Alessandro Lopopolo | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 December 1939 Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 2014 (aged 74) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| 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 champion, and also world boxing champion in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turned professional, between 1961 and 1973. Sandro Lopopolo started his career in 1957, losing his first against amateur boxer Nino Benvenuti, in the 12th round, in Madison Square Garden, New York City.[1]
- ^ Sandro Lopopolo. BoxRec.com (26 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.