| Sandro Mazzinghi | |
| Realname: | Alessandro Mazzinghi |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Pontedera, Italy |
| Death Place: | Pontedera, Italy |
| Total: | 69 |
| Wins: | 64 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 0 |
| No Contests: | 2 |
| Ko: | 42 |
Alessandro "Sandro" Mazzinghi (3 October 1938 – 22 August 2020) was an Italian professional boxer who held the world light middleweight championship twice.
In 1961 Mazzinghi won the Military World Championships. The same year he turned professional, following his elder brother Guido. He eventually became a European and World Champion, and had a record of 64–3–0–2 (42 KOs). Of these matches, five were valid for the European title and 8 for the World title. On 7 September 1963 he won the world light middleweight title, defeating the American Ralph Dupas by a ninth-round technical knockout in Milan.[1] [2] In December of the same year, a rematch took place in Sydney, Australia, and Mazzinghi won again by knockout.
He remained world champion until 1965, a year after a terrible accident. The boxer remained in critical condition for some days, with a skull fracture that would condition his career in the following years. Mazzinghi came back in the ring to defend his title in Genoa, Italy, against Tony Montano (knockout in the 12th round) and in Rome, against Fortunato Manca (winning by decision in 15 rounds).
On 18 June 1965 Mazzinghi faced Nino Benvenuti and lost by knockout in the sixth round, losing his world title. In their rematch, Mazzinghi barely escaped an early round knockout when he was floored – unable to rise in time he was saved by the bell. He rebounded from that close call to give Benvenuti a hard fight, but Benvenuti won by decision.
Mazzinghi started again and gained the Superwelter European crown in Rome, Italy, on 17 June 1966 defeating Yoland Leveque; he defended his title four times.
On 26 May 1968, Mazzinghi beat Korean Ki-Soo Kim in "San Siro" Stadium, Milan, Italy, regaining the world light middleweight crown.
On 25 October he fought against American Freddie Little, but was disqualified by the referee for an illegal blow; this decision was revoked and the result of the match was changed to a "no contest". A few days later, the Italian Boxing Federation took away the title from Mazzinghi, after the WBA wouldn't.[3]
In 1970 he left boxing for seven years, and would make a comeback from 1977 to 1978. He retired in 1978.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Win | 64–3 | Jean Claude Warusfel | PTS | 10 | Mar 4, 1978 | |||
| 68 | Win | 63–3 | Gianni Mingardi | PTS | 8 | Dec 26, 1977 | |||
| 67 | Win | 62–3 | David Adkins | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1977 | |||
| 66 | Win | 61–3 | Willie Warren | KO | 8 (10) | Oct 31, 1970 | |||
| 65 | Win | 60–3 | Eddie Pace | SD | 10 | Sep 10, 1970 | |||
| 64 | Win | 59–3 | Harold Richardson | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 2, 1970 | |||
| 63 | Win | 58–3 | Harry Scott | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1970 | |||
| 62 | Win | 57–3 | Cipriano Hernandez | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 17, 1969 | |||
| 61 | NC | 56–3 | Wilfredo Hurst | NC | 8 (10) | Mar 28, 1969 | |||
| 60 | 56–3 | Freddie Little | NC | 8 (15) | Oct 25, 1968 | ||||
| 59 | Win | 56–3 | Levi Campbell | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1968 | |||
| 58 | Win | 55–3 | Kim Ki-soo | SD | 15 | May 26, 1968 | |||
| 57 | Win | 54–3 | Bobby Cassidy | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 5, 1968 | |||
| 56 | Win | 53–3 | Art Hernandez | RTD | 4 (8) | Feb 9, 1968 | |||
| 55 | Win | 52–3 | Jo Gonzales | KO | 4 (15) | Dec 1, 1967 | |||
| 54 | Win | 51–3 | Wally Swift | TKO | 6 (15) | Sep 9, 1967 | |||
| 53 | Win | 50–3 | Gomeo Brennan | PTS | 10 | Jul 14, 1967 | |||
| 52 | Win | 49–3 | Henry Aldrich | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1967 | |||
| 51 | Win | 48–3 | Jean Baptiste Rolland | TKO | 10 (15) | Feb 3, 1967 | |||
| 50 | Win | 47–3 | Bo Hogberg | TKO | 14 (15) | Nov 11, 1966 | |||
| 49 | Win | 46–3 | Tony Noriega | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1966 | |||
| 48 | Win | 45–3 | Yoland Levèque | KO | 12 (15) | Jun 17, 1966 | |||
| 47 | Win | 44–3 | Herman Dixon | TKO | 2 (10) | May 6, 1966 | |||
| 46 | Win | 43–3 | Sugar Cliff | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 1, 1966 | |||
| 45 | Win | 42–3 | James Shelton | RTD | 5 (10) | Feb 11, 1966 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 41–3 | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | Dec 17, 1965 | |||
| 43 | Win | 41–2 | Oscar Miranda | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 15, 1965 | |||
| 42 | Loss | 40–2 | Nino Benvenuti | KO | 6 (15) | Jun 18, 1965 | |||
| 41 | Win | 40–1 | Mel Ferguson | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 30, 1965 | |||
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Isaac Logart | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1965 | |||
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Isaac Logart | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 23, 1965 | |||
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Fortunato Manca | PTS | 15 | Dec 11, 1964 | |||
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Gaspar Ortega | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 6, 1964 | |||
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Tony Montano | TKO | 12 (15) | Oct 3, 1964 | |||
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Cecil Mott | KO | 5 (12) | Aug 14, 1964 | |||
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Charley Austin | DQ | 7 (10) | Jun 26, 1964 | |||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Charley Austin | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 24, 1964 | |||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Hilario Morales | TKO | 3 (10) | Apr 12, 1964 | |||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Ralph Dupas | TKO | 13 (15) | Dec 2, 1963 | |||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Ralph Dupas | TKO | 9 (15) | Sep 7, 1963 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Mohamed Sahib | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 13, 1963 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Wilf Greaves | KO | 5 (10) | Jun 7, 1963 | |||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Don Fullmer | TKO | 8 (10) | May 5, 1963 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Tony Montano | UD | 10 | Apr 5, 1963 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Rocky Randell | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 8, 1963 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Joseph NGan | KO | 4 (8) | Mar 1, 1963 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Hippolyte Annex | RTD | 9 (10) | Jan 28, 1963 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Francesco Fiori | PTS | 8 | Dec 14, 1962 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Fabio Bettini | PTS | 8 | Nov 9, 1962 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Charles Attali | TKO | 1 (10) | Oct 15, 1962 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Daniel Leullier | PTS | 8 | Sep 24, 1962 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Fabio Bettini | PTS | 8 | Aug 19, 1962 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Giampaolo Melis | PTS | 8 | Jul 27, 1962 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Charley Kassem | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 18, 1962 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Paolo Cottino | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 30, 1962 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jackie Cailleau | PTS | 8 | Jun 20, 1962 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Claude Canu | TKO | 4 (8) | Jun 6, 1962 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Teddy Schall | KO | 4 (8) | Apr 2, 1962 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mohamed Seba | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 23, 1962 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Gerhard Moll | TKO | 5 (8) | Feb 23, 1962 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Nic Maric | PTS | 6 | Feb 16, 1962 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ahmed ben Hamida | TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 5, 1962 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Claudio Buniva | PTS | 6 | Jan 19, 1962 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Guglielmo Paulon | TKO | 3 (8) | Jan 4, 1962 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Francesco Pondrelli | TKO | 2 (8) | Dec 26, 1961 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Germano Cavalieri | KO | 2 (8) | Dec 15, 1961 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Renato Ravasi | TKO | 3 (8) | Nov 9, 1961 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mario Della Corte | PTS | 6 | Oct 20, 1961 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Severino Gagliardi | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 15, 1961 | |||