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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1955-03-17)17 March 1955 San Paolo di Civitate, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 2023(2023-09-25) (aged 68) Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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Luigi Minchillo (17 March 1955 – 25 September 2023) was an Italian professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He twice challenged for a light middleweight world title in 1984, losing to Thomas Hearns by 12-rounds unanimous decision for Hearns' WBC's version of the title, and to Mike McCallum by a thirteenth-round knockout later in the year, for McCallum's WBA's version of it.. As an amateur, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Minchillo died from a heart attack on 25 September 2023, at the age of 68.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luigi Minchillo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Morto a 69 anni Luigi Minchillo, il guerriero del ring". il Resto del Carlino. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
- Luigi Minchillo at BoxRec (registration required)
- Luigi Minchillo at Olympedia
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- 1955 births
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- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
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- European Boxing Union champions
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