SPORT & NOTE
Franco Vescovi

Male

(Francesco Vescovi)
Middleweight, Italy, Roma, Lazio
Born: 28 January 1930, Colonna, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Died: 18 February 2006, Colonna, Roma, Lazio, Italy

as an amateur:
1951 Bologna, Italian welterweight champion
1952 Trieste, Italian Championships welterweight 2nd place
1952 Portsmouth, England, CISM Championships welterweight gold medal
1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games welterweight quarter-finals
W pts Jean Welter, Luxembourg
W WO G. Harry Gunnarsson, Sweden
L pts Sergei Scherbakov, USSR


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
= July 19VirgiliRoma, Italy Draw 3
+ Aug. 21MarianelliRoma, Italy WPTS 3
1949-1951
No activity recorded
1952
Trieste, Italy, Italian Championships 2nd place, 67 kg
- Mar. 8Mario BandoriaTrieste, Italy LPTS 3
Portsmouth, England, CISM Championships gold medal, 67 kg
+ May 5Pierre WoutersPortsmouth, England WPTS 3
+ May 8NielsenPortsmouth, England WKO 1
+ May 9Johnny MaloneyPortsmouth, England WPTS 3
Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games quarter-finals, 67 kg
+ July 29Jean WelterHelsinki, Finland WPTS 3:0
+ July 30Harry GunnarssonHelsinki, Finland WWO
- July 31Sergei ScherbakovHelsinki, Finland LPTS 3:0

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1953
+ Jan. 26Vittorio FuianoCivitavecchia, Italy W 8
+ Mar. 1Louis GueantParis, France KO 2
- Mar. 8Henri GoyaSaint-Jean-de-Luz, France LDQ 7
+ Mar. 17David GondoloParis, France W 6
+ Mar. 31Jacques BoitelParis, France KO 1
+ July 23Gerolamo PiùMilano, Italy TKO 6
- Sept. 5Luigi ColuzziRoma, Italy L 8
- Nov. 10Rene LacazeParis, France L 10
+ Nov. 27Valere BenedettoParis, France W 8
1954
+ Jan. 27Dante MadellaMilano, Italy TKO 5
+ Feb. 15Nino ManconiRoma, Italy W 8
+ Apr. 12Duilio BianchiniBologna, Italy W 8
+ Apr. 28Domingo LopezBologna, Italy W 10
+ May 19Herbert GlaserFirenze, Italy W 8
= May 31Gilbert UssinBologna, Italy Draw 10
- June 21Luigi ValentiniRoma, Italy L 8
= Aug. 22Duilio BianchiniRimini, Italy Draw 10
+ Sept. 23Jean ArvilleRoma, Italy W 8
= Dec. 6Jean RuelletBologna, Italy Draw 10
+ Dec. 29Jack SuberoMilano, Italy W 8
1955
+ Mar. 4Hubert PierrardGeneva, Switzerland TKO 6
= Apr. 6Andre MauguinRoma, Italy Draw 10
= Apr. 16Peter KingMilano, Italy Draw 8
- July 18George BarnesSydney, Australia TKO by 9
- Aug. 8Darby BrownSydney, Australia KO by 8
- Oct. 14Harry GroganBrisbane, Australia TKO by 7
1956
- Mar. 1Billy ToddSydney, Australia L 12
- Mar. 28Johnny DouglasMelbourne, Australia TKO by 11
= Dec. 7Alfie SandsAdelaide, Australia Draw 12
1957
+ Jan. 18Alfie SandsAdelaide, Australia TKO 8
+ July 17Luigi MalèRoma, Italy W 10
- July 31Giancarlo GarbelliRoma, Italy TKO by 7
- Dec. 18Fortunato MancaCagliari, Italy L 10
1958
- Feb. 12Gheresellasie FretzghiRoma, Italy L 8
- May 10Giampaolo MelisCagliari, Italy L 8
1959
- Jan. 6Emilio MarconiGrosseto, Italy TKO by 7

 

Summary

Total bouts: 36, Won: 16 (6 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 0