Franco De Piccoli

Franco De Piccoli

Francesco de Piccoli in 1960
Personal information
Born	29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) (age 83) , Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
hide Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Heavyweight World Military Championships 1960 Wiesbaden Heavyweight

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

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