Giuseppe Mura

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Giuseppe Mura
Giuseppe Mura 1968.jpg
Giuseppe Mura at the 1968 Olympics
Born6 November 1943 (1943-11-06) (age 80)
Porto Torres, Sassari, Italy
NationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Statistics
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins22
Wins by KO10
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Tunis -54 kg

Giuseppe Mura (born 6 November 1943) is a retired Italian boxer who won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games in the bantamweight category. Next year he competed at the Mexico Olympics, but was eliminated in the third round by the eventual bronze medalist Samuel Mbugua. [1] After the Olympics he turned professional, and won a national super featherweight title in August 1975. He lost it in December 1975 and retired from boxing. [2]

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References

  1. Giuseppe Mura Archived 7 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  2. Giuseppe Mura. boxrec.com