Giulio Saraudi
Giulio Saraudi was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.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.
Giulio Saraudi won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games, behind Muhammad Ali 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.
, Muhammad Ali and Zbigniew PietrzykowskiOlympic 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
