"On April 23, 1965, sixty years ago, Tore Burruni became World Boxing Champion. When there was only one world champion, Burruni was and remains the Champion, Campió del món for the people of Alghero. His sporting and human history has been formidable, an example that still remains today to testify to the values of sport and the social growth that it can represent."
This is how Mayor Raimondo Cacciotto remembers that night in Rome, while Burruni defeated Pone Kingpetch and all of Alghero felt part of a conquest.
"A legendary night - continues the mayor - the "little boxer who made Italy great", has become the pride of an entire community and its identity. Seeing the Rai footage of the commentary of that fantastic match, hearing the advice in Algherese in his corner, seeing the immense crowd that welcomed him at the airport and in the city: these are moments engraved in capital letters in the heart of every Algherese who lived through that era and are still alive thanks to the strength of a Champion whose sporting feats and human qualities are still alive in all of us. Thank you Tore".
