▁decision ▁in ▁Sc r anton , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Gi ard ello ▁would ▁become ▁an ▁exception al ▁box er , ▁taking ▁the ▁W BA ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Title ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 3 - 6 5 . ▁ ▁Cast ell ani ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁champion ▁between ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁the ▁nin th , ▁though ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁coast ing . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁taken ▁four ▁months ▁off ▁from ▁a ▁rib ▁injury ▁he ▁received ▁during ▁training . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Cast ell ani ▁defeated ▁Johnny ▁Br at ton ▁at ▁Chicago ▁Stadium . ▁Both ▁jud ges ▁scored ▁the ▁fight ▁closely , ▁but ▁the ▁ref eree ▁gave ▁a ▁larger ▁ten ▁point ▁margin ▁to ▁Br at ton . ▁Br at ton ▁was ▁a ▁not ew orth y ▁oppon ent ▁who ▁would ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Middle weight ▁Title ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁against ▁Kid ▁Gal avan ▁at ▁Chicago ▁Stadium , ▁though ▁he ▁lost ▁by ▁large ▁points ▁margin . ▁ ▁World ▁middle weight ▁championship ▁cont ention ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Cast ell ani ▁defeated ▁Ralph ▁Jones ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁before ▁ 5 , 4 0 0 ▁fans ▁in ▁an ▁important ▁win ▁before ▁a ▁home ▁crowd ▁that ▁clearly ▁fav ored ▁Cast ell ani ▁as ▁their ▁local ▁boy . ▁ ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁gave ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁Rock y , ▁winning ▁six ▁r ounds , ▁losing ▁three , ▁and ▁drawing