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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 . Amateur career. De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960.
Biography. Francesco De Piccoli picked up boxing in 1955, and won Italian heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out his opponent ( Daan Bekker) after just 90 seconds. De Piccoli immediately turned pro, and went on to win 37 of his 41 fights.
Box-pro 41 bouts. Daniels was down once in the first round and once in the second round. Newton walked to his corner and refused to continue. La Boxe nel Mondo Sport Match 20/12/1962. Turman was disqualified for low blows. La Boxe nel Mondo Sport Match 5/8/1962. De Piccoli broke a bone in his left hand during the bout.
26 de ene. de 2021 · 1960 Italian Heavyweight Champion. 1960 won the Olympic Gold Medal at Heavyweight in Rome 1960. Results were: Defeated Willy Venneman (Belgium) AB-1. Defeated Andrey Abramov (Soviet Union) PTS (5-0) Defeated Josef Nemec (Czechoslovakia) PTS (4-1) Defeated Daan Bekker (South Africa) PTS KO-2. Categories: Olympic Gold Medalists. Italian Olympians.
Palazzo dello Sport, Roma. Participants. 17 from 17 countries. Format. Single elimination tournament. To non-Italians the heavyweight class in 1960 was rather nondescript, as no future greats made an appearance. But the Italians loved it as their fighter, Franco De Piccoli, won the gold medal.
29 de noviembre de 1937 Mestre, Italia: Tamaño 1,88 m (6 ′ 2 ″) Categoría De peso pesado: Premios Profesional Peleas 41 Victorias 37 Victorias por KO 29 Derrotas 4 Títulos amateur Campeón olímpico en los Juegos de Roma en 1960 (pesos pesados) Campeón de Italia en 1960 (pesos pesados) Última actualización: 9 de febrero de 2014
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. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franco De Piccoli has received more than 18,931 page views.
