Primo Zamparini
Primo Zamparini (born 9 February 1939) is a retired Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.[1] After winning a European bronze in 1961 he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He retired in 1966.[2]
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| Born | 9 February 1939 (age 81) Fabriano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Highlights
European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:
- 1/16: Bye
- 1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision
- 1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5
- Finals: (no data available)
- 1/32: Bye
- 1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0
- 1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0
- 1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1
- 1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0
- Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1
- 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
- 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
- 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision
Professional career
Professional boxing record
| 28 fights | 16 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| Draws | 6 | |
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References
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- Primo Zamparini. sports-reference.com
- Primo Zamparini. boxrec.com
- Official Summaries — Boxing, United States 1960 Olympic Book, p. 98.
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