Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer. An Olympic bronze medalist, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37.[2]
Giulio Saraudi was born to Carlo Saraudi, a light heavyweight boxer who finished fourth at the 1924 Olympics. Giulio's younger brother Vittorio was also an elite light heavyweight boxer.[3]
Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, behind Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Saraudi did not fight Clay, he lost to Pietrzykowski in a semifinal.[2] At the European championships Saraudi won a gold medal in 1961 and a bronze in 1959. He turned professional in 1965, moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.[4]
Olympic Resultsedit
Giulio Saraudi's results from the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in the light heavyweight division:
Round of 32: bye
Round of 16: defeated Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan by decision, 5-0
Quarterfinal: defeated Rafael Gargiulo of Argentina by decision, 5-0
Semifinal: lost to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland, 0-5 (awarded bronze medal as a defeated semifinalist)
Professional boxing recordedit
9 Wins (4 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest[4]
giulio, saraudi, july, 1938, april, 2005, italian, boxer, olympic, bronze, medalist, held, titles, line, bouts, whom, born3, july, 1938civitavecchia, italydied20, april, 2005, aged, civitavecchia, italynationalityitalianstatisticsweight, heavyweightheight1, bo. Giulio Saraudi 3 July 1938 20 April 2005 was an Italian boxer An Olympic bronze medalist he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts whom he won 37 2 Giulio SaraudiBorn3 July 1938Civitavecchia ItalyDied20 April 2005 aged 66 Civitavecchia ItalyNationalityItalianStatisticsWeight s HeavyweightHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Boxing record 1 Total fights14Wins9Wins by KO4Losses1Draws3Medal record Representing Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Light heavyweight European Amateur Championships 1959 Lucerne Light heavyweight 1961 Belgrade Light heavyweight Contents 1 Biography 2 Olympic Results 3 Professional boxing record 4 ReferencesBiography editGiulio Saraudi was born to Carlo Saraudi a light heavyweight boxer who finished fourth at the 1924 Olympics Giulio s younger brother Vittorio was also an elite light heavyweight boxer 3 Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games behind Muhammad Ali then known as Cassius Clay and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Saraudi did not fight Clay he lost to Pietrzykowski in a semifinal 2 At the European championships Saraudi won a gold medal in 1961 and a bronze in 1959 He turned professional in 1965 moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967 He retired in 1968 4 nbsp 1960 Olympic light heavyweight podium Left right Giulio Saraudi Tony Madigan Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew PietrzykowskiOlympic Results editGiulio Saraudi s results from the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in the light heavyweight division Round of 32 bye Round of 16 defeated Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan by decision 5 0 Quarterfinal defeated Rafael Gargiulo of Argentina by decision 5 0 Semifinal lost to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland 0 5 awarded bronze medal as a defeated semifinalist Professional boxing record edit9 Wins 4 knockouts 5 decisions 1 Loss 1 decision 3 Draws 1 No Contest 4 Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Win 4 2 2 nbsp Roosevelt Eddie PTS 8 19 January 1968 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Loss 31 8 3 nbsp Johnny Prescott PTS 10 24 April 1967 nbsp Nottingham Ice Stadium Nottingham Nottinghamshire Win 8 21 3 nbsp Valere Mahau PTS 8 16 March 1967 nbsp Bologna Emilia Romagna Draw 4 1 nbsp Remington Dyantyi PTS 8 19 January 1967 nbsp Land Rover Arena Bologna Emilia Romagna No contest 40 9 4 nbsp Giulio Rinaldi NC 5 2 December 1966 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Win 10 3 2 nbsp Juergen Blin PTS 8 23 September 1966 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Win 18 4 2 nbsp Horst Benedens PTS 8 14 May 1966 nbsp Deutschlandhalle Charlottenburg Berlin Draw 18 3 nbsp Leweni Waqa PTS 8 4 February 1966 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Draw 16 6 1 nbsp Renato Moraes PTS 8 15 October 1965 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Win 30 26 14 nbsp Jose Angel Manzur TKO 6 10 September 1965 nbsp Palasport di San Siro Milan Lombardy Win 2 1 nbsp Siegfried Gross TKO 2 23 April 1965 nbsp Bologna Emilia Romagna Win 2 10 2 nbsp Basilio Cominardi PTS 6 24 March 1965 nbsp Rome Lazio Win 3 26 3 nbsp Mohamed Sahib TKO 4 27 February 1965 nbsp Palasport di San Siro Milan Lombardy Win 0 3 1 nbsp Alberto Grandolini TKO 3 22 January 1965 nbsp Palazzetto dello Sport Rome LazioReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giulio Saraudi Boxing record for BoxRec a b Giulio Saraudi Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com Vittorio Saraudi boxrec com a b Giulio Saraudi boxrec com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giulio Saraudi amp oldid 1221558108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,