Angelo Musone (born March 1, 1963) is an Italian former
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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, who won the
Heavyweight bronze medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
. He was born in
Marcianise.
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Olympic results
*Defeated
James Omondi
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Club career
Omondi began his career by ...
(Kenya) 5-0
*Defeated
Kaliq Singh
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(India) walk-over
*Defeated
Håkan Brock (Sweden) 5-0
*Lost to
Henry Tillman (United States) 0-5
Career
In the
Los Angeles Olympics, after American Henry Tillman was controversially awarded their semi-final contest on a 5-0 decision, the defeated Musone was cheered by the American fans as he left the ring in tears. British TV commentator
Harry Carpenter
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was highly critical of the decision saying "Musone won that, and he won it well" and "if that is correct judging then I don't know what I'm talking about. I've never seen a man so shabbily treated in an Olympic boxing tournament".
Musone began his professional career undefeated in 18 fights, including a victory over a faded
Leon Spinks in 1987. Later that year, Musone was defeated by KO by journeyman
Steve Mormino, who dropped Musone twice in the sixth round, ending the fight. This was Musone's last pro fight. Musone later became a professional boxing referee and judge.
References
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Officiating recordsat BoxRec
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External links
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1963 births
Living people
Sportspeople from the Province of Caserta
People from Marcianise
Olympic boxers for Italy
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic medalists in boxing
Italian male boxers
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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