Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938), better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former boxer who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy. He was born in Isola, Istria (near Trieste) and his father was a fisherman. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... Isola is the Italian name of the town of Izola in Slovenia, on the Istrian peninsula. ... Rovinj, on the western coast of Croatian Istria. ... Location within Italy Trieste ( Latin Tergeste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is a term applied to any activity which aims to capture fish or shellfish for subsistence, scientific, commercial or recreational purposes. ...

Benvenuti went to the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he earned the Welterweight division's gold medal and the Val Barker trophy as the Games' best boxer. At the end of his amateur career he had an outstanding record of 120 wins and no losses. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. ...

On January 20 of 1961, he made his professional boxing debut, beating Ben Ali Allala, by decision in six rounds. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He won 29 fights in a row before challenging for the Italian Middleweight title, on March 1, 1963, in Rome against Tomasso Truppi. His winning streak extended to 30 when he knocked out Truppi in round eleven. His winning streak reached 46 wins in a row when he met former world Jr. Middleweight champion Denny Moyer on September 18, 1964, beating Moyer on points in ten rounds. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After reaching 55 wins in a row, including a five round knockout of Truppi in a rematch, he met world Jr. Middleweight champion Sandro Mazzinghi in Milan, on June 18, 1965. This had been a fight the Italian public had been clamoring for: Both men were Italian, both men claimed to be the best in their division, and they had expressed desire to fight each other. Benvenuti became the world junior middleweight champion with a sixth round knockout win. It was common, at that era, for world champions to fight for regional belts after winning the world title, so on October 15, he added the European belt at the Middleweight division, with a sixth round knockout of Luis Folledo. Alessandro Mazzinghi, known as Sandro (born in Pontedera, Italy, October 3, 1938) is an italian former professional boxer. ... Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

A rematch with Mazzinghi took place on December 17, and Benvenuti retained the world junior middleweight crown with a fifteen round decision. But after three non title wins, including a twelve round decision over Don Fullmer and a fourteen round knockout in Germany of Jupp Elze (Benvenuti's first professional fight abroad), he travelled to South Korea, where he lost his world junior middleweight title against Soo Kim Ki, who beat him by decision in fifteen rounds on June 25, 1966. Benvenuti deemed his first loss as a professional as an unjustified decision for the local boxer, and, frustrated by it, he decided to concentrate on the middleweight division instead. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ...

On April 17, 1967, Benvenuti beat Emile Griffith by decision in fifteen rounds at New York's Madison Square Garden, in what was the beginning of their trilogy of fights, to conquer the world Middleweight title. But on a rematch at Yankee Stadium on September 29, he lost by a decision in fifteen, and the world middleweight title belt. Also in 1967, he wrote his auto-biography book, I, Benvenuti. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emile Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the US Virgin Islands who became the first World Boxing Champion by winning the World Welterweight and Junior Middleweight titles. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and sometimes simply called The Garden has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ...

On March 4, 1968, Benvenuti and Griffith completed their trilogy, once again at the Madison Square Garden, with Benvenuti dropping Griffith in round nine and winning a fifteen round decision to regain the world Middleweight title. On December 14, in San Remo, he and Fullmer met once again, this time with the world middleweight title on the line. Benvenuti retained the belt with a fifteen round decision. On May 26, 1969, Benvenuti was outpointed over ten rounds by world Light Heavyweight champion Dick Tiger in an over-the-weight, non-title match. On October 4, he retained the world Middleweight title with a seven round disqualification win over American Fraser Scott in a foul-filled bout. On November 22, he beat former world Welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez by knockout in 11 to, once again, retain his world Middleweight title. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1968 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The name San Remo can refer to several different things: San Remo, Italy – a large town in Italy San Remo, Victoria – a town in Victoria, Australia The San Remo – an apartment building in New York City This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Richard Dick Tiger Ihetu (August 14, 1929 - December 14, 1971) was a boxer from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool (and later to America). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

This marked the beginning of a downfall period for Benvenuti: In his next fight, on March 13 of 1970, he was knocked out in the eighth round of a non-title fight by unknown American Tom Bethea in Australia. While this upset defeat caused Bethea to get a world title shot at Benvenuti's title and Benvenuti avenged the defeat with an eighth round knockout of Bethea himself, Benvenuti soon lost his title for the last time, being beaten by young Carlos Monzon by knockout in round twelve in Rome on November 7. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Carlos Monzon (August 7, 1942- January 8, 1995) was an Argentinian boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...

In 1971, and after losing a ten round decision to Jose Chirino, Benvenuti got a rematch with Monzon for the world Middleweight title. Benvenuti was once again beaten by Monzon, this time by knockout in round three on May 8, 1971, in Monte Carlo. He announced his retirement there, and never returned to boxing. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Monte Carlo is a very wealthy section of the city-state of Monaco known for its casino, gambling, beaches, glamour, and sightings of famous people. ...

Benvenuti became a successful business man, show host and city counselor in Trieste. He opened a high class restaurant and forged friendships with Monzon and Griffith, and he sent his son to take boxing classes with Griffith in New York. Monzon was a guest of honor at Benvenuti's television show several times, and, when he was accused of murdering his wife in 1988, Benvenuti became one of his most loyal supporters, visiting him in jail in Argentina several times, and clamoring for Monzon's freedom. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995, Benvenuti caused sensation with the news that he was turning away from the material world and had travelled to Calcutta, India, to become a volunteer at Mother Teresa's hospice. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an internationally renowned and controversial Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity whose work among the poor of Calcutta (later renamed Kolkata) was widely reported. ...

Benvenuti had a record of 82 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw (tie) in 90 professional boxing bouts, with 35 wins by knockout. Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ...

He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the International Soccer Hall Of Fame in Oneonta. ...