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Genoa: Sandro Mazzinghi vs Tony Montano, October 1964

Mazzinghi after four easy tune up fights takes on veteran American Tony Montano who after succesive losses to rising star Curtis Cokes, Stan Harrington and Mazzinghi's Italian rival Nino Benvenutti and already with a loss to Mazzinghi is lucky to get the fight. Mazzinghi KO's Montano in the 12th round.

(Not simmed Montano not in the database).


Rome: Sandro Mazzinghi vs Furtunato Manca, December 1964

Mazzinghi takes on European Welterweight Champion, Manca in an all Italian matchup. Mazzinghi is fresh off a 7 round KO win against Gaspar Ortega in a non-title fight in Rome.

Mazzinghi is taken the full 15 rounds by Manca in a fight he easily won. After the fight the Italian public clamour for a fight against European Middleweight Champion, Nino Benvenuti.

(Not simmed as Manca not in database).

Milan: Sandro Mazzinghi vs Nino Benvenutti, June 1965.

The rugged Mazzinghi comes to the ring after three non-title fights to face current European Middleweight Champion, Nino Benvenuti in a matchup which captures the Italian public's imagination. Benvenuti is an impressive 56-0 with a reputation as a slick boxer who outshone 18 year old Cassius Clay at the Rome Olympics in 1960 when he won the Best Boxer Trophy.

A fast start for the champ with his superior aggression, Mazzignhi stings Benvenuti with an uppercut which serves to wake Benvenuti up, by the 5th Benvenuti with his boxing skills has found his rythym with sweet combinations and straight rights which keep the champ off balance. The middle rounds bring the crowd to their feet with exciting toe to toe boxing with both boxers letting the leather fly, but the challenger finally turns the fight in the 9th as Mazzinghi begins to tire and his eye begins to close with a cut on his face. Mazzinghi rallies briefly in the 10th. But one round later a lighting fast combination takes down Mazzinghi who struggles up at 9, but then a sweet uppercut from Benvenutti decks the champ again and though he struggles to his feet it's allover!!

The Milan crowd roar their approval of a good tough fight.
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