Sandro Lopopolo
Alessandro Lopopolo | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Milan, Italy | 18 December 1939||||||||||||||
Died | 26 April 2014 Milan, Italy | (aged 74)||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Light welterweight | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 76 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 58 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 7 | ||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo (18 December 1939 – 26 April 2014) was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight
Boxing career
Sandro Lopopolo was considered as a hometown favorite for the lightweight division Olympic boxing title at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal.[2] At the Olympics, after four easy wins in the early rounds, Lopopolo defeated the Argentine Abel Laudino by split decision in the semifinals. He lost the final to Kazimierz Paździor by a majority decision. Lopopolo turned professional in early 1961 and had a long and successful professional career. Fighting in the light-welterweight category most of his professional career, Lopopolo won the Italian light-welterweight titles in 1963 and 1965 and held the European and World light-welterweight title from April 1966 to April 1967.[2][3]
Lopopolo won the Lineal,
Lopopolo died in 2014, at age 74, in his hometown, Milan, due to a complication from a respiratory infection.[6]
Professional boxing record
76 fights | 58 wins | 10 losses |
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By knockout | 20 | 2 |
By decision | 36 | 8 |
By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
Draws | 7 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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76 | Win | 58–10–7 (1) | Pietro Gasparri | PTS | 10 (10) | 1973-03-30 | Novara, Italy | |
75 | Loss | 57–10–7 (1) | Roger Menetrey | TKO | 13 (15) | 1972-12-09 | Grenoble, France | For EBU welterweight title |
74 | Win | 57–9–7 (1) | Carlos Cappella | PTS | 10 (10) | 1972-04-20 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
73 | Loss | 56–9–7 (1) | Roger Zami | UD | 15 (15) | 1972-02-28 | Paris, France | For vacant EBU light welterweight title |
72 | Win | 56–8–7 (1) | Percy Pugh | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-11-12 | Milan, Italy | |
71 | Win | 55–8–7 (1) | Jean Vantorre | KO | 1 (10) | 1971-07-29 | Monza, Italy | |
70 | Loss | 54–8–7 (1) | Robert Gallois | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-06-09 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France | |
69 | Win | 54–7–7 (1) | Dorman Crawford | DQ | 5 (8) | 1971-05-14 | Milan, Italy | |
68 | Win | 53–7–7 (1) | Roger Menetrey | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-03-22 | Paris, France | |
67 | Draw | 52–7–7 (1) | Marcel Cerdan Jr | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-01-25 | Paris, France | |
66 | Win | 52–7–6 (1) | David Pesenti | PTS | 8 (8) | 1970-10-30 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy | |
65 | Draw | 51–7–6 (1) | Dorman Crawford | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-07-02 | Milan, Italy | |
64 | Win | 51–7–5 (1) | Georges Fabbri | PTS | 8 (8) | 1970-05-30 | Aosta, Italy | |
63 | Loss | 50–7–5 (1) | Rene Roque | PTS | 15 (15) | 1970-04-22 | Montecatini Terme, Italy | For vacant EBU light welterweight title |
62 | Win | 50–6–5 (1) | Miloud N'Diaye | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-01-17 | Cagliari, Italy | |
61 | Win | 49–6–5 (1) | Lennox Beckles | KO | 1 (10) | 1969-12-19 | Milan, Italy | |
60 | Win | 48–6–5 (1) | Miloud N'Diaye | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-11-08 | Novara, Italy | |
59 | Win | 47–6–5 (1) | Larry Flaviano | TKO | 8 (10) | 1969-10-10 | Milan, Italy | |
58 | Win | 46–6–5 (1) | Eddie Machen Jr | KO | 1 (10) | 1969-09-06 | Prato, Italy | |
57 | Win | 45–6–5 (1) | Olli Maki | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-07-11 | Milan, Italy | |
56 | Win | 44–6–5 (1) | Lakdar El Harizi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1969-05-09 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
55 | Win | 43–6–5 (1) | Sylvain Lucchesi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1969-04-03 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
54 | Win | 42–6–5 (1) | Quintino Soares | TKO | 2 (10) | 1969-03-14 | Pavia, Italy | |
53 | Loss | 41–6–5 (1) | Lennox Beckles | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-05-26 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
52 | Win | 41–5–5 (1) | Conny Rudhof | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-03-23 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
51 | Win | 40–5–5 (1) | Massimo Consolati | TKO | 5 (10) | 1967-10-08 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
50 | Loss | 39–5–5 (1) | Takeshi Fuji | KO | 2 (15) | 1967-04-30 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles |
49 | Win | 39–4–5 (1) | Joe Africa | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-11-25 | Torino, Italy | |
48 | Win | 38–4–5 (1) | Vicente Rivas | RTD | 7 (15) | 1966-10-21 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | Retained WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles |
47 | Loss | 37–4–5 (1) | Nicolino Locche | UD | 10 (10) | 1966-09-10 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
46 | Win | 37–3–5 (1) | Klaus Klein | PTS | 10 (10) | 1966-08-10 | Senigallia, Italy | |
45 | Loss | 36–3–5 (1) | Vicente Rivas | SD | 10 (10) | 1966-07-08 | Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, Venezuela | |
44 | Win | 36–2–5 (1) | Carlos Hernández | MD | 15 (15) | 1966-04-29 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | Won WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles |
43 | Win | 35–2–5 (1) | Romano Bianchi | PTS | 12 (12) | 1965-12-14 | Ascoli Piceno, Italy | |
42 | Draw | 34–2–5 (1) | Francesco Caruso | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-08-22 | Francavilla a Mare, Italy | |
41 | Loss | 34–2–4 (1) | Juan Albornoz | PTS | 15 (15) | 1965-07-17 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | For vacant EBU light welterweight title |
40 | Win | 34–1–4 (1) | Antonio Fernandes de Jesus | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-06-18 | Verona, Italy | |
39 | Win | 33–1–4 (1) | Piero Brandi | TKO | 8 (12) | 1965-03-13 | Genoa, Italy | Won Italian light welterweight title |
38 | Win | 32–1–4 (1) | Antonio Fernandes de Jesus | PTS | 10 (10) | 1965-02-05 | Piacenza, Italy | |
37 | Win | 31–1–4 (1) | Jose Luiz Penteado | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-12-19 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
36 | Loss | 30–1–4 (1) | Piero Brandi | PTS | 12 (12) | 1964-09-24 | Treviso, Italy | Lost Italian light welterweight title |
35 | Win | 30–0–4 (1) | Massimo Consolati | PTS | 12 (12) | 1964-07-25 | Senigallia, Italy | Retained Italian light welterweight title |
34 | Win | 29–0–4 (1) | Giordano Campari | PTS | 12 (12) | 1964-06-28 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Retained Italian light welterweight title |
33 | Draw | 28–0–4 (1) | Valerio Nunez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1964-04-22 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
32 | Win | 28–0–3 (1) | Douglas Vaillant | PTS | 10 (10) | 1963-12-20 | Milan, Italy | |
31 | Win | 27–0–3 (1) | Francesco Caruso | PTS | 12 (12) | 1963-11-29 | Mestre, Italy | Won vacant Italian light welterweight title |
30 | Win | 26–0–3 (1) | Karl Furcht | TKO | 6 (10) | 1963-11-08 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
29 | Win | 25–0–3 (1) | Michele Gullotti | PTS | 8 (8) | 1963-10-04 | Milan, Italy | |
28 | Draw | 24–0–3 (1) | Mario Vecchiatto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1963-05-05 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
27 | Win | 24–0–2 (1) | Tommy O'Connor | KO | 1 (10) | 1963-03-08 | Milan, Italy | |
26 | Win | 23–0–2 (1) | J D Ellis | PTS | 10 (10) | 1963-01-25 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
25 | Win | 22–0–2 (1) | Rene Barriere | TKO | 5 (10) | 1962-12-15 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
24 | Win | 21–0–2 (1) | Jean Dantas | PTS | 10 (10) | 1962-10-25 | Salsomaggiore, Italy | |
23 | Win | 20–0–2 (1) | Francesco Caruso | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-09-28 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy | |
22 | Win | 19–0–2 (1) | Bernard Moreau | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-09-14 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
21 | Win | 18–0–2 (1) | Romolo Spila | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-07-22 | Civitanova Marche, Italy | |
20 | Win | 17–0–2 (1) | Belaid Meslem | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-06-30 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | |
19 | Win | 16–0–2 (1) | Miguel Campos Lopez | TKO | 2 (8) | 1962-06-16 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
18 | Win | 15–0–2 (1) | Roger Younsi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-05-26 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
17 | Win | 14–0–2 (1) | Aime De Visch | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-04-29 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
16 | Win | 13–0–2 (1) | Mohammed Ben Said | TKO | 6 (10) | 1962-04-10 | Torino, Italy | |
15 | Win | 12–0–2 (1) | Jacques Chauveau | TKO | 7 (10) | 1962-03-22 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
14 | Win | 11–0–2 (1) | Sesto Righeschi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-02-27 | Ascoli Piceno, Italy | |
13 | Win | 10–0–2 (1) | Boby Ros | PTS | 8 (8) | 1962-01-19 | Milan, Italy | |
12 | Win | 9–0–2 (1) | Giuseppe Fanfoni | TKO | 1 (8) | 1961-12-26 | Milan, Italy | |
11 | Win | 8–0–2 (1) | Jaime Aparici | PTS | 8 (8) | 1961-11-24 | Milan, Italy | |
10 | Win | 7–0–2 (1) | Ahcene Attar | TKO | 6 (8) | 1961-10-21 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy | |
9 | Draw | 6–0–2 (1) | Nedo Stampi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1961-10-06 | Florence, Italy | |
8 | Win | 6–0–1 (1) | Giuliano Tarquini | KO | 2 (8) | 1961-09-26 | Torino, Italy | |
7 | Win | 5–0–1 (1) | Mario Pallavera | PTS | 8 (8) | 1961-08-05 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | |
6 | Win | 4–0–1 (1) | Renato Messori | KO | 5 (6) | 1961-07-22 | Saronno, Italy | |
5 | Win | 3–0–1 (1) | Milov Bulat | TKO | 6 (6) | 1961-06-23 | Milan, Italy | |
4 | Win | 2–0–1 (1) | Antonio Di Paolo | DQ | 5 (6) | 1961-05-31 | Roma, Italy | |
3 | NC | 1–0–1 (1) | Luigi Lombardi | NC | 3 (6) | 1961-03-31 | Ancona, Italy | |
2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Roberto Misin | PTS | 6 (6) | 1961-03-18 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Bernardo Favia | TKO | 2 (6) | 1961-03-04 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy |
See also
References
- ^ Sandro Lopopolo. BoxRec.com (26 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandro Lopopolo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo. cyberboxingzone.com (18 December 1939). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Sandro Lopopolo - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Pugilato, è morto Sandro Lopopolo. Fu argento olimpico – Tgcom24" (in Italian). Tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ a b Former world champion Sandro Lopopolo passes away. wbcboxing.com (27 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
- ^ Robert Coster (28 April 2014) Sandro Lopopolo passes Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. fightnews.com.
External links
- Boxing record for Sandro Lopopolo from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sandro Lopopolo at Olympedia
- Sandro Lopopolo - CBZ Profile