Sandro Lopopolo
Italian boxer (1939–2014)
Alessandro Lopopolo
Born (1939-12-18 ) 18 December 1939Died 26 April 2014(2014-04-26) (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
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
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