Primo Zamparini

Primo Zamparini

Primo Zamparini at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	9 February 1939 (1939-02-09) (age 85) Fabriano, Italy
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Bantamweight European Championships 1961 Belgrade Bantamweight

Primo Zamparini (born 9 February 1939) is a retired Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.^[1] After winning a European bronze in Belgrade in 1961, he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He retired in 1966.^[2]

Amateur career

Highlights

European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:

• 1/16: Bye
• 1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision
• 1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5

World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960:

• Finals: (no data available)

XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August–September 1960:^[3]

• 1/32: Bye
• 1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• 1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• 1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1
• 1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1

European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961:

• 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
• 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
• 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision

Professional career

Professional boxing record

References

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