Domenico Bernasconi

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Domenico Bernasconi
Born(1902-11-17)17 November 1902
Died31 January 1978(1978-01-31) (aged 75)
NationalityItalian
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights72
Wins44
Wins by KO24
Losses22
Draws5
No contests0

Domenico Bernasconi (17 November 1902 – 31 January 1978) was an Italian

bantamweight champion and a one-time Italian bantamweight champion.[1]

1924 Olympic results

Bernasconi represented Italy in the

bantamweight class after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Jean Ces.[2]

  • Round of 32: lost to Jean Ces (France) by decision

Professional career

On 5 May 1925 Bernasconi fought Tullio Alessandri for the Italian bantamweight title, knocking him out in the fourth round. On 10 March 1929 he fought Nicolas Petit-Biquet for the vacant EBU bantamweight title, beating him on points. On 2 June 1929 Bernasconi successfully defended both the EBU bantamweight and Italian bantamweight titles against Rinaldo Castellenghi, knocking him out in the ninth round.[3]

On 19 March 1932 Bernasconi won his second EBU bantamweight title after knocking out

World bantamweight title, the match ending in a unanimous decision.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Domenico Bernasconi". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Domenico Bernasconi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Domenico Bernasconi vs. Rinaldo Castellenghi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Lucian Popescu vs. Domenico Bernasconi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Panama Al Brown vs. Domenico Bernasconi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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