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The Fall of Nino Benvenuti after 12 Intense Rounds: The Era of Monzon Begins!

On November 7, 1970, the great Nino Benvenuti was dethroned from his reign as the undisputed King of the middleweights by the emergence of the brutal Argentine puncher Carlos Monzon.…

Disastrous Olympics for Italian Boxing: Who is to Blame for the Flop?

The Paris Olympics are still in full swing, but the representatives of our National Boxing Team have stopped throwing punches for several days now, all eliminated between the first and…

Italy’s Boxing Team at the Paris Olympics: The Complete Story (Second Part)

Read the first part HERE The Olympics of Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine (92 kg) Round of 16: Mouhiidine (Italy) vs. Mullojonov (Uzbekistan) The fight starts off difficult for our contender, who,…

Italy’s Boxing at the Paris Olympics: The Complete Story (Part One)

The Paris Olympics are still in full swing, but for our national boxing team, the tournament is already over. There will be time to evaluate and reflect on what went…

Interview with Leonard Bundu, the “Florentine of Africa” with a Humble Heart

Always cheerful and smiling outside the ring, a true lion within the sixteen ropes: Leonard Bundu was like that, a champion with a humble heart and inexhaustible competitive spirit. His…

Francesco Magrì Shows Flashes of Talent and Wins by KO

Ringside Report – Faggiano (Taranto) “Genius and recklessness”: a common combination among many athletes in various sports who combine a rebellious character with sparkling talent. For many years, Francesco “Pallina”…

Carlos De Leon vs. Massimiliano Duran: The Triumph Under a Shower of Spaghetti!

The history of boxing is full of bizarre events that have happened in the ring. Sometimes an unusual episode, no matter how insignificant, ends up being so amusing or surprising…

Samuel Nmomah Dominates Oleksandr Shytyi and Remains Undefeated

A one-sided challenge in the main event of the card organized yesterday by Mario Loreni in Sequals: Samuel Nmomah (20-0-0, 5 KOs) easily defeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Shytyi (8-2-2, 3 KOs),…

Bitter Albania for Mauro Forte: Cristobal Lorente Snatches the European Title

A bitter experience in Albania for our Mauro Forte (20-1-2, 8 KO), who lost his European Featherweight Title to the Spaniard Cristobal Lorente (19-0-1, 8 KO) in an outdoor ring…

A Generous Verdict Rewards the Surprising Contino: Obbadi Defeated on Points!

A twist in the main event of the Rome boxing card organized by Davide Buccioni’s BBT Promotion: hometown fighter Salvatore Contino (9-0-0, 4 KOs) defeated the more famous Mohammed “Maraviglia”…