Franco Valle

Italian boxer (1940–2003)

Tadeusz Walasek
Franco Valle (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Born15 February 1940
Genoa, Italy
Died10 April 2003 (aged 63)
Statistics
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb), Middleweight
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins3
Wins by KO2
Losses3
Draws0
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Middleweight

Franco Valle (15 February 1940 – 10 April 2003) was an Italian boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics.[1] After that he turned professional, but had limited success, and retired in 1966 with a record of 3-3.[2]

1964 Olympic boxing results

Below is the record of Franco Valle, an Italian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Leonidas Cezar (Brazil) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Guillermo Salinas (Chile) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Emil Schulz (United Team of Germany) by decision, 0-5 (awarded bronze medal)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franco Valle.
  1. ^ Franco Valle Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Boxing record for Franco Valle from BoxRec (registration required)


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