[Rocco Del Sesto]

Three fights in September 1964 stretches his record to 5-0-0.

9/11/64 Boxing News - Carl Gizzi outpointed Lloyd Walford easily over six rounds. Gizzi started the fight out more strategic minded but he left jabbed Walford in the later rounds along with using a good right hand to the body. Walford saved himself from a knockout but clinching and running and just wilfull hanging on. The third round on was pretty much Gizzi's fight with Walford fighting after the second round pretty much one eyed according to the News account.

9/18/64 Boxing News - Gizzi picks up his 4th straight win one week after defeating Walford when Jim Monaghan was disqualified in the 4th round after being cautioned several times and two final warnings for hanging his left forearm on the back of Gizzi's neck. In the first couple rounds, Monaghan contested against Gizzi and in the second caught him twice with short rights to the chin. Those temporarily stung Gizzi. Using his left Jab, Carl speeded up his attack in the third connecting to Jim's head and also used a right hook to the body effectively.

9/22/64 Belfast Telegraph - Jim Monaghan closed this fight strong but the Irish heavyweight from Derry was narrowly outpointed by Carl Gizzi in thier second fight against each other in a week. The fight was at the Wyvern Sporting Club in Manchester. Article notes that Monaghan was now managed by Johnny Campbell of Birkenhead. Monaghan showed improvement in this second fight of the two but Gizzi showed better punching and alround better boxing. The Boxing News described Monaghan as "plodding". The full article of the card of fights that the Gizzi/Monaghan fight were part of noted this at the Wyvern Sporting Club, Manchester.