Alessandro Mazzinghi
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Alessandro Mazzinghi, known as Sandro (born in Pontedera
, Province of Pisa
, October 3, 1938) is an Italian former professional boxer
.
In 1961 Mazzinghi seized the Crown of Military World Champion, welter division, in the United States
.
On September 7, 1963 he became World Champion, Junior Middleweight division, defeating the American Ralph Dupas
by a ninth round TKO, in a match played in Milan, Italy. In December of the same year, a rematch took place in Sydney, Australia, and Mazzinghi won again by knock out.
He remained World Champion until 1965, a year in which he suffered a terrible accident. The boxer remained in critical conditions for some days, with a skull fracture that would condition his career in the following years.
Mazzinghi came back on the ring to defend his title in Genoa, Italy, against Tony Montano (K.o. on 12th round) and in Rome
, against Fortunato Manca (winning by decision in 15 rounds).
On June 18, 1965 Mazzinghi faced Nino Benvenuti and lost by K.O. in the 6th round. In their rematch, Mazzinghi barely escaped an early round knockout when he was floored, and apparently unable to rise in time, was saved by the bell in the second round. He rebounded from that close call to give Benvenuti a hard fight, but Benvenuti won the decision.
Mazzinghi started again and gained the Superwelter European crown in Rome, Italy, on June 17, 1966 defeating Yoland Leveque; he defended his title four times.
On May 26, 1968 Mazzinghi faced the Korean Ki-Soo Kim, in "San Siro
" Stadium, Milan, Italy, and won, becoming the new Superwelter World Champion.
On October 25 he fought against American Freddie Little
, but was disqualified by the referee for an illegal blow; this decision was revoked and the result of the match was changed to a "no contest". A few days later, the Italian Boxing Federation took away the title from Mazzinghi, after the WBA
wouldn't.
In 1970 he left boxing for six years, and would make a comeback from 1976 to 1979. He retired in 1979.
W.C. = World Championship
E.C. = European Championship
Pontedera
Pontedera is an Italian industrial town in Tuscany, Italy, in the administrative province of Pisa. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape...
, Province of Pisa
Province of Pisa
The Province of Pisa is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa.It has an area of 2,448 km², and a total population of 394,101 . There are 39 comuni in the province ....
, October 3, 1938) is an Italian former professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
Biography
Sandro entered the world of professional boxing in 1961, in the superwelter division. As European and World Champion, he has a record of 64-3-0-2 (42 KOs). Of these matches, five were valid for the European title and 8 for the World title.In 1961 Mazzinghi seized the Crown of Military World Champion, welter division, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
On September 7, 1963 he became World Champion, Junior Middleweight division, defeating the American Ralph Dupas
Ralph Dupas
Ralph Dupas was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship.-Early boxing career:...
by a ninth round TKO, in a match played in Milan, Italy. In December of the same year, a rematch took place in Sydney, Australia, and Mazzinghi won again by knock out.
He remained World Champion until 1965, a year in which he suffered a terrible accident. The boxer remained in critical conditions for some days, with a skull fracture that would condition his career in the following years.
Mazzinghi came back on the ring to defend his title in Genoa, Italy, against Tony Montano (K.o. on 12th round) and in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, against Fortunato Manca (winning by decision in 15 rounds).
On June 18, 1965 Mazzinghi faced Nino Benvenuti and lost by K.O. in the 6th round. In their rematch, Mazzinghi barely escaped an early round knockout when he was floored, and apparently unable to rise in time, was saved by the bell in the second round. He rebounded from that close call to give Benvenuti a hard fight, but Benvenuti won the decision.
Mazzinghi started again and gained the Superwelter European crown in Rome, Italy, on June 17, 1966 defeating Yoland Leveque; he defended his title four times.
On May 26, 1968 Mazzinghi faced the Korean Ki-Soo Kim, in "San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
" Stadium, Milan, Italy, and won, becoming the new Superwelter World Champion.
On October 25 he fought against American Freddie Little
Freddie Little
Freddie Little Freddie Little Freddie Little (born 1936-04-25 in Picayune, MS, is a former American boxer at light middleweight.- Professional career :Little turned pro in 1957 and challenged for the World, WBC, and WBA light middleweight title against Ki-Soo Kim, but lost by split decision in...
, but was disqualified by the referee for an illegal blow; this decision was revoked and the result of the match was changed to a "no contest". A few days later, the Italian Boxing Federation took away the title from Mazzinghi, after the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
wouldn't.
In 1970 he left boxing for six years, and would make a comeback from 1976 to 1979. He retired in 1979.
Matches
| Amateur matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Match | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| Kluj (October 6, 1959) | Marin | W | k.o. 3rd round |
| Fort Dix (1961) | Martinez | W | k.o. 1st round |
| Fort Dix (1961) | Dietel | W | pts. |
| Fort Dix (1961) | Harrison | W | k.o. 1st round |
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Alipijev | W | pts. |
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Schichta | W | injury 3rd round |
| Pro matches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match | Title | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| Florence (September 15, 1961) | ||||
| S. Gagliardi | W | k.o. 2nd round | ||
| Florence (October 20, 1961) | ||||
| M. Della Corte | W | pts. (6 rounds) | ||
| Rome (November 9, 1961) | ||||
| R. Ravasi | W | abandonment 3rd round | ||
| Florence (December 15, 1961) | ||||
| G. Cavalieri | W | k.o. 2nd round | ||
| Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... (December 26, 1961) |
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| F. Pondrelli | W | abandonment 2nd round | ||
| Bologna (November 4, 1962) | ||||
| G. Paulon | W | tko 3rd round | ||
| Rome (January 19, 1962) | ||||
| C. Buniva | W | pts. (6 rounds) | ||
| Bologna (December 5, 1962) | ||||
| B. Hamida | W | abandonment 3rd round | ||
| Milan (February 16, 1962) | ||||
| N. Maric | W | pts. (6 rounds) | ||
| Florence (February 23, 1962) | ||||
| G Moll | W | tko 5th round | ||
| Florence (March 23, 1962) | ||||
| M. seba | W | tko 5th round | ||
| Bologna (April 2, 1962) | ||||
| T. Schall | W | k.o. 4th round | ||
| Prato Prato Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo... (June 6, 1962) |
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| C. Canu | W | tko 4th round | ||
| Florence (June 20, 1962) | ||||
| J. Caileau | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| S. Vincent (June 30, 1962) | ||||
| P. Cottino | W | k.o. 3rd round | ||
| Florence (July 18, 1962) | ||||
| C. Cassem | W | k.o. 1st round | ||
| Rome (July 27, 1962) | ||||
| G. Melis | L | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| San Remo Sanremo Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival... (August 19, 1962) |
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| F. Bettini | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| Bologna (September 24, 1962) | ||||
| D. Leullier | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (October 15, 1962) |
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| C. Attali | W | tko 1st round | ||
| Milan (November 9, 1962) | ||||
| F. Bettini | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| Rome (December 14, 1962) | ||||
| F. Fiori | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
| Paris (January 28, 1963) | ||||
| H. Annex | W | tko 9th round | ||
| Florence (March 1, 1963) | ||||
| J. N'Gan | W | k.o. 4th round | ||
| Milan (March 8, 1963) | ||||
| R. Randell | W | k.o. 4th round | ||
| Rome (April 5, 1963) | ||||
| T. Montano | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Milan (May 5, 1963) | ||||
| D. Fullmer | W | tko 8th round | ||
| Milan (June 7, 1963) | ||||
| W. Greaves | W | k.o. 5th round | ||
| Pontedera Pontedera Pontedera is an Italian industrial town in Tuscany, Italy, in the administrative province of Pisa. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape... (July 13, 1963) |
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| M. Sahib | W | tko 8th round | ||
| Milan (September 7, 1963) | W.C. | Ralph Dupas | W | tko 9th round |
| Sydney-(December 2, 1963) | C.M. | Ralph Dupas | W | tko 13th round |
| Milan (Aprile 12, 1964) | ||||
| H. Morales | W | tko 3rd round | ||
| Rome (April 24, 1964) | ||||
| C. Austin | W | abandonment 9th round | ||
| Turin (June 26, 1964) | ||||
| C. Austin | W | Disq. 7th round | ||
| Terracina Terracina Terracina is a town and comune of the province of Latina - , Italy, 76 km SE of Rome by rail .-Ancient times:... (August 14, 1964) |
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| C. Mott | W | k.o. 5th round | ||
| Genoa ,(October 6, 1964) | W.C. | Tony Montano | W | tko 12th round |
| Rome (November 6, 1964) | ||||
| G. Ortega | W | abandonment 7th round | ||
| Rome (November 11, 1964) | W.C. | Fortunato Manca | W | pts. (15 rounds) |
| Milan (November 23, 1965) | ||||
| I. Logart | W | injury 5th round | ||
| Rome (April 2, 1965) | ||||
| I. Logart | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Genoa (April 30, 1965) | ||||
| M. Ferguson | W | k.o. 3rd round | ||
| Milan (June 18, 1965) | W.C. | Nino Benvenuti | L | k.o. 6th round |
| Turin (October 15, 1965) | ||||
| O. Mirando | W | abandonment 5th round | ||
| Rome (December 17, 1965) | W.C. | Nino Benvenuti | L | pts. (15 rounds) |
| Bologna (February 11, 1966) | ||||
| J. Shelton | W | tko 5th round | ||
| Rome (April 1, 1966) | ||||
| S. Cliff | W | abandonment 4th round | ||
| Turin (May 6, 1966) | ||||
| H. Dixon | W | tko 2nd round | ||
| Rome (June 17, 1966) | E.C. | Yoland Leveque | W | k.o. 12th round |
| Teramo Teramo Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast... (October 14, 1966) |
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| T. Noriega | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... (November 11, 1966) |
E.C. | Bo Hogberg | W | tko 14th round |
| Milan (February 3, 1967) | E.C. | Jean Rolland | W | tko 10th round |
| Rome (April 7, 1967) | ||||
| H. Aldridge | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Rome (July 14, 1967) | ||||
| G. Brennam | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Milan (September 9, 1967) | E.C. | Wally Swift | W | injury 6th round |
| Rome (December 1, 1967) | E.C. | Joseph Gonzales | W | k.o. 4th round |
| Rome (February 9, 1968) | ||||
| A. Hernandez | W | tko 4th round | ||
| Rome (April 5, 1968) | ||||
| B. Cassidy | W | tko 4th round | ||
| Milan (May 26, 1968) | W.C. | Kim Soo Ki | W | pts. (15 rounds) |
| Florence (September 14, 1968) | ||||
| L. Campbell | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Rome (October 25, 1968) | W.C. | Freed Lyttle | N.C. | pts. (8 rounds) |
| Rome (March 28, 1969) | ||||
| W. Hurst | W | pts. (8 rounds) | ||
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| C. Hernandez | W | k.o. 2nd round | ||
| Bologna (April 18, 1970) | ||||
| H. Scott | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Milan (August 13, 1970) | ||||
| H. Richarson | W | k.o. 5th round | ||
| Milan (September 19, 1970) | ||||
| E. Pace P. | W | pts. (10 rounds) | ||
| Bologna (October 31, 1970) | ||||
| W. Warren | W | k.o. 8th round |
W.C. = World Championship
E.C. = European Championship