Giulio Saraudi

Statistics
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Italy
Born	3 July 1938 Civitavecchia, Italy
Died	20 April 2005 (aged 66) Civitavecchia, Italy
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	9
Wins by KO	4
Losses	1
Draws	3
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Light heavyweight European Amateur Championships 1959 Lucerne Light heavyweight 1961 Belgrade Light heavyweight

Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.^[1]

Biography

Giulio Saraudi was born to Carlo Saraudi, a light heavyweight boxer who finished fourth at the 1924 Olympics. Giulio's younger brother Vittorio was also an elite light heavyweight boxer.^[2]

Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, behind Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Saraudi did not fight Ali, he lost to Pietrzykowski in a semifinal.^[1] At the European championships Saraudi won a gold medal in 1961 and a bronze in 1959. He turned professional in 1965, moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.^[3]

1960 Olympic light heavyweight podium. Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Tony Madigan, Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Professional boxing record

9 Wins (4 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest[3]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location
Win	4–2–2	Roosevelt Eddie	PTS	8	19 January 1968	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Loss	31–8–3	Johnny Prescott	PTS	10	24 April 1967	Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Win	8–21–3	Valere Mahau	PTS	8	16 March 1967	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Draw	4–1	Remington Dyantyi	PTS	8	19 January 1967	Land Rover Arena, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
No contest	40–9–4	Giulio Rinaldi	NC	5	2 December 1966	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Win	10–3–2	Juergen Blin	PTS	8	23 September 1966	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Win	18–4–2	Horst Benedens	PTS	8	14 May 1966	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
Draw	18–3	Leweni Waqa	PTS	8	4 February 1966	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Draw	16–6–1	Renato Moraes	PTS	8	15 October 1965	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Win	30–26–14	Jose Angel Manzur	TKO	6	10 September 1965	Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
Win	2–1	Siegfried Gross	TKO	2	23 April 1965	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Win	2–10–2	Basilio Cominardi	PTS	6	24 March 1965	Rome, Lazio
Win	3–26–3	Mohamed Sahib	TKO	4	27 February 1965	Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy
Win	0–3–1	Alberto Grandolini	TKO	3	22 January 1965	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio

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