Alfredo Porzio

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Alfredo Porzio boxer
Data
Birth Name Alfredo José Antonio Eugenio Porzio
Weight class Heavy weight
nationality ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
birthday August 31, 1900
place of birth Buenos Aires , Argentina
Date of death September 14, 1976
Place of death Buenos Aires
size 193
Combat Statistics
Struggles 7th
Victories 4th
Defeats 2
draw 1
Profile in the BoxRec database
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze Paris 1924 Heavyweight

Alfredo José Antonio Eugenio Porzio (born August 31, 1900 in Buenos Aires , † September 14, 1976 there ) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He took part in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris .

Career

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he won the bronze medal. As a professional, he became the South American heavyweight champion in 1925. He returned this title in 1928.

Results in the Olympic boxing tournament

  • 1st round: Victory over Charles Peguilhan ( France )
  • Quarter-finals: Defeating Ed Greathouse ( USA )
  • Semi-finals: loss to Otto von Porat ( Norway )
  • Battle for the bronze medal: victory over Henk de Best ( Netherlands )

Boxing matches as a professional

  • January 9, 1925: Victory against Mariano Barbaresi on points
  • 1925: Tie in the fight against Giuseppe Spella. The date is not entirely clear when the fight took place. Alfredo Porzio was declared the South American heavyweight champion . He gave this title back in March 1928
  • August 26, 1926: KO defeat against Knute Hansen ( Denmark )
  • August 31, 1926: Victory on points Jim Sigman ( USA )
  • November 1, 1926: KO victory against Quintin Romero Rojas ( Chile ).
  • October 17, 1928: KO defeat against Clemente Sanchez ( Cuba ).
  • June 18, 1930: Victory on points against Eddie Malcolm ( USA ).

Life after boxing

After his active days as a boxer, he became a boxing promoter with his brother Tino. He represented some Argentine boxers: Eduardo Laussee , Rafael Merentino , Attilio Caraune , Rinaldo Ansaloni , Ricardo González , Alfredo Bunetta , Rogelio Andrés , Miguel Rodriguez and José Santiago.

Web links

  • Alfredo Porzio in the Olympedia.org database , accessed on June 11, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Porzio, Alfredo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porzio, Alfredo José Antonio Eugenio (full name); Porzio, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine boxer and boxing promoter
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1976
Place of death Buenos Aires