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Primo Zamparini

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Primo Zamparini
Zamparini at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1939-02-09)9 February 1939
Fabriano, Italy
Died21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 85)
Fabriano, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Bantamweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Belgrade Bantamweight

Primo Zamparini (9 February 1939 – 21 August 2024) was an Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.[1] After winning a bronze at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He was nicknamed "macchina di pugni" (punching machine).[2] He retired in 1966.[3] After his retirement he founded the amateur club Pugilistica Fabrianese, where he also served as a coach.[2]

Zamparini died in Fabriano on 21 August 2024 from the consequences of a fall, at the age of 85.[2][4]

Amateur career

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Highlights

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European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:

1st place, gold medalist(s) World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960:

  • Finals: (no data available)

2nd place, silver medalist(s) XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August–September 1960:[5]

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961:

  • 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
  • 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
  • 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision

Professional career

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Professional boxing record

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28 fights 16 wins 6 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 9 4
Draws 6

References

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  1. ^ Primo Zamparini. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c "Addio a Primo Zamparini, la "macchina da pugni" argento olimpico della boxe". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Primo Zamparini. boxrec.com
  4. ^ "Fabriano in lutto per la morte dell'ex pugile Zamparini". Vivere Fabriano. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Official Summaries — Boxing, United States 1960 Olympic Book, p. 98.
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