Fernando Atzori

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Fernando Atzori
Personal information
Full name Fernando Atzori
Nationality  Italy
Born (1942-06-01) June 1, 1942
Ales, Province of Oristano
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 51 kilograms (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Flyweight

Fernando Atzori (born 1st June 1942 in Ales, Province of Oristano) is a former professional boxer, and olympic boxing gold medalist from Italy.

Amateur career

Atzori had an outstanding amateur career. In 1963 and 1964 he was the Italian Flyweight Champion, and in 1964 he was the Olympic Flyweight Champion. His overall Amateur record in 43 bouts was 37 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws.

Olympic results

  • Defeated Mahmoud Mersal (United Arab Republic/Egypt) 5-0
  • Defeated Darryl Norwood (Australia) 5-0
  • Defeated John McCafferty (Ireland) 5-0
  • Defeated Bob Carmody (United States) 4-1
  • Defeated Artur Olech (Poland) 4-1

References

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