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Giovanni " Nino " Benvenuti (born 26 April 1938) is an Italian former professional boxer and actor. He held world titles in two weight classes, having held the undisputed super-welterweight championship from June 1965 to June 1966 and the undisputed middleweight championship twice, from April to September 1967, and from March 1968 to November ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Nino Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938, Trieste, Italy) is an Italian professional boxer, Olympic welterweight and world middleweight champion. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Benvenuti won the Olympic welterweight title in 1960.
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Benvenuti suffered his first professional knockdown in this bout. Ringside physicians stopped the bout after Gutierrez suffered an apparent broken jaw. La Boxe nel Mondo Sport Match 5/12/1963
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NINO BENVENUTI was an Italian sports legend before his first pro fight. He won European junior middleweight amateur titles in 1957 and 1959 and captured a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
If you’re a boxing enthusiast, you’ve likely heard of the legendary Nino Benvenuti, also known as "The Italian Dragon." This comprehensive biography delves into the life and career of the Italian boxer, highlighting his remarkable achievements and lasting impact on the world of boxing.
Nov 14, 2020 · Defeated Griffith by a unanimous decision to regain the world middleweight title in 1968 and was named The Ring Fighter of the Year. Acted in the 1969 western Alive and Preferably Dead. Lost the world middleweight title to Carlos Monzon by a twelfth-round TKO in 1970.
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A handsome and stylish boxer, Nino Benvenuti became a national hero in 1960 when he won the Olympic welterweight title at Roma. His amateur record was nearly perfect, with just one loss in 120 matches, claiming five Italian and two European titles besides the Olympic crown.
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