Primo Zamparini

Italian boxer (1939–2024)

Primo Zamparini

Zamparini at the 1960 Olympics

Personal information

Born

(1939-02-09)9 February 1939
Fabriano, Italy

Died

21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 85)
Fabriano, Italy

Height

1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)

Weight

54 kg (119 lb)

Sport

Boxing

Medal record

Representing Italy

Olympic Games
	1960 Rome	Bantamweight
European Championships
	1961 Belgrade	Bantamweight

Primo Zamparini (9 February 1939 – 21 August 2024) was an Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.^[1] After winning a bronze at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He was nicknamed "macchina di pugni" (punching machine).^[2] He retired in 1966.^[3] After his retirement he founded the amateur club Pugilistica Fabrianese, where he also served as a coach.^[2]

Zamparini died in Fabriano on 21 August 2024 from the consequences of a fall, at the age of 85.^[2]^[4]

Amateur career

Highlights

European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:

1/16: Bye
1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision
1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5

World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960:

Finals: (no data available)

XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August–September 1960:^[5]

1/32: Bye
1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0
1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0
1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1
1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0
Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1

European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961:

1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision

Professional career

Professional boxing record

28 fights	16 wins	6 losses
By knockout	7	2
By decision	9	4
Draws	6

References

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^ Primo Zamparini. sports-reference.com
^ ^a ^b ^c "Addio a Primo Zamparini, la "macchina da pugni" argento olimpico della boxe". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Primo Zamparini. boxrec.com
^ "Fabriano in lutto per la morte dell'ex pugile Zamparini". Vivere Fabriano. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Official Summaries — Boxing, United States 1960 Olympic Book, p. 98.