Giacomo "Mino" Bozzano (born 12 April 1933 in Sestri Levante - died 21 November 2008) 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, but then, at just age 23 he went into pro boxing post-Olympics.

Giacomo "Mino" Bozzano
Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Heavyweight

1956 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Giacomo Bozzano, an Italian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics:

  • Round of 16: defeated Ilkka Koski (Finland) by decision
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Ulrich Nitzschke (Germany) by decision
  • Semifinal: lost to Lev Mukhin (Soviet Union) by third-round knockout (was awarded bronze medal)

Pro career

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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

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

References

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