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Born | 3 July 1938 Civitavecchia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 April 2005 (aged 66) Civitavecchia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by, KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 β 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."
Biographyβ»
Giulio Saraudi was bornββto 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.
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 lostββto Pietrzykowski in a semifinal. 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 decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Boxing_light-heavyweight_1960_Olympics.jpg/350px-Boxing_light-heavyweight_1960_Olympics.jpg)
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 recordβ»
9 Wins (4 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | |
Win | 4β2β2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 January 1968 | ![]() | |
Loss | 31β8β3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 24 April 1967 | ![]() | |
Win | 8β21β3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 16 March 1967 | ![]() | |
Draw | 4β1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 January 1967 | ![]() | |
No contest | 40β9β4 | ![]() |
NC | 5 | 2 December 1966 | ![]() | |
Win | 10β3β2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 23 September 1966 | ![]() | |
Win | 18β4β2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 14 May 1966 | ![]() | |
Draw | 18β3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 4 February 1966 | ![]() | |
Draw | 16β6β1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 15 October 1965 | ![]() | |
Win | 30β26β14 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 10 September 1965 | ![]() | |
Win | 2β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 23 April 1965 | ![]() | |
Win | 2β10β2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 24 March 1965 | ![]() | |
Win | 3β26β3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 27 February 1965 | ![]() | |
Win | 0β3β1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 22 January 1965 | ![]() |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Boxing record for". BoxRec.
- ^ Giulio Saraudi Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Vittorio Saraudi. boxrec.com
- ^ Giulio Saraudi. boxrec.com