SPORT & NOTE
Giorgio Bambini

Male

Heavyweight, Italy, La Spezia. Liguria
Born: 24 February 1945, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Died: 13 november 2015, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,92

Club: S.S. Virtus, La Spezia

as an amateur:
1965 Cagliari, Italian heavyweight champion
Final: Wpts Mario Baruzzi
1966 Genova, Italian heavyweight champion
Final: Wpts Mario Baruzzi
1967 Napoli, Italian heavyweight champion
Final: Wpts Mario Baruzzi
1967 Tunis, Tunisia, Mediterranean Games heavyweight gold medal
1968 Cecina, Italian heavyweight champion
Final: Wpts Aldo Piccinali
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games heavyweight bronze medal
Wpts 5:0 Dieter Renz, Germany,FRG
Wpts 5:0 Kiril Pandov, Bulgaria
Lko 2 George Foreman, USA



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1965
Cagliari, Italy, Italian Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Apr. 6PitzalisCagliari, Italy WTKO 2
+ Apr. 7MigliarettiCagliari, Italy WPTS 3
+ Apr. 9Mario BaruzziCagliari, Italy WPTS 3
1966
Genova, Italy, Italian Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 28Franco BadalassiGenova, Italy WAB 1
+ Mar. 30Mario BaruzziGenova, Italy WPTS 3
Portocivitanova, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Scotland, +81 kg
+ July 7FeeleyPortocivitanova, Italy WPTS 3
Cagliari and Marsala, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Bulgaria, +81 kg
- July 27Kiril PandovCagliari, Italy LPTS 3
- July 31Kiril PandovMarsala, Italy LPTS 3
Napoli, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, +81 kg
+ Sept. 19James HowardNapoli, Italy WPTS 3
1967
Napoli, Italy, Italian Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 15Anselmo De AngelisNapoli, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 17SinagraNapoli, Italy WAB 2
+ Mar. 18Gino MartinisNapoli, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 20Mario BaruzziNapoli, Italy WPTS 3
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Apr. 21Jack O'RourkeDublin, Ireland WPTS 3
Tunis, Tunisia, Mediterranean Games gold medal, +81 kg
+ Sept. 12Ramadi LahbibTunis, Tunisia WPTS 3
+ Sept. 14Efstathios AlexopoulosTunis, Tunisia WPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Pre-Olympic Tournament bronze medal, +81 kg
+ Oct. 23Clay HodgesMexico City, Mexico WPTS 3
- Oct. 26Viktor BarannikovMexico City, Mexico LPTS 3
1968
Cecina, Italy, Italian Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 12TrovatelloCecina, Italy WDQ 1
+ Mar. 13Vincenzo SciarroneCecina, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 14GalassiCecina, Italy WDQ 3
+ Mar. 16Francesco PiccinaliCecina, Italy WPTS 3
Annecy, France, Dual Match France vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Apr. 6Alain VictorAnnecy, France WPTS 3
Helsinki, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Italy, +81 kg
+ May 24Eero RuokomaekiHelsinki, Finland WPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games bronze medal, +81 kg
+ Oct. 16Dieter RenzMexico City, Mexico WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 22Kiril PandovMexico City, Mexico WPTS 5:0
- Oct. 24George Foreman (USA)Mexico City, Mexico LKO 2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1969
+ Mar. 7Pietro StracciGenova, Italy KO 6
+ Apr. 3Franco GianniniMilano, Italy TKO 4-Rtd
+ Apr. 18Franklin ArrindelRoma, Italy TKO 2
+ July 5Burghard LembkeBrescia, Italy W 6
+ Aug. 13Andre WynsSan Remo, Italy TKO 3
+ Dec. 1Ermanno FestorazziBologna, Italy W 6
1970
+ July 10Manfred AckersLignano Sabbiadoro, Italy W 6
+ Oct. 9 Franco GianniniLa Spezia, Italy W 6
1971
+ Feb. 12Luigi MeiBologna, Italy WDQ 2
+ Mar. 17Benito PennaBologna, Italy W 8
+ Apr. 23Romano PevianiBologna, Italy W 8
+ June 26Romano PevianiPalermo, Italy KO 1
+ July 29Danny MachadoGenova, Italy WDQ 1
+ Oct. 2Tommy SheehanBologna, Italy W 8
+ Nov. 29Paul NielsenBologna, Italy WDQ 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 15, Won: 15 (5 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0