Salvatore Scaglione

Salvatore Scaglione
Born(1940-04-06)6 April 1940
Died30 November 1982(1982-11-30) (aged 42)
San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other names"U Pugilista"
(The Boxer)
Totò il pugile
Known forMafia boss and drug trafficker
AllegianceNoce Mafia family / Sicilian Mafia

Salvatore Scaglione (10 April 1940 in Palermo – 30 November 1982 in San Giuseppe Jato) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was the boss of the Noce, a neighborhood in central Palermo, since the early 1970s. In 1974, he became a member of the reconstructed Sicilian Mafia Commission. His nickname was "U Pugilista", referring to the fact he was involved in professional boxing in his youth. Together with Stefano Bontade, Salvatore Inzerillo and Rosario Riccobono, he was considered one of the main rivals of the Corleonesi Mafia clan of Salvatore Riina during the Second Mafia War in Palermo. He was killed by the Corleonesi on 30 November 1982.