Piero Toscani

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Piero Toscani 1928

Piero Toscani (born July 28, 1904 in Milan ; † May 23, 1940 ibid) was an Italian boxer and Olympic middleweight champion from 1928.

Career

At the European Championships in Berlin in 1927 he reached the quarter-finals, where he was eliminated against the German Wilhelm Maier . In August 1928 he started as one of seven Italians at the 9th Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam . He defeated the Dane Ingvar Ludvigsen in the second round, the Swede Oscar Kjällander in the quarter-finals, the Belgian Leonard Steyaert in the semi-finals and Jan Heřmánek from Czechoslovakia in the final . In addition, his compatriots Vittorio Tamagnini and Carlo Orlandi also won gold in the bantamweight and lightweight.

From 1930 to 1934 he had a brief professional boxing career with eight fights in Italy, France and Austria, of which he lost five and two ended in a draw. On December 1, 1931, he lost prematurely in the third round against Marcel Thil . He celebrated the only victory of his professional career on January 27, 1933 against Mario Casadei , who boxed for the European Championship against Jupp Besselmann in May 1942 .

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personal data
SURNAME Toscani, Piero
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1940
Place of death Milan