Italian boxer (born 1937)
Franco De Piccoli
Francesco de Piccoli in 1960
Born 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29 ) (age 86)Campalto , Italy Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 96 kg (212 lb) Sport Boxing
Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome .
De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out Daan Bekker after 90 seconds. He turned professional right after the Olympics. After retiring in 1965 he worked as a driving instructor.[ 1] [ 2]
Professional record [ edit ]
37 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions, 2 DQs), 4 Losses (4 knockouts) [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
8-2
Peter Weiland
TKO
2
26/12/1965
Mestre , Veneto
Loss
3-7-3
Everett Copeland
KO
6
15/10/1965
Turin , Piedmont
Win
18-10-4
Dave Duke Johnson
KO
1
10/07/1965
Mestre , Veneto
Win
18-18-2
Sonny "Policeman" Moore
KO
1
07/05/1965
Rome , Lazio
Win
7-6-3
Aaron Beasley
KO
2
12/04/1965
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
22-9-3
Floyd Joyner
KO
1
02/04/1965
Turin , Piedmont
Win
19-6-1
Billy "The Barber" Daniels
PTS
10
19/02/1965
Rome , Lazio
Win
16-9
Herb Siler
KO
2
23/01/1965
Palasport di San Siro , Milan , Lombardy
Win
18-30
Ollie Wilson
KO
4
26/12/1964
Mestre , Veneto
Win
1-4
Ed Sonny Andrews
KO
1
11/12/1964
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
14-11
Henry Wallitsch
KO
1
12/11/1964
Milan , Lombardy
Win
22-13-6
S.F.C. Matthew Jackson
DQ
1
18/09/1964
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
12-5-4
Lars Olaf Norling
PTS
10
22/05/1964
Sports Palace , Turin , Piedmont
Win
7-4-1
Carl Welschou
KO
4
11/05/1964
Naples , Campania
Loss
40-21-2
Joe Bygraves
KO
5
07/06/1963
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Loss
25-17-2
Wayne Bethea
KO
4
22/03/1963
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
26-2
Tony Hughes
KO
2
01/03/1963
Rome , Lazio
Win
13-21-3
Neal Welch
PTS
10
04/02/1963
Mestre , Veneto
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.
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.
Win
26-13-1
John Riggins
KO
1
09/11/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
15-6-1
Ray Shiel
KO
2
22/10/1962
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
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.
Win
4-2-1
Kurt Stroer
KO
2
04/08/1962
Genoa , Liguria
Win
35-9-1
Buddy Turman
DQ
2
19/07/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
13-18
Calvin Butler
KO
8
16/04/1962
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
14-13
Garvin Sawyer
TKO
4
30/03/1962
Rome , Lazio
Win
21-9-6
Ulli Ritter
KO
4
21/12/1961
Rome , Lazio
Win
36-23-4
Frankie Daniels
PTS
8
09/09/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
3-11-2
Walter Haufft
KO
1
31/08/1961
Turin , Piedmont
Win
26-12-2
Robert Duquesne
KO
1
05/07/1961
Plamino Stadium , Rome , Lazio
Win
11-12-1
Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes
KO
1
10/06/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
12-19-5
Erwin Hack
KO
2
02/06/1961
Taranto , Apulia
Win
11-10-5
Ossi Buettner
KO
3
16/05/1961
Turin , Piedmont
Win
7-3-3
Werner Walloschek
KO
1
03/05/1961
Naples , Campania
Win
22-17-6
Uwe Janssen
TKO
2
07/04/1961
PalaLido , Milan , Lombardy
Win
3-9-2
Walter Haufft
KO
2
01/04/1961
Ascoli Piceno , Marche
Win
27-19-3
Alain Cherville
PTS
6
14/03/1961
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Win
14-25-5
Maurice Mols
PTS
6
10/02/1961
Palazzetto dello Sport , Rome , Lazio
Win
14-43-5
Robert Warmbrunn
KO
1
25/01/1961
Mestre , Veneto
Win
2-12
Giovanni Moriggi
KO
1
26/12/1960
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–2020: 82–91 kg · 2024–: 81–92 kg