Giovanni Parisi


Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Giovanni Parisi, an Italian featherweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Lu Chih Hsiung by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16: defeated Mikhail Kazaryan referee stopped contest in the second round
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Ya'acov Shmuel by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: defeated Abdelhak Achik referee stopped contest in the first round
  • Final: defeated Daniel Dumitrescu by first-round knockout

    Professional career

A native of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Parisi began his professional career in 1989 and won the vacant WBO lightweight title by defeating Javier Altamirano in 1992. He later defeated former champion Freddie Pendleton and in 1995 challenged Mexican legend Julio César Chávez for the WBC light-welterweight Title, losing a unanimous decision. Parisi went on to capture the WBO light-welterweight title and defend it successfully six times. He lost the WBO light-welterweight belt to Carlos Gonzalez in May 1998, and failed in a challenge for the welterweight title against Daniel Santos in July 2000.
He last fought in September 2006, when he lost a majority decision against Frederic Klose in Milan for the European welterweight crown.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
47LossFrederic KloseMD12 2006-10-08PalaLido, Milan, ItalyFor European welterweight title
46Win41–4–1Lubomir WejsTKO6 2006-05-09Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
45Win40–4–1Louis MimouneUD10 2005-03-12Mazda Palace, Milan, Italy
44Win39–4–1Miguel Ángel PeñaUD8 2003-02-11Pentagono, Bormio, Italy
43Loss38–4–1Daniel SantosKO4 2000-07-29Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria, ItalyFor WBO welterweight title
42Win38–3–1Jose Luis BaltazarTKO1 1999-08-04Tezze sul Brenta, Italy
41Win37–3–1Benjamin MartinezPTS8 1999-04-17Palazzetto dello Sport, Sassari, Italy
40Loss36–3–1Carlos GonzálezTKO9 1998-05-29Palasport, Pesaro, ItalyLost WBO light-welterweight title
39Win36–2–1Jose Manuel BerdonceUD12 1997-12-06Palasport, Catanzaro, ItalyRetained WBO light-welterweight title
38Win35–2–1Nigel WentonRTD8 1997-10-04Vibo Valentia, ItalyRetained WBO light-welterweight title
37Win34–2–1Harold MillerTKO8 1997-04-19PalaLido, Milan, ItalyRetained WBO light-welterweight title
36Win33–2–1Sergio ReyKO4 1996-10-12Forum, Assago, ItalyRetained WBO light-welterweight title
35Draw32–2–1Carlos GonzálezSD12 1996-06-20Forum, Assago, ItalyRetained WBO light-welterweight title
34Win32–2Sammy FuentesTKO8 1996-03-09PalaLido, Milan, ItalyWon WBO light-welterweight title
33Win31–2Hector Ulises ChongTKO7 1995-12-16Voghera, Italy
32Win30–2Angel FernandezKO5 1995-07-14Sheraton Golfo Parco de' Medici, Rome, Italy
31Loss29–2Julio César ChávezUD12 1995-04-08Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For WBC light-welterweight title
30Win29–1Freddie PendletonSD10 17 Sep 1994MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
29Win28–1Richie HessKO2 1994-05-07MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
28Win27–1Mike BryanTKO1 1994-01-29MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27Win26–1Antonio RiveraUD12 1993-09-24PalaEur, Rome, ItalyRetained WBO lightweight title
26Win25–1Jesus RojasTKO5 1993-07-30Salò, Italy
25Win24–1Michael AyersUD12 1993-04-16PalaEur, Rome, ItalyRetained WBO lightweight title
24Win23–1Mark SmithKO4 1993-01-13Sanremo, Italy
23Win22–1Francisco Javier AltamiranoTKO10 1992-09-25Stadio di Voghera, Voghera, ItalyWon vacant WBO lightweight title
22Win21–1Fernando RamosKO4 1992-06-10Godiasco Salice Terme, Italy
21Win20–1Wanerge AcostaTKO6 1992-04-11Terni, Italy
20Win19–1Silvestre CastilloTKO7 1992-03-14Arezzo, Italy
19Win18–1Martin CruzKO3 1992-02-15Lumezzane, Italy
18Win17–1Tony FosterKO6 1991-11-21Palazzo Dello Sport, Perugia, Italy
17Win16–1Stefano CassiKO2 1991-09-28Veroli, ItalyWon vacant Italian lightweight title
16Win15–1Rudi ValentinoUD8 1991-07-17Abbiategrasso, Italy
15Win14–1Marvin P GrayKO6 1991-05-15Montichiari, Italy
14Win13–1Alan PeacockPTS6 1991-03-27Mestre, Italy
13Loss12–1Antonio RiveraKO3 1990-11-10Monsano, Italy
12Win12–0Tony RichardsPTS8 1990-03-10Priolo Gargallo, Italy
11Win11–0Roberto RubaldinoTKO1 1990-01-06Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia
10Win10–0Brian BrownPTS8 1989-10-27Saint-Vincent, Italy
9Win9–0Alain BambaTKO5 1989-09-13Godiasco Salice Terme, Italy
8Win8–0Higinio DeLeonRTD5 1989-08-20Terracina, Italy
7Win7–0Gary GambleKO2 1989-08-09Anagni, Italy
6Win6–0Phil CarterTKO6 1989-07-15Trump's Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
5Win5–0Bobby MooreTKO1 1989-06-10Palazzo Dello Sport, Frosinone, Italy
4Win4–0Tchoza MukutaPTS6 1989-04-22Perugia, Italy
3Win3–0Benito RodriguezKO3 1989-03-29Cariati, Italy
2Win2–0Richard CampbellKO2 1989-03-11Acqui Terme, Italy
1Win1–0Kenny BrownKO3 1989-02-15Vibo Valentia, Italy

Death

On 25 March 2009, Parisi was driving a car at Voghera, near Pavia, when it crashed head-on with a truck. Parisi died at the scene; he was 41.