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The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Olympic boxing champion Nino Benvenuti dies at age 87
Nino Benvenuti, a former Italian boxer who won gold at his home Olympics in 1960 before earning world championship titles in two weight classes as a pro, has died at age 87. The Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, said Benvenuti died Tuesday. It did not disclose the cause of death. CONI called Benvenuti one of the best boxers in the country's history 'and certainly one of the most beloved athletes.' The elegant boxer won the Olympic welterweight title in Rome in 1960, the same Games where Cassius Clay — who would later become Muhammad Ali — took the heavyweight gold medal. Benvenuti beat out Clay for the Val Barker trophy as the games' best boxer. Benvenuti finished his amateur career with just one loss in 120 matches, according to the International Olympic Committee. | Photo Credit: AP 'I only realized the importance of that award in the years that followed the games, when Muhammad Ali really became Muhammad Ali and the best boxer in the world,' Benvenuti later said. Benvenuti finished his amateur career with just one loss in 120 matches, according to the International Olympic Committee. After turning pro in 1961, he became the world light middleweight and middleweight champion (twice). But he said those titles pale in comparison to his gold medal. 'When you win the Olympics you're an Olympic champion for the rest of your life,' Benvenuti said. Related Topics olympics / Boxing
San Francisco Chronicle
20-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Italian boxing champion Nino Benvenuti, who took gold at Rome Olympics, dies at age 87
ROME (AP) — Nino Benvenuti, an Italian former boxer who won gold at his home Olympics in 1960 before earning world championship titles in two weight classes as a pro, has died at age 87. The Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, said Benvenuti died Tuesday. It did not disclose the cause of death. CONI called Benvenuti one of the best boxers in the country's history 'and certainly one of the most beloved athletes.' The elegant boxer won the Olympic welterweight title in Rome in 1960, the same Games where Cassius Clay — who would later become Muhammad Ali — took the heavyweight gold medal. Benvenuti beat out Clay for the Val Barker trophy as the games' best boxer. 'I only realized the importance of that award in the years that followed the games, when Muhammad Ali really became Muhammad Ali and the best boxer in the world,' Benvenuti later said. Benvenuti finished his amateur career with just one loss in 120 matches, according to the International Olympic Committee. After turning pro in 1961, he became the world light middleweight and middleweight champion (twice). But he said those titles pale in comparison to his gold medal. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Italian boxing champion Nino Benvenuti, who took gold at Rome Olympics, dies at age 87
ROME (AP) — Nino Benvenuti, an Italian former boxer who won gold at his home Olympics in 1960 before earning world championship titles in two weight classes as a pro, has died at age 87. The Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, said Benvenuti died Tuesday. It did not disclose the cause of death. CONI called Benvenuti one of the best boxers in the country's history 'and certainly one of the most beloved athletes.' The elegant boxer won the Olympic welterweight title in Rome in 1960, the same Games where Cassius Clay — who would later become Muhammad Ali — took the heavyweight gold medal. Benvenuti beat out Clay for the Val Barker trophy as the games' best boxer. 'I only realized the importance of that award in the years that followed the games, when Muhammad Ali really became Muhammad Ali and the best boxer in the world,' Benvenuti later said. Benvenuti finished his amateur career with just one loss in 120 matches, according to the International Olympic Committee. After turning pro in 1961, he became the world light middleweight and middleweight champion (twice). But he said those titles pale in comparison to his gold medal. 'When you win the Olympics you're an Olympic champion for the rest of your life,' Benvenuti said. ___ AP Sports:
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Italian boxing champion Nino Benvenuti, who took gold at Rome Olympics, dies at age 87
ROME (AP) — Nino Benvenuti, an Italian former boxer who won gold at his home Olympics in 1960 before earning world championship titles in two weight classes as a pro, has died at age 87. The Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, said Benvenuti died Tuesday. It did not disclose the cause of death. Advertisement CONI called Benvenuti one of the best boxers in the country's history 'and certainly one of the most beloved athletes.' The elegant boxer won the Olympic welterweight title in Rome in 1960, the same Games where Cassius Clay — who would later become Muhammad Ali — took the heavyweight gold medal. Benvenuti beat out Clay for the Val Barker trophy as the games' best boxer. 'I only realized the importance of that award in the years that followed the games, when Muhammad Ali really became Muhammad Ali and the best boxer in the world,' Benvenuti later said. Benvenuti finished his amateur career with just one loss in 120 matches, according to the International Olympic Committee. After turning pro in 1961, he became the world light middleweight and middleweight champion (twice). But he said those titles pale in comparison to his gold medal. 'When you win the Olympics you're an Olympic champion for the rest of your life,' Benvenuti said. ___ AP Sports:
The Independent
23-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Italy's Women's Six Nations decider with Wales moved due to Pope Francis' funeral
Italy's match against Wales in the Women's Six Nations has been moved to Sunday due to the funeral of Pope Francis. The game was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday lunchtime, ahead of Scotland facing Ireland and the grand slam decider between England and France later in the afternoon, but has been postponed to the following day. Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday aged 88. His funeral will be held at St Peter's Square on Saturday in front of the Basilica of St Peter before the burial in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Women's Six Nations explained that, in-line with all other sporting activity in Italy being suspended, the match would instead take place on Sunday afternoon, with a kick-off of 12:30 PM local time. A one-minute silence will be observed ahead of the fixture. On Tuesday, Italy's National Olympic Committee called for the suspension of all sporting events scheduled for Saturday and the tournament said both the Italian Rugby Federation and the Welsh Rugby Union agreed to respect their request. 'Following the recent and sad passing of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, Six Nations Rugby, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR), and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are unified in respecting the invite from the President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, Giovanni Malagò, for National Sport's Federations, the Associated Sports Disciplines and the Sports Promotion Bodies in Italy to suspend all sporting events in the country on Saturday 26th April 2025, in conjunction with the funeral of the Holy Father Pope Francis. 'The kick-off times and dates of Scotland vs Ireland and England vs France remain unaffected. Scotland vs Ireland will kick-off at 14:30pm on Saturday at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh while England vs France is scheduled for a 16:45 start at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday. 'The game was still be played at the original venue of Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy on Sunday. ' Serie A also postponed Saturday's three fixtures until Sunday due to the Pope's funeral. The league postponed Monday's matches after the Pope's death, with the games rescheduled for Wednesday.
