Domenico Bernasconi

Domenico Bernasconi
Statistics
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Nationality Italian
Born (1902-11-06)6 November 1902
Carate Lario, Italy
Died 2 February 1978(1978-02-02) (aged 75)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 72
Wins 44
Wins by KO 24
Losses 22
Draws 5
No contests 0

Domenico Bernasconi (November 16, 1902 – February 2, 1978) was an Italian professional boxer who competed from 1924 to 1935. He was a two-time EBU bantamweight champion and a one-time Italian bantamweight champion.

Professional career

Bernasconi represented Italy in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Jean Ces.[1]

On 5 May 1925 Bernasconi fought Tullio Alessandri for the Italian bantamweight title, knocking him out in the fourth round. On 10 March 1929 he fought Nicolas Petit-Biquet for the vacant EBU bantamweight title, beating him on points. On 2 June 1929 Bernasconi successfully defended both the EBU bantamweight and Italian bantamweight titles against Rinaldo Castellenghi, knocking him out in the ninth round.[2]

On 19 March 1932 Bernasconi won his second EBU bantamweight title after knocking out Lucian Popescu in the fifth round.[3] On 19 March 1933 Bernasconi unsuccessfully fought Panama Al Brown for the IBU World bantamweight title, the match ending in a unanimous decision.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Domenico Bernasconi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  2. ↑ "Domenico Bernasconi vs. Rinaldo Castellenghi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lucian Popescu vs. Domenico Bernasconi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Panama Al Brown vs. Domenico Bernasconi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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