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Nino Benvenuti dead at 87: Two-weight undisputed world champion and Olympic gold medallist passes away

Published on May 20, 2025 at 02:42 PM

BOXING great Nino Benvenuti has died at the age of 87.

The Italian legend won the gold medal in the welterweight category at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 28: Nino Benvenuti walks a red carpet for 'Stronger' during the 12th Rome Film Fest at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 28, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Italian boxing legend Nino Benvenuti has died at the age of 87
Nino Benvenuti Vs Shelton. 1964. (Photo by: EyeOn/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Benvenuti became world champion in two classes, light middleweight and middleweight

And, after turning professional, became world champion in two classes, light middleweight and middleweight.

Benvenuti had a record of 82 wins, including 35 knockouts, seven losses and one draw in his 90 professional boxing bouts and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.

His three world title fights against Emile Griffith in 1967 and 1968 were epic battles.

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