Sandro Lopopolo


Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight boxing champion, and also world [boxing champion] in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turned professional, between 1961 and 1973. Sandro Lopopolo started his career in 1957.

Boxing career

Sandro Lopopolo was considered as a hometown favorite for the lightweight division Olympic boxing title at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal.
At the Olympics, after four easy wins in the early rounds, Lopopolo defeated the Argentine Abel Laudino by split decision in the semifinals. He lost the final to Kazimierz Paździor by a majority decision. Lopopolo turned professional in early 1961 and had a long and successful professional career. Fighting in the light-welterweight category most of his professional career, Lopopolo won the Italian light-welterweight titles in 1963 and 1965 and held the European and World light-welterweight title from April 1966 to April 1967.
Lopopolo won the Lineal, WBA and WBC light welterweight titles from Carlos Morocho Hernández on 29 April 1966, after outpointing his opponent. He lost the crown to Paul Takeshi Fuji on 30 April 1967 by technical knockout in the 2nd round. He retired with a record of 58 wins, 10 losses and 7 draws. Lopopolo liked to box from a distance and was part of “the golden era” of Italian boxing, with the likes of Duilio Loi, Nino Benvenuti, Sandro Mazzinghi, Bruno Arcari and Carmelo Bossi.
Lopopolo died in 2014, at age 74, in his hometown, Milan, due to a complication from a respiratory infection.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
76Win58–10–7 Pietro GasparriPTS10 1973-03-30Novara, Italy
75Loss57–10–7 Roger MenetreyTKO13 1972-12-09Grenoble, FranceFor EBU welterweight title
74Win57–9–7 Carlos CappellaPTS10 1972-04-20PalaLido, Milan, Italy
73Loss56–9–7 Roger ZamiUD15 1972-02-28Paris, FranceFor vacant EBU light welterweight title
72Win56–8–7 Percy PughPTS10 1971-11-12Milan, Italy
71Win55–8–7 Jean VantorreKO1 1971-07-29Monza, Italy
70Loss54–8–7 Robert GalloisPTS10 1971-06-09Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
69Win54–7–7 Dorman CrawfordDQ5 1971-05-14Milan, Italy
68Win53–7–7 Roger MenetreyPTS10 1971-03-22Paris, France
67Draw52–7–7 Marcel Cerdan JrPTS10 1971-01-25Paris, France
66Win52–7–6 David PesentiPTS8 1970-10-30Palazzo Dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
65Draw51–7–6 Dorman CrawfordPTS10 1970-07-02Milan, Italy
64Win51–7–5 Georges FabbriPTS8 1970-05-30Aosta, Italy
63Loss50–7–5 Rene RoquePTS15 1970-04-22Montecatini Terme, ItalyFor vacant EBU light welterweight title
62Win50–6–5 Miloud N'DiayePTS10 1970-01-17Cagliari, Italy
61Win49–6–5 Lennox BecklesKO1 1969-12-19Milan, Italy
60Win48–6–5 Miloud N'DiayePTS10 1969-11-08Novara, Italy
59Win47–6–5 Larry FlavianoTKO8 1969-10-10Milan, Italy
58Win46–6–5 Eddie Machen JrKO1 1969-09-06Prato, Italy
57Win45–6–5 Olli MakiPTS10 1969-07-11Milan, Italy
56Win44–6–5 Lakdar El HariziPTS8 1969-05-09PalaLido, Milan, Italy
55Win43–6–5 Sylvain LucchesiPTS8 1969-04-03PalaLido, Milan, Italy
54Win42–6–5 Quintino SoaresTKO2 1969-03-14Pavia, Italy
53Loss41–6–5 Lennox BecklesPTS10 1968-05-26San Siro, Milan, Italy
52Win41–5–5 Conny RudhofPTS10 1968-03-23Belgrade, Yugoslavia
51Win40–5–5 Massimo ConsolatiTKO5 1967-10-08Belgrade, Yugoslavia
50Loss39–5–5 Takeshi FujiKO2 1967-04-30Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanLost WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles
49Win39–4–5 Joe AfricaPTS10 1966-11-25Torino, Italy
48Win38–4–5 Vicente RivasRTD7 1966-10-21PalaEur, Roma, ItalyRetained WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles
47Loss37–4–5 Nicolino LoccheUD10 1966-09-10Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
46Win37–3–5 Klaus KleinPTS10 1966-08-10Senigallia, Italy
45Loss36–3–5 Vicente RivasSD10 1966-07-08Palacio de Deportes, Caracas, Venezuela
44Win36–2–5 Carlos HernándezMD15 1966-04-29PalaEur, Roma, ItalyWon WBA, WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles
43Win35–2–5 Romano BianchiPTS12 1965-12-14Ascoli Piceno, Italy
42Draw34–2–5 Francesco CarusoPTS10 1965-08-22Francavilla a Mare, Italy
41Loss34–2–4 Juan AlbornozPTS15 1965-07-17Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainFor vacant EBU light welterweight title
40Win34–1–4 Antonio Fernandes de JesusPTS10 1965-06-18Verona, Italy
39Win33–1–4 Piero BrandiTKO8 1965-03-13Genoa, ItalyWon Italian light welterweight title
38Win32–1–4 Antonio Fernandes de JesusPTS10 1965-02-05Piacenza, Italy
37Win31–1–4 Jose Luiz PenteadoPTS10 1964-12-19Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
36Loss30–1–4 Piero BrandiPTS12 1964-09-24Treviso, ItalyLost Italian light welterweight title
35Win30–0–4 Massimo ConsolatiPTS12 1964-07-25Senigallia, ItalyRetained Italian light welterweight title
34Win29–0–4 Giordano CampariPTS12 1964-06-28Saint-Vincent, ItalyRetained Italian light welterweight title
33Draw28–0–4 Valerio NunezPTS10 1964-04-22PalaLido, Milan, Italy
32Win28–0–3 Douglas VaillantPTS10 1963-12-20Milan, Italy
31Win27–0–3 Francesco CarusoPTS12 1963-11-29Mestre, ItalyWon vacant Italian light welterweight title
30Win26–0–3 Karl FurchtTKO6 1963-11-08PalaLido, Milan, Italy
29Win25–0–3 Michele GullottiPTS8 1963-10-04Milan, Italy
28Draw24–0–3 Mario VecchiattoPTS10 1963-05-05Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
27Win24–0–2 Tommy O'ConnorKO1 1963-03-08Milan, Italy
26Win23–0–2 J D EllisPTS10 1963-01-25Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
25Win22–0–2 Rene BarriereTKO5 1962-12-15Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
24Win21–0–2 Jean DantasPTS10 1962-10-25Salsomaggiore, Italy
23Win20–0–2 Francesco CarusoPTS8 1962-09-28Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
22Win19–0–2 Bernard MoreauPTS8 1962-09-14Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
21Win18–0–2 Romolo SpilaPTS8 1962-07-22Civitanova Marche, Italy
20Win17–0–2 Belaid MeslemPTS8 1962-06-30Saint-Vincent, Italy
19Win16–0–2 Miguel Campos LopezTKO2 1962-06-16Reggio Emilia, Italy
18Win15–0–2 Roger YounsiPTS8 1962-05-26Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
17Win14–0–2 Aime De VischPTS8 1962-04-29Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
16Win13–0–2 Mohammed Ben SaidTKO6 1962-04-10Torino, Italy
15Win12–0–2 Jacques ChauveauTKO7 1962-03-22PalaLido, Milan, Italy
14Win11–0–2 Sesto RigheschiPTS8 1962-02-27Ascoli Piceno, Italy
13Win10–0–2 Boby RosPTS8 1962-01-19Milan, Italy
12Win9–0–2 Giuseppe FanfoniTKO1 1961-12-26Milan, Italy
11Win8–0–2 Jaime ApariciPTS8 1961-11-24Milan, Italy
10Win7–0–2 Ahcene AttarTKO6 1961-10-21Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy
9Draw6–0–2 Nedo StampiPTS8 1961-10-06Florence, Italy
8Win6–0–1 Giuliano TarquiniKO2 1961-09-26Torino, Italy
7Win5–0–1 Mario PallaveraPTS8 1961-08-05Saint-Vincent, Italy
6Win4–0–1 Renato MessoriKO5 1961-07-22Saronno, Italy
5Win3–0–1 Milov BulatTKO6 1961-06-23Milan, Italy
4Win2–0–1 Antonio Di PaoloDQ5 1961-05-31Roma, Italy
3NC1–0–1 Luigi LombardiNC3 1961-03-31Ancona, Italy
2Draw1–0–1Roberto MisinPTS6 1961-03-18PalaLido, Milan, Italy
1Win1–0Bernardo FaviaTKO2 1961-03-04Palazzo dello Sport, Milan, Italy

Titles in boxing

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