Primo Zamparini
# Primo Zamparini

Primo Zamparini (born 9 February 1939) is a retired Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. After winning a European bronze in 1961 he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He retired in 1966.

## Amateur career

### Highlights

European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:

* 1/16: Bye
* 1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision
* 1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5

World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960:

* Finals: (no data available)

XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August-September 1960:

* 1/32: Bye
* 1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0
* 1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0
* 1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1
* 1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0
* Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1

European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961:

* 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
* 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
* 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision

## Professional boxing record

| 28 fights | 16 wins | 6 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| Draws | 6 | 6 |
