. ▁ ▁Full mer ▁established ▁a ▁hit ▁and ▁hold ▁technique ▁that ▁helped ▁him ▁win ▁the ▁inf ight ing ▁by ▁a ▁sh ade . ▁ ▁When ▁Cast ell ani ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁inside , ▁Full mer ▁frequently ▁land ed ▁blow s ▁to ▁Cast ell ani ' s ▁mid - section , ▁usually ▁with ▁his ▁left . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁sixth , ▁Full mer ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁opening ▁a ▁g ash ▁on ▁Full mer , ▁and ▁then ▁p ounded ▁what ▁was ▁already ▁his ▁ach ing ▁mid - section ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁sevent h , ▁his ▁best ▁round . ▁ ▁The ▁t enth ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁and ▁fur ious ▁round ▁where ▁Cast ell ani ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁trying ▁for ▁a ▁knock out ▁as ▁his ▁only ▁hope , ▁but ▁Full mer ▁counter ed ▁effectively ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁round ▁and ▁the ▁bout ▁close . ▁ ▁Full mer ▁was ▁r ated ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁middle weight ▁stand ings ▁behind ▁Cast ell ani ▁who ▁was ▁r ated ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁cont enders ▁for ▁the ▁crown . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Cast ell ani ▁lost ▁to ▁sk illed ▁middle weight ▁Jo ey ▁Gi amb ra ▁by ▁a ▁significant ▁points ▁margin ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁split ▁decision ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁ ▁Gi amb ra ▁in ▁pre - f ight ▁bet ting ▁had ▁an ▁ 8 - 5 ▁lead ▁over ▁his ▁oppon ent , ▁and ▁proved ▁his ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁fight . ▁Cast ell ani ▁retre ated ▁constantly ▁throughout