Milo Sarens Explained

Milo Saerens
Full Name:	Emiel Sarens
Nationality:	Belgian
Sport:	Boxing
Birth Date:	1 July 1937
Birth Place:	Hombeek, Belgium
Death Place:	Mechelen, Belgium

Emiel "Milo" Sarens, sometimes written as Émile Saerens (1 July 1937  - 18 June 2020) was a Belgian boxer.^[1] Sarens competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first round.^[2]

Sarens's career highlight came in a losing effort against Sugar Ray Robinson at Sportpaleis, Antwerp in 1963. Robinson was one of the best boxers at that time, yet needed eight rounds to win with a knock-out.^[3]

1960 Olympic results

Below is the record of Milo Sarens, a Belgian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: lost to Chang Lo-pu (Formosa) by decision, 1-4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grootste Mechelse bokser ooit overleden: Milo Sarens, de man... (Deurne) - Het Nieuwsblad.
2. Émile Saerens Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/emile-saerens-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 December 2018.
3. Web site: Mechelse ex-bokser Milo Sarens overleden op 83-jarige leeftijd. Gazet van Antwerpen.