Maurizio Stecca

Maurizio Stecca
Maurizio Stecca
Statistics
Real name	Maurizio Stecca
Weight(s)	Featherweight;
Height	5 ft. 6½ in. (169 cm.)
Nationality	Italian
Born	March 9, 1963; Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	49
Wins by KO	22
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0
Representing Italy
Olympic Games

Maurizio Stecca (born March 9, 1963) is an Italian former boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Stecca was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna. His brother Loris Stecca was also a professional boxer.

Professional career

Stecca began his professional career in 1984 and compiled a career record of 49-4-0. He won the WBO Featherweight Title in 1991 and successfully defended it three times.

Amateur accomplishments

1979-1981 Italian Bantamweight Champion
1984 Olympic Bantamweight Gold Medalist. Results were:
- Defeated Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) points
- Defeated Star Zulu (Zambia) points
- Defeated Robinson Pitalua (Colombia) points
- Defeated Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) points
- Defeated Héctor López (Mexico) points

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Achievements
Inaugural Champion	WBO featherweight champion January 28, 1989 - November 11, 1989	Succeeded by Louie Espinoza
Vacant Title last held by Jorge Páez	WBO featherweight champion January 26, 1991 - May 16, 1992	Succeeded by Colin McMillan

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