y}}
|birth_place=Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy
|style=Orthodox
|total=59
|wins=55
|KO=37
|losses=2
|draws=2
}}
Loris Stecca (born 30 March 1960) is an Italian former world champion boxer. He is the older brother of former featherweight world champion of boxing, Maurizio Stecca.
Professional career
Stecca held the WBA super bantamweight title for three months in 1984. He defeated Leo Cruz to win the title by twelfth round knockout,{{cite news|title=Unbeaten Stecca Captures Title|work=The New York Times|agency=United Press International|date=1984-02-23|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E1D81639F930A15751C0A962948260|accessdate=2011-03-21}} then lost it to Victor Callejas by a knockout in round eight{{cite news|title=Stecca loses crown|work=The Calgary Herald|agency=Associated Press|date=1984-05-27|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tXZkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3X4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5015,2933299|accessdate=2011-03-21}} at Mario Morales coliseum, then known as Mets Pavilion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Stecca won five fights in a row, all by knockout, putting himself on title contention once again. In a rematch with Callejas, held in November 1985 in Rimini, Italy, however, he lost by a sixth round knockout.{{cite news|title=Callejas still champ|work=The Vindicator|agency=Associated Press|date=1985-11-09|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tJ8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MFYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3504,3809685|accessdate=2011-03-21}} Ahead on the scorecards, Stecca received a punch that lifted him off the floor, sending him to the air before he landed on his knees. He got up, but his corner soon stopped the fight, and the punch made the highlights of many sports news shows.
Amateur career
Stecca was the 1979 Italian Featherweight Champion.
Attempted murder
Stecca was sentenced on 2 June 2015 to eight years in jail for the attempted murder of business partner Roberta Cester who was allegedly stabbed by the former world champion boxer during a 2013 gym confrontation.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/former-wba-champ-gets-8-years-attempted-murder--91580|title=Former WBA Champ Gets 8 Years For Attempted Murder|last=Persson|first=Per Ake|date=May 28, 2015|website=Boxing Scene}}
References
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External links
- {{boxrec|id=37431}}
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{{s-bef|before=Leo Cruz}}
{{s-ttl|title=WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
| years=February 22, 1984 - May 26, 1984}}
{{s-aft|after=Victor Callejas}}
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Category:Super-bantamweight boxers
Category:World super-bantamweight boxing champions
Category:World Boxing Association champions
Category:People from Santarcangelo di Romagna
Category:20th-century Italian sportsmen
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