Giulio Saraudi

Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer. An Olympic bronze medalist, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37.

Giulio Saraudi
Born	3 July 1938 Civitavecchia, Italy
Died	20 April 2005 (aged 66) Civitavecchia, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	9
Wins by KO	4
Losses	1
Draws	3
Medal record Representing Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Light heavyweight European Amateur Championships 1959 Lucerne Light heavyweight 1961 Belgrade Light heavyweight

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 (then known as Cassius Clay) and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Saraudi did not fight Clay, 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.

1960 Olympic light heavyweight podium. Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Tony Madigan, Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Olympic Results

Giulio Saraudi's results from the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in the light heavyweight division:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: defeated Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Rafael Gargiulo of Argentina by decision, 5-0
• Semifinal: lost to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland, 0-5 (awarded bronze medal as a defeated semifinalist)