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Italian boxer
Franco De Piccoli
Francesco de Piccoli in 1960
Born 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29 ) (age 83), Italy Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 96 kg (212 lb) Sport Boxing
Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome .
Amateur career [ ]
De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out Daan Bekker after 90 seconds. He turned professional right after the Olympics. After retiring in 1965 he worked as a driving instructor.[1] [2]
Professional record [ ]
37 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions, 2 DQs), 4 Losses (4 knockouts) [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
8-2
TKO
2
26/12/1965
Mestre , Veneto
Loss
3-7-3
KO
6
15/10/1965
Turin , Piedmont
Win
18-10-4
KO
1
10/07/1965
Mestre , Veneto
Win
18-18-2
KO
1
07/05/1965
Rome , Lazio
Win
7-6-3
Aaron Beasley
KO
2
12/04/1965
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
22-9-3
KO
1
02/04/1965
Turin , Piedmont
Win
19-6-1
PTS
10
19/02/1965
Rome , Lazio
Win
16-9
Herb Siler
KO
2
23/01/1965
Palasport di San Siro , Milan , Lombardy
Win
18-30
Ollie Wilson
KO
4
26/12/1964
Mestre , Veneto
Win
1-4
KO
1
11/12/1964
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
14-11
KO
1
12/11/1964
Milan , Lombardy
Win
22-13-6
DQ
1
18/09/1964
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
12-5-4
PTS
10
22/05/1964
Sports Palace , Turin , Piedmont
Win
7-4-1
KO
4
11/05/1964
Naples , Campania
Loss
40-21-2
Joe Bygraves
KO
5
07/06/1963
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Loss
25-17-2
KO
4
22/03/1963
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
26-2
Tony Hughes
KO
2
01/03/1963
Rome , Lazio
Win
13-21-3
PTS
10
04/02/1963
Mestre , Veneto
Win
39-26-8
KO
1
18/01/1963
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
King knocked out at 0:11 of the first round.
Win
8-5-1
TKO
3
30/11/1962
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the third round.
Win
26-13-1
John Riggins
KO
1
09/11/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
15-6-1
KO
2
22/10/1962
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
13-2
KO
1
11/09/1962
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
LaSaga knocked out at 1:10 of the first round.
Win
4-2-1
KO
2
04/08/1962
Genoa , Liguria
Win
35-9-1
Buddy Turman
DQ
2
19/07/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
13-18
KO
8
16/04/1962
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
14-13
TKO
4
30/03/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
21-9-6
KO
4
21/12/1961
Rome , Lazio
Win
36-23-4
PTS
8
09/09/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
3-11-2
KO
1
31/08/1961
Turin , Piedmont
Win
26-12-2
KO
1
05/07/1961
Plamino Stadium , Rome , Lazio
Win
11-12-1
KO
1
10/06/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
12-19-5
KO
2
02/06/1961
Taranto , Apulia
Win
11-10-5
KO
3
16/05/1961
Turin , Piedmont
Win
7-3-3
KO
1
03/05/1961
Naples , Campania
Win
22-17-6
TKO
2
07/04/1961
PalaLido , Milan , Lombardy
Win
3-9-2
KO
2
01/04/1961
Ascoli Piceno , Marche
Win
27-19-3
PTS
6
14/03/1961
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
14-25-5
PTS
6
10/02/1961
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
14-43-5
KO
1
25/01/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
2-12
KO
1
26/12/1960
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
References [ ]
show 1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–: 82–91 kg
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