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Patrizio Oliva

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Patrizio Oliva
Born (1959-01-28) 28 January 1959 (age 65)
Naples, Italy
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights59
Wins57
Wins by KO20
Losses2
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Light welterweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Cologne Light welterweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Split Light welterweight

Patrizio Oliva (born 28 January 1959) is an Italian former professional boxer, who won the gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as an amateur and the WBA light welterweight title as a professional.

Early life

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Patrizio is one of seven brothers born to Rocco and Catena Oliva.

Oliva was introduced to boxing through his father Rocco and his brother Mario's passion for the sport. One of his brothers, Ciro, died and Oliva dedicated a number of his fights to the memory of Ciro and also named his first son after him.

Amateur career

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Oliva had a successful amateur career and won 93 of his 96 fights winning the Italian, European and Olympic titles.[1]

At international level Oliva won the 1978 European Junior Championships in Dublin, Ireland and silver medal at the 1979 European Senior Championships in Cologne, West Germany. Oliva was beaten by Soviet boxer Serik Konakbayev in the final of the Cologne championship and stated that his fight against Konakbaev was the hardest of his career. The following year he represented his country and boxed at the Olympic Games for Italy and would again face Konakbaev.

1980 Olympics

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Following two years of winning European title Oliva competed in the blue vest of Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Moscow, USSR.

Oliva competed in the Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. He defeated Beninese Aurelien Agnan in his first contest after referee stopped contest in first round. In his second contest he stopped Syrian Farez Halabi in the third round and beat Yugoslavian Ace Rusevski in the quarter-final. In the semi-final Oliva faced British boxer Tony Willis. This fight went the full three round distance and Oliva was once again victorious after all five judges gave him the decision.

On 2 August 1980, Oliva once again met his opponent from the final of the 1979 European championships, Serik Konakbaev, in the final of the Olympics. This time Oliva reversed the result by beating Konakbaev in front of his home crowd to take the gold medal and win the Val Barker Trophy for being "Outstanding Boxer" at the 1980 Olympics.

Olympic results

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  • Defeated Aurelien Agnan (Benin) RSC-1
  • Defeated Farez Halabi (Syria) RSC-3
  • Defeated Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) 3–2
  • Defeated Tony Willis (Great Britain) 5–0
  • Defeated Serik Konakbayev (Soviet Union) 4–1

Professional career

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Debut

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Within two months of winning gold at the Moscow Olympics, Oliva turned professional. His first fight was on 11 October 1980 against Italian based Brazilian Nelson Gomes in Naples, Italy. Oliva defeated Gomes on points over six rounds to secure his first victory as a professional.

Early fights

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After Oliva's first win in the professional ranks, he then went on a run of victories. From October 1980 to August 1981, Oliva won thirteen straight fights before he fought for his first title belt, the Italian light welterweight title against Giuseppe Russi on 4 November 1981 in Ischia. Oliva handled Russi with ease winning the title with a second round knockout. Oliva followed his first title win by winning a further eleven straight fight between November 1981 and October 1982.

European title

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This left Oliva with a record of 25 victories with no losses and earned him a fight against Frenchman Robert Gambini for a chance to win for his first major title, the European light welterweight title. Oliva was again victorious and took the title from Gambini on points over twelve rounds. Gambini retired from boxing after the fight.

Oliva continued his run of career victories by winning his first 48 fights, including a victory over Ubaldo Nestor Sacco in 1986 to capture the WBA light welterweight title.[2] Oliva defended the title twice before losing to Juan Martin Coggi by KO in 1987. After a two-year rest, Oliva came back and went on to win his next 9 fights, setting up a shot at WBC welterweight title holder James McGirt in 1992. Oliva lost via unanimous decision,[3] and retired after the bout with a record of 57–2–0.

Professional boxing record

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59 fights 57 wins 2 losses
By knockout 20 1
By decision 36 1
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
59 Loss 57–2 Buddy McGirt UD 12 (12) 1992-06-25 Acquaflash di Licola, Licola, Italy For WBC welterweight title
58 Win 57–1 Antoine Fernandez PTS 12 (12) 1992-02-19 San Pellegrino Terme, Italy Retained European welterweight title
57 Win 56–1 Jose Luis Saldivia PTS 10 (10) 1991-12-04 San Pellegrino Terme, Italy
56 Win 55–1 Juan Carlos Ortiz PTS 8 (8) 1991-10-05 Laigueglia, Italy
55 Win 54–1 Errol McDonald DQ 12 (12) 1991-06-08 La Spezia, Italy Retained European welterweight title
54 Win 53–1 Adolfo Omar Arce Rossi UD 8 (8) 1991-03-23 Vallecrosia, Italy
53 Win 52–1 Kirkland Laing UD 12 (12) 1990-11-14 Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Italy Won European welterweight title
52 Win 51–1 Jorge Argentino Tejada PTS 10 (10) 1990-07-20 Sarno, Italy
51 Win 50–1 Anthony Stephens PTS 8 (8) 1989-12-13 San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy
50 Win 49–1 Howard Stewart UD 8 (8) 1989-07-05 Praiano, Italy
49 Loss 48–1 Martín Coggi KO 3 (15) 1987-07-04 Palazzo Dello Sport, Ribera, Italy Lost WBA light-welterweight title
48 Win 48–0 Rodolfo González UD 15 (15) 1987-01-10 Teatro Tenda, Agrigento, Italy Retained WBA light-welterweight title
47 Win 47–0 Brian Brunette TKO 3 (15) 1986-09-06 Palasport di Napoli di Furoi, Naples, Italy Retained WBA light-welterweight title
46 Win 46–0 Eric Martin PTS 10 (10) 1986-07-30 Capo d'Orlando, Italy
45 Win 45–0 Ford Jennings PTS 10 (10) 1986-06-14 Praiano, Italy
44 Win 44–0 Ubaldo Néstor Sacco SD 15 (15) 1986-03-15 Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco Won WBA light-welterweight title
43 Win 43–0 Rick Kaiser TKO 4 (10) 1986-01-21 Pozzuoli, Italy
42 Win 42–0 Mark Lassein UD 10 (10) 1985-12-08 Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
41 Win 41–0 Steve Mitchell PTS 8 (8) 1985-10-31 Viterbo, Italy
40 Win 40–0 Nick Parker PTS 8 (8) 1985-07-21 Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Italy
39 Win 39–0 Alessandro Scapecchi UD 12 (12) 1985-03-27 Nocera, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
38 Win 38–0 Michel Giroud RTD 8 (12) 1984-12-15 Catanzaro, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
37 Win 37–0 Tusikoleta Nkalankete PTS 12 (12) 1984-09-04 Acciaroli, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
36 Win 36–0 Ali Kareem Muhammad PTS 8 (8) 1984-06-23 Campione d'Italia, Italy
35 Win 35–0 Jose Ramon Gomez Fouz TKO 4 (12) 1984-04-28 San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
34 Win 34–0 Kevin Austin PTS 8 (8) 1984-03-23 Chiavari, Italy
33 Win 33–0 Charlie Allen TKO 3 (?) 1984-02-22 Gragnano, Italy
32 Win 32–0 Jerome Artis PTS 10 (10) 1984-01-28 Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy
31 Win 31–0 Anthony Murray TKO 6 (?) 1983-12-21 Pozzuoli, Italy
30 Win 30–0 Juan Jose Gimenez UD 12 (12) 1983-10-14 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
29 Win 29–0 Antonio Guinaldo PTS 12 (12) 1983-07-31 Rapallo, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
28 Win 28–0 Jean-Marie Touati TKO 6 (12) 1983-05-25 Santa Margherita di Belice, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
27 Win 27–0 Francisco León TKO 11 (12) 1983-03-19 Palazzetto dello Sport, Naples, Italy Retained European light-welterweight title
26 Win 26–0 Robert Gambini PTS 12 (12) 1983-01-05 Ischia, Italy Won European light-welterweight title
25 Win 25–0 Dave McCabe PTS 8 (8) 1982-10-06 Gragnano, Italy
24 Win 24–0 Luciano Navarra PTS 12 (12) 1982-09-01 Forio, Italy Retained Italian light-welterweight title
23 Win 23–0 Andre Holyk TKO 4 (10) 1982-08-08 Marina di Camerota, Italy
22 Win 22–0 Hugues Samo PTS 8 (8) 1982-05-29 Milan, Italy
21 Win 21–0 Samuel Serunjogi PTS 8 (8) 1982-05-20 Vieste, Italy
20 Win 20–0 Giuseppe Martinese PTS 12 (12) 1982-04-11 Forio, Italy Retained Italian light-welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 Francesco Gallo PTS 8 (8) 1982-03-06 Giovinazzo, Italy
18 Win 18–0 Bruno Simili TKO 8 (12) 1982-02-11 Naples, Italy Retained Italian light-welterweight title
17 Win 17–0 Antonio Antino TKO 3 (12) 1981-12-27 Forio, Italy Retained Italian light-welterweight title
16 Win 16–0 Mosimo Maeleke PTS 8 (8) 1981-12-11 Milan, Italy
15 Win 15–0 Rafael Gutierrez RTD 5 (?) 1981-11-27 Bologna, Italy
14 Win 14–0 Giuseppe Russi KO 2 (12) 1981-11-04 Forio, Italy Won Italian light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Patrizio Burini RTD 1 (8) 1981-08-09 Camaiore, Italy
12 Win 12–0 Charles Jurietti RTD 4 (?) 1981-07-01 Formia, Italy
11 Win 11–0 George Burton UD 6 (6) 1981-06-04 Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Francesco Gallo TKO 7 (?) 1981-05-15 Padua, Italy
9 Win 9–0 Rene Martin TKO 4 (8) 1981-05-01 Piacenza, Italy
8 Win 8–0 Rosario di Tommaso TKO 2 (8) 1981-04-04 Campobasso, Italy
7 Win 7–0 Luigi Curcetti PTS 8 (8) 1981-03-20 Naples, Italy
6 Win 6–0 Mohatar II TKO 4 (?) 1981-03-06 Milan, Italy
5 Win 5–0 Georges Cotin PTS 6 (6) 1981-02-23 Rome, Italy
4 Win 4–0 Mohammed el Kadoumi PTS 6 (6) 1980-12-26 Bologna, Italy
3 Win 3–0 Eloi de Souza TKO 6 (6) 1980-11-08 Latina, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Benedicto dos Santos PTS 6 (6) 1980-10-25 Pordenone, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Nelson Gomes PTS 6 (6) 1980-10-11 Naples, Italy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Patrizio Oliva, The Only Italian Boxer Who Did It All". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ^ "Italian Patrizio Oliva scored a split-decision victory..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ^ "McGirt Retains His Title in Italy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Giuseppe Russi
Italian
light-welterweight champion

4 November 1981 – 5 January 1983
Won European title
Vacant
Title next held by
Giuseppe Martinese
Preceded by
Robert Gambini
European
light-welterweight champion

5 January 1983 – 1985
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Terry Marsh
Preceded by European
welterweight champion

14 November 1990 – 1992
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Ludovic Proto
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light-welterweight champion
15 March 1986 – 4 July 1987
Succeeded by