ized ▁ten ▁round ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁Cast ell ani ▁st agger ed ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁winning ▁the ▁bout ▁from ▁long ▁range , ▁and ▁def ending ▁De M ic co ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁fight ▁inside . ▁Cast ell ani ▁was ▁voted ▁Ring ▁Magazine ' s ▁" R ook ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Cast ell ani ▁lost ▁to ▁sk illed ▁middle weight ▁Kid ▁G av il an ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁ ▁All ▁three ▁jud ges ▁scored ▁for ▁G av il an ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁margin ▁of ▁winning ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Cast ell ani ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁in ▁both ▁r ounds ▁two ▁and ▁three , ▁but ▁sur ged ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁r ounds ▁despite ▁his ▁hard ▁t umble ▁in ▁round ▁two . ▁ ▁Cast ell ani ▁showed ▁condition ing ▁and ▁skill ▁but ▁suffered ▁in ▁points ▁from ▁his ▁two ▁knock down s . ▁ ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁gave ▁six ▁r ounds ▁to ▁G av il an , ▁and ▁only ▁three ▁to ▁Cast ell ani , ▁as ▁did ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁not ew orth y ▁victory ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Cast ell ani ▁defeated ▁Jo ey ▁Gi ard ello ▁before ▁ 1 , 9 3 2 ▁in ▁a ▁convin cing ▁ten ▁round