Sandro Lopopolo

Sandro Lopopolo (18 December 1939 – 26 April 2014) was an Italian light welterweight boxer who was born in Milan. Lopopolo won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He fought as a professional from 1961 to 1973. Lopopolo held the light welterweight titles from Italy, Europe and the World at times during his career. When Lopopolo retired from boxing he had a record of 58 wins (20 KOs), 10 losses and 7 draws.[1] Lopopolo died after a long respiratory illness on 26 April 2014 in Milan. He was 74.[2]

Sandro Lopopolo in 1960

References

"Pugilato, è morto Sandro Lopopolo. Fu argento olimpico". Tgcom24.
"Sandro Lopopolo, Olympian, Passes Away at Age 74". Boxing Scene. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

Other websites

Sandro Lopopolo Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at BoxRec Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Pugilato, è morto Sandro Lopopolo. Fu argento olimpico". Tgcom24.

[2] "Sandro Lopopolo, Olympian, Passes Away at Age 74". Boxing Scene. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.