Ernesto Formenti
Ernesto Formenti was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Amateur career
Formenti defeated Dennis Shepherd of South Africa in the final to become the featherweight gold medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games.He was born in Cesano Maderno, Italy.
1948 Olympic results
Below are the Olympic results of Ernesto Formenti, a featherweight boxer who competed for Italy at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:- Round of 32: defeated Béla Farkas on points
- Round of 16: defeated Kevin Martin (boxer) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Armand Savoie on points
- Semifinal: defeated Aleksy Antkiewicz on points
- Final: defeated Dennis Shepherd on points