Sandro Mazzinghi

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Sandro Mazzinghi boxer
Sandro Mazzinghi (2014)

Sandro Mazzinghi (2014)
Data
Birth Name Alessandro Mazzinghi
Weight class Light middleweight
nationality Italian
birthday October 3, 1938
place of birth Pontedera
Date of death 22nd August 2020
Place of death Pontedera
style Left delivery
Combat Statistics
Struggles 69
Victories 64
Knockout victories 43
Defeats 3
No value 2

Sandro Mazzinghi (born October 3, 1938 in Pontedera ; † August 22, 2020 ibid) was an Italian light middleweight boxer and world champion according to the version of the WBC and WBA , as well as European champion.

Life

Mazzinghi was admitted to Lotti di Pontedera hospital in August 2020 for ischemia . He died there around 10 days later on August 22, 2020.

Career

After the first 16 victories in the professional career, Sandro Mazzinghi faced Giampaolo Melis . Mazzinghi lost on points. On September 7, 1963 Mazzinghi fights against Ralph Dupas for the WBC and WBA world championships in light middleweight. Sandro won the fight by technical knockout in the ninth round, as well as the direct rematch also by technical knockout in round 13. After 3 successful title defenses and 8 victories in non-title fights, Mazzinghi fought on June 18, 1965 against Nino Benvenuti . Benvenuti won this fight by knockout in the sixth round. Mazzinghi lost the rematch on points.

O by technical K.. On lap 14 Mazzinghi was on 11 November 1966 European Championship, also in the light middleweight against Bo Högberg pick, which he in Milan with a Techn. Knockout victory over the British on Sept. 9, 1967 Wally Swift successfully defended.

On May 26, 1968 Sandro Mazzinghi again won the WBC and WBA light middleweight crowns against Ki-Soo Kim by a split decision . His title defense against Freddie Little got no rating. The belts were returned.

The fight after that was also not rated and after another five wins against opponents in the years 1969/70 Mazzinghi resigned. Seven years later he returned to the ring for three fights, which he easily won on points against insignificant boxers. Sandro Mazzinghi finally resigned in 1978.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Il mondo della boxe piange Sandro Mazzinghi, morto a 81 anni. In: La Stampa . August 22, 2020, accessed on August 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Mazzinghi, Sandro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Pontedera
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 2020
Place of death Pontedera