Sandro Lopopolo

Alessandro Lopopolo
Born(1939-12-18)18 December 1939
Milan, Italy
Died26 April 2014(2014-04-26) (aged 74)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights76
Wins58
Wins by KO20
Losses10
Draws7
No contests1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Lightweight

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]

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, WBA and WBC light welterweight titles from Carlos Morocho Hernández on 29 April 1966, after outpointing his opponent.[4] He lost the crown to Paul Takeshi Fuji on 30 April 1967 by technical knockout in the 2nd round. He retired with a record of 58 wins (20 KOs), 10 losses and 7 draws. Lopopolo liked to box from a distance and was part of “the golden era” of Italian boxing, with the likes of Duilio Loi, Nino Benvenuti, Sandro Mazzinghi, Bruno Arcari and Carmelo Bossi.[5][6][7]

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
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
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

  1. ^ Sandro Lopopolo. BoxRec.com (26 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo. cyberboxingzone.com (18 December 1939). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
  4. ^ "Sandro Lopopolo - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ "Pugilato, è morto Sandro Lopopolo. Fu argento olimpico – Tgcom24" (in Italian). Tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b Former world champion Sandro Lopopolo passes away. wbcboxing.com (27 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-19.
  7. ^ Robert Coster (28 April 2014) Sandro Lopopolo passes Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. fightnews.com.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light welterweight champion
April 29, 1966 – April 30, 1967 		Succeeded by
WBC light welterweight champion
April 29, 1966 – April 30, 1967
The Ring light welterweight champion
April 29, 1966 – April 30, 1967
Undisputed light welterweight champion
April 29, 1966 – April 30, 1967

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