Franco De Piccoli

Olympic medalist
Franco De Piccoli
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold	1960 Rome	Heavyweight

Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937 in Mestre, Italy) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Amateur career

De Piccoli was the 1960 Italian Heavyweight Champion and in 1960 won the Olympic Gold Medal at Heavyweight in Rome 1960.

Olympic results

• • Defeated Willy Venneman (Belgium) AB-1
  • Defeated Andrey Abramov (Soviet Union) PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Josef Němec (Czechoslovakia) PTS (4-1)
  • Defeated Daan Bekker (South Africa) PTS KO-2

Professional boxing record

37 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions, 2 DQs), 4 Losses (4 knockouts)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	8-2	Peter Weiland	TKO	2	26/12/1965	Mestre, Veneto
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	3-7-3	Everett Copeland	KO	6	15/10/1965	Turin, Piedmont
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-10-4	Dave Duke Johnson	KO	1	10/07/1965	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-18-2	Sonny "Policeman" Moore	KO	1	07/05/1965	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-6-3	Aaron Beasley	KO	2	12/04/1965	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-9-3	Floyd Joyner	KO	1	02/04/1965	Turin, Piedmont
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-6-1	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	PTS	10	19/02/1965	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-9	Herb Siler	KO	2	23/01/1965	Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-30	Ollie Wilson	KO	4	26/12/1964	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-4	Ed Sonny Andrews	KO	1	11/12/1964	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-11	Henry Wallitsch	KO	1	12/11/1964	Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-13-6	S.F.C. Matthew Jackson	DQ	1	18/09/1964	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-5-4	Lars Olaf Norling	PTS	10	22/05/1964	Sports Palace, Turin, Piedmont
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-4-1	Carl Welschou	KO	4	11/05/1964	Naples, Campania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	40-21-2	Joe Bygraves	KO	5	07/06/1963	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	25-17-2	Wayne Bethea	KO	4	22/03/1963	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-2	Tony Hughes	KO	2	01/03/1963	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-21-3	Neal Welch	PTS	10	04/02/1963	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	39-26-8	Howard "Honeyboy" King	KO	1	18/01/1963	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio	King knocked out at 0:11 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-5-1	Wendell Newton	TKO	3	30/11/1962	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-13-1	John Riggins	KO	1	09/11/1962	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-6-1	Ray Shiel	KO	2	22/10/1962	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-2	Phonse LaSaga	KO	1	11/09/1962	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio	LaSaga knocked out at 1:10 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-2-1	Kurt Stroer	KO	2	04/08/1962	Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-9-1	Buddy Turman	DQ	2	19/07/1962	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-18	Calvin Butler	KO	8	16/04/1962	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-13	Garvin Sawyer	TKO	4	30/03/1962	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-9-6	Ulli Ritter	KO	4	21/12/1961	Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	36-23-4	Frankie Daniels	PTS	8	09/09/1961	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-11-2	Walter Haufft	KO	1	31/08/1961	Turin, Piedmont
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-12-2	Robert Duquesne	KO	1	05/07/1961	Plamino Stadium, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-12-1	Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes	KO	1	10/06/1961	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-19-5	Erwin Hack	KO	2	02/06/1961	Taranto, Apulia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-10-5	Ossi Buettner	KO	3	16/05/1961	Turin, Piedmont
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-3-3	Werner Walloschek	KO	1	03/05/1961	Naples, Campania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-17-6	Uwe Janssen	TKO	2	07/04/1961	PalaLido, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-9-2	Walter Haufft	KO	2	01/04/1961	Ascoli Piceno, Marche
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-19-3	Alain Cherville	PTS	6	14/03/1961	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-25-5	Maurice Mols	PTS	6	10/02/1961	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-43-5	Robert Warmbrunn	KO	1	25/01/1961	Mestre, Veneto
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-12	Giovanni Moriggi	KO	1	26/12/1960	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

References

• Professional boxing record for Franco De Piccoli from BoxRec