Giacomo Bozzano

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Bronze 1956 Melbourne Heavyweight

Giacomo "Mino" Bozzano (born 1933-04-12 in Sestri Levante - died 2008-11-21) was a former Italian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He lost to Lev Mukhin of the Soviet Union and was eliminated.

Pro career

Bozzano turned pro in 1957 and won his first 25 fights, including a win over Joey Maxim, before being KO'd by Hans Kalbfell in 1960. The following year he was upset by Gerhard Zech. Zech, who had only eight paid bouts to his credit and no amateur experience, figured to be another pushover. But Bozzano was obviously ring-rusty and in the second round the Berlin southpaw slammed a hefty right-hander to the Italian's ribs. He threw a left hook at Bozzano's chin and the Italian crumpled to the canvas, out cold.

In 1962, Bozzano took on Santo Amonti for the Italian heavyweight title. Bozzano played into Amonti's hands by carrying out repeated attacks at close quarters instead of relying on his superior reach and boxing skill. No knockdowns were scored but Bozzano soaked up a welter of punches by the third round that he was obliged to raise his arms in defeat, completely groggy. Bozzano retired after the bout.

He died in Sestri Levante in November 2008.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (15 knockouts, 15 decisions, 1 DQ), 3 Losses (3 knockouts)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 44-3-2 Italy Santo Amonti TKO 3 13/10/1962 Italy Rome, Lazio Italy Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33-21-6 Germany Horst Niche PTS 10 26/05/1962 Italy Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33-19-6 Germany Horst Niche PTS 8 20/12/1961 Italy Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-9-1 Belgium Jose Peyre TKO 7 22/11/1961 Italy Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27-22-3 Belgium Alain Cherville TKO 8 30/09/1961 Italy Teatro Margherita, Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30-25-6 Spain José González Sales KO 3 12/08/1961 Italy Genoa, Liguria
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 8-0 Germany Gerhard Zech KO 2 07/12/1960 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27-18-5 United States Bert Whitehurst PTS 10 01/09/1960 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 24-5-1 Germany Hans Kalbfell KO 8 05/11/1959 Germany Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia EBU Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 0-1 United States Rocky Brown KO 1 27/05/1959 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 38-13-1 Jamaica Joe Bygraves PTS 10 19/04/1959 Italy Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19-8-2 France Robert Duquesne DQ 3 31/01/1959 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0 Tonga Sifa Kivalu TKO 6 29/11/1958 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-6-1 Netherlands Al Kramp TKO 1 18/10/1958 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 54-7-2 Italy Franco Cavicchi KO 8 07/09/1958 Italy Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20-4 France Emile Vidal TKO 5 18/07/1958 Italy Foro Italico, Rome, Lazio
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25-15-6 Spain José González Sales TKO 4 15/06/1958 Italy Bologna Sports Palace, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 82-27-4 United States Joey Maxim PTS 10 27/04/1958 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-4-3 Germany Ossi Buettner PTS 8 08/02/1958 Switzerland Sporthalle, Basel
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29-15-6 Germany Hans Friedrich PTS 10 26/12/1957 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-15-4 France Maurice Mols PTS 8 26/10/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21-14-7 Italy Uber Bacilieri PTS 8 16/10/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-6-1 Belgium Alain Cherville PTS 8 14/09/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-14-4 France Maurice Mols PTS 8 27/07/1957 Italy Stadio Marassi, Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-4 Germany Eriwn Hack TKO 6 26/06/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-10-1 France Lucien Touzard KO 4 29/05/1957 Italy Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-2 Belgium Louis De Bolster PTS 6 15/05/1957 Italy Genoa, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-1 Italy Bonino Allevi TKO 4 08/05/1957 Italy Chiavari, Liguria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 34-13-1 Belgium Marcel Limage TKO 5 27/04/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-2 France Armand Boudin TKO 3 16/04/1957 Italy Pavia, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-1-1 Germany Hans Peter Drabes PTS 6 03/04/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-5-1 Germany Heinz Lemm PTS 6 20/03/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-7-3 Germany Horst Herold PTS 6 13/03/1957 Italy Milan, Lombardy
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-4-1 France Dante Lepercq TKO 5 02/03/1957 Italy Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy

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