Primo Zamparini (9 February 1939 – 21 August 2024) was an Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.Primo Zamparini. sports-reference.com After winning a bronze at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He was nicknamed "macchina di pugni" (punching machine). He retired in 1966.Primo Zamparini . boxrec.com After his retirement he founded the amateur club Pugilistica Fabrianese, where he also served as a coach.
Zamparini died in Fabriano on 21 August 2024 from the consequences of a fall, at the age of 85.
Amateur career Highlights European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959: 1/16: Bye 1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision 1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5 World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960: Finals: (no data available) XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August–September 1960:Official Summaries — Boxing, United States 1960 Olympic Book, p. 98. 1/32: Bye 1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0 1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0 1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1 1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1 European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961: 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision
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