Nino Benvenuti
Giovanni "Nino" Benvenuti (born 26 April 1938 died 20 May 2025) is a retired Italian boxer and actor. He was an amateur welterweight boxer he won the Italian title in 1956–60, the European title in 1957 and 1959, and an Olympic gold medal in 1960.[1] An actor, he is known for his roles in Sundance and the Kid (1969) and then in Mark Shoots First (1975).[2]
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| Real name | Giovanni Benvenuti | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Nino | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | 79.5 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1938 Isola d'Istria, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 2025 (aged 87) Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Benvenuti was born in Isola d'Istria, at that time in Italy (now in Slovenia). After the war, his family fled to Italy due to the consequences of the war treaty and the hostilities created by the Yugoslav government.[3] He was added in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
In 1961, Benvenuti married Giuliana Fonzari; they had four sons and adopted a Tunisian girl. They later divorced, and Benvenuti married Nadia Bertorello, with whom he had one daughter.[4]
Benvenuti died on 20 May 2025, at the age of 87.[5]
Nino Benvenuti Media
Benvenuti talks to his father Fernando at the 1960 Olympics
References
- ↑ Nino Benvenuti Archived 2020-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Alive or Preferably Dead. IMDb
- ↑ Kane, Martin (14 February 1966). "A JAB FROM THE INTELLECTUAL". Vault - Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/vault/1966/02/14/608093/a-jab-from-the-intellectual. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ Benvenuti a questo mondo. gazzetta.it (8 September 1999)
- ↑ "Remembering Nino Benvenuti". www.ilmessaggero.it. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
Other websites
- (in Italian) Official website Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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