Rated at Heavyweight Losses 1 Height 1.82 m Nationality Italy Draws 3 Martial art Boxing | Wins 9 Name Giulio Saraudi Total fights 14 Wins by KO 4 Role Boxer | |
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Died April 20, 2005, Civitavecchia, Italy Division Light heavyweight, Heavyweight Similar People Anthony Madigan, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Muhammad Ali | ||
Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.
Biography
Giulio Saraudi was born to Carlo Saraudi, a light heavyweight boxer who finished fourth at the 1924 Olympics. Giulio's younger brother Vittorio was also an elite light heavyweight boxer.
Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, behind Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Saraudi did not fight Ali, he lost to Pietrzykowski in a semifinal. At the European championships Saraudi won a gold medal in 1961 and a bronze in 1959. He turned professional in 1965, moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.