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Gianni Zuddas

Male

"Tamburino Sardo"
(Giovanni Battista Zuddas)
(Gianbattista Zuddas)
Bantamweight, Italy, Cagliari, Sardegna
Born: 1 March 1928, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
Died: 26 October 1996, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy

as an amateur:
1948 Milano, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1948 London, England, Olympic Games bantamweight silver medal
Wpts Bonifacio L. Zarcal, Philippines
Wpts Jean Marie Grenot, France
Wko 3 William Lenihan, Ireland
Wpts Alvaro Vicente Domenech, Spain
Lpts Tibor Csik, Hungary
1949 Firenze, Italian Championships flyweight winner
1949 Oslo, Norway, European Championships bantamweight gold medal
1949 Chicago, Illinois, Golden Gloves champion
Wpts McCann


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
Padova, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Switzerland, 53.500 kg
+ May 16W. BucherPadova, Italy WPTS
+ July 11Luigi BevilacquaImpruneta, Italy WPTS 3
London, England, Olympic Games silver medal, 53.500 kg
+ Aug. 7Bonifacio ZarcalLondon, England WPTS
+ Aug. 10Jean-Marie GrenotLondon, England WPTS
+ Aug. 11William LenihanLondon, England WKO 3
+ Aug. 12Alvaro Vicente DomenechLondon, England WPTS
- Aug. 13Tibor CsikLondon, England LPTS
1949
Sanremo, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Austria, 53.500 kg
+ Jan. 6HerySanremo, Italy WPTS
Chicago, Illinois, Dual Match USA vs Europe, 53.500 Kg
+ May 18Jack McCannChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
Vienna, Austria, Dual Match Austria vs Italy, 53.500 kg
+ Sept. 4Hermann MazurkiewitschVienna, Austria WPTS
+ Sept. 8KusterVienna, Austria WPTS
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dual Match Denmark vs Italy, 53.500 kg
+ Sept. 30Henning JensenCopenhagen, Denmark WPTS
Gothenburg, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Italy, 57.200 kg
+ Oct. 5Reino NybergGothenburg, Sweden WPTS
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Italy, 53.500 kg
+ Oct. 28Ake ManssonStockholm, Sweden WTKO 3
Helsinki, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Italy, 53.500 kg
+ Oct. 30Veijo PirinenHelsinki, Finland WPTS
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Italy, 53.500 kg
+ Nov. 4Reino NybergStockholm, Sweden WPTS

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1949
+ Nov. 30Alfredo SeveriCagliari, ItalyTKO 5
+ Dec. 30Mario SolinasCagliari, ItalyTKO 3 (Rtd)
1950
+ Jan. 18Giuseppe MadedduCagliari, ItalyW 8
+ Feb. 15Mario SolinasSassari, ItalyW 8
+ Mar. 4Cesare RainaBologna, ItalyTKO 3
+ Mar. 15Gaston TrigueroMilano, ItalyKO 4
+ Apr. 5Giovanni CapobianchiMilano, ItalyKO 3
+ Apr. 13Giovanni CapobianchiFirenze, ItalyKO 6
+ Apr. 24Ulderico SergoBergamo, ItalyW 8
+ May 8Hernandez RousieGallarate, ItalyKO 3
+ May 15Alberto RingozziBologna, ItalyKO 6
+ May 24Kid ArcelliMilano, ItalyKO 9
+ June 16Tino CardinaleCagliari, ItalyW 10
+ July 8Armand DeiannaCagliari, ItalyW 10
+ July 21Jean SenhadjMilano, ItalyKO 6
+ July 29Pierre MasiaSassari, ItalyW 10
+ Sept. 13Mickey McKayBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 13Caliostro EtterGeneva, SwitzerlandW 10
+ Nov. 14Amleto FalcinelliCagliari, ItalyW 10
1951
+ Jan. 17Roland GibertMilano, ItalyW 8
+ Feb. 21Guy JousseauCagliari, ItalyW 8
= Feb. 28Dante BiniMilano, ItalyDraw 10
+ Mar. 28Dante BiniMilano, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 28Marcel MathieuMilano, ItalyW 10
+ June 9Georges MousseCagliari, ItalyW 10
+ July 11Theo NoltenCagliari, ItalyTKO 9
+ July 18Theo MedinaMilano, ItalyW 10
= Sept. 15Alvaro NuvoloniCagliari, ItalyDraw 12
Italian Bantamweight Title
= Oct. 9Andre ValignatCagliari, ItalyDraw 10
+ Dec. 12Hans SchiffersMilano, ItalyW 10
1952
+ Feb. 18Walter SchoppGenova, ItalyTKO 7
+ Apr. 9Jean BinetMilano, ItalyW 10
+ June 7Amleto FalcinelliCagliari, ItalyW 10
- July 19Andre ValignatMilano, ItalyL 10
+ Aug. 5Jesus RubioCagliari, ItalyW 10
+ Sept. 6Amleto FalcinelliCagliari, ItalyW 12
Italian Bantamweight Title
+ Nov. 16Willibald KochCagliari, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 17Andre JasseMilano, ItalyTKO 7
1953
+ Jan. 23Jacques LouniLecce, ItalyW 10
+ Feb. 11Ali GraichiMilano, ItalyTKO 2
+ Feb. 28Andre ValignatCagliari, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 2Emile ChemamaMilano, ItalyW 10
- May 17Emile ChemamaMarseille, FrancecTKO by 6
- Sept. 26Mario D'AgataArezzo, ItalyLDQ 9
Italian Bantamweight Title
+ Oct. 21Arthur EmbouleMilano, ItalyW 8
+ Nov. 4Jimmy ZaleMilano, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 18Pierre StanczakCagliari, ItalyW 10
1954
+ Feb. 6Jacques ColombMilano, ItalyW 10
+ Feb. 21Gaudenzio CaruttiParma, ItalyTKO 5
= Feb. 25Roberto SpinaRoma, ItalyDraw 8
+ Mar. 24Giuseppe D'AugustaMilano, ItalyTKO 3
- Apr. 10Mario D'AgataMilano, ItalyL 12
Italian Bantamweight Title
- June 21Bobby SinnSydney, AustraliaTKO by 7
- Aug. 13Bobby SinnMelbourne, AustraliaKO by 10
- Sept. 6Kevin JamesSydney, AustraliaL 12
1955
- Apr. 3Leif WadlingStockholm, SwedenL 6
+ June 8Ilario TanelliFirenze, ItalycTKO 5
1956
+ Aug. 19Jose Luis MartinezCagliari, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 18Ilario TanelliModena, ItalyW 8
1957
+ Mar. 20Jose AlvarezCagliari, ItalyKO 3
+ Apr. 10Henri SchmidBergamo, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 27Pierre de SouzaMilano, ItalyW 8
+ May 29Flaviano CiancarelliMilano, ItalyWDQ 8
+ June 8Robert TartariCagliari, ItalyW 10
- July 24Tanny CampoVarese, ItalyL 10
+ Sept. 15Gastone CasaricoCagliari, ItalyW 8
1958
- Jan. 31Federico ScarponiAncona, ItalyL 10
+ Mar. 31Emmanuel RodriguezCagliari, ItalyW 8
- May 24Roger CappatoLugano, SwitzerlandL 8
+ Aug. 9Antonio Diaz IICagliari, ItalyW 8
- Oct. 12Kimpo AmarfioCagliari, ItalyL 8
1959
+ Feb. 5Juan Jose HidalgoCagliari, ItalyW 8
- Feb. 28Federico ScarponiPesaro, ItalyL 12
Italian Bantamweight Title
+ May 1Juan CardenasCagliari, ItalyW 10
- May 30Federico ScarponiCagliari, ItalyTKO by 5
Italian Bantamweight Title
- Oct. 30Eder JofreSao Paulo, BrazilL 10
1960
- Sept. 4Giuseppe PoddighePorto Torres, ItalyL 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 77, Won: 57 (18 inside the limit), Lost: 16 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0