Giovanni Zuddas

Giovanni Battista Zuddas was a bantamweight professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, losing to Tibor Csik of Hungary in the championship match.

1948 Olympic results

Zuddas competed in the bantamweight division at the 1948 London Olympics:

Round of 32: defeated Bonifacio Zarcal on points
Round of 16: defeated Jean-Marie Grenot on points
Quarterfinal: defeated Willie Lenihan referee stopped contest in third round
Semifinal: defeated Alvaro Vicente on points
Final: lost to Tibor Csik on points

Professional career

Zuddas turned professional in 1950 and fought primarily in Italy and other European countries. He held the Italian bantamweight title and fought for the title several times throughout his career. In 1959 he lost a decision to Eder Jofre, and retired the following year.