Giulio Saraudi
Giulio Saraudi was an Italian boxer. An Olympic bronze medalist, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37.
Biography
Giulio Saraudi was born to Carlo Saraudi, a light heavyweight boxer who finished fourth at the 1924 Olympics. Giulio's younger brother Vittorio was also an elite light heavyweight boxer.Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the [1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics|Olympic Games], behind Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Saraudi did not fight Clay, he lost to Pietrzykowski in a semifinal. At the European championships Saraudi won a gold medal in 1961 and a bronze in 1959. He turned professional in 1965, moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight, and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.
Olympic Results
Giulio Saraudi's results from the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in the light heavyweight division:- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Rafael Gargiulo of Argentina by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland, 0-5