Giulio Saraudi

Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist. In 1961, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37 .[1]

Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
NationalityItalian
Born3 July 1938
Civitavecchia, Italy
Died20 April 2005 (aged 66)
Civitavecchia, Italy
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins9
Wins by KO4
Losses1
Draws3
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Light heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Lucerne Light heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Belgrade Light heavyweight

Biography

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.[2]

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.[1] 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.[3]

1960 Olympic light heavyweight podium. Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Tony Madigan, Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Olympic Results

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)

References
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  1. Giulio Saraudi Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Vittorio Saraudi. boxrec.com
  3. Giulio Saraudi. boxrec.com
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