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[[File:Sandro Lopopolo.JPG|thumb|Sandro Lopopolo in the late 1960s.]]
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'''Sandro Lopopolo''' (18 December 1939 &ndash; 26 April 2014) was an [[Italians|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.<ref>http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/sport/2014/notizia/pugilato-e-morto-sandro-lopopolo-fu-argento-olimpico_2041274.shtml</ref> Lopopolo died after a long respiratory illness on 26 April 2014 in Milan. He was 74.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/sandro-lopopolo-olympian-passes-away-age-74---77170|title=Sandro Lopopolo, Olympian, Passes Away at Age 74|publisher=[[Boxing Scene]]|date=27 April 2014|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
'''Sandro Lopopolo''' (18 December 1939 &ndash; 26 April 2014) was an [[Italians|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.<ref>http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/sport/2014/notizia/pugilato-e-morto-sandro-lopopolo-fu-argento-olimpico_2041274.shtml</ref> Lopopolo died after a long respiratory illness on 26 April 2014 in Milan. He was 74.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/sandro-lopopolo-olympian-passes-away-age-74---77170|title=Sandro Lopopolo, Olympian, Passes Away at Age 74|publisher=[[Boxing Scene]]|date=27 April 2014|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
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Revision as of 12:54, 30 July 2014

File:Sandro Lopopolo.JPG
Sandro Lopopolo in the late 1960s

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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/sport/2014/notizia/pugilato-e-morto-sandro-lopopolo-fu-argento-olimpico_2041274.shtml
  2. ↑ "Sandro Lopopolo, Olympian, Passes Away at Age 74". Boxing Scene. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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