Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer. An Olympic bronze medalist, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37.Giulio Saraudi
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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.Vittorio Saraudi
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(then known as Cassius Clay) 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.Giulio Saraudi
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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 (awarded bronze medal as a defeated semifinalist)

Professional boxing record

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References

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