SPORT & NOTE
Franco Cavicchi

Male

(Francesco Cavicchi)
Heavyweight, Italy, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Born: 12 May 1928, Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died: 23 August 2018, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Weight: 202, 204 lbs

Club: S.P. Sempre Avanti, Bologna

as an amateur:
1950 Parma, Italian Championships heavyweight 2nd place
1951 Bologna, Italian Championships heavyweight 2nd place
1952 Trieste, Italian Championships heavyweight winner

Amateur results courtesy of Pietro Anselmi
Fights summary: 47 contests, won 36, lost 8, drew 3



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
+ Dec. 1BartelloniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
1949
+ Feb. 1BartelloniCarrara, Italy WPTS 3
+ Feb. 27Antonio CrosiaModena, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 19RocchiBologna, Italy WTKO 3
+ Mar. 26MonceriBologna, Italy WPTS 3
+ May 14ScandelliMilano, Italy WPTS 3
+ June 20Giulio BastianiBologna, Italy WPTS 3
+ June 26PiniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
= Nov. 19CassiniBologna, Italy Draw 3
+ Nov. 28Ernesto Cavallaro (ITA)Roma, ItalyWPTS 3
+ Nov. 29Adelino Zamboni (ITA)Roma, ItalyWPTS 3
+ Dec. 2DelicatoRoma, Italy WPTS 3
+ Dec. 26Giannett1Bologna, Italy WPTS 3
1950
+ Feb. 2PuntinTrieste, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 17BlumerBologna, Italy WTKO 3
+ Apr. 1MambelliLugo, Italy WKO 1
+ Apr. 2Antonio CrosiaLugo, Italy WPTS 3
Parma, Italy, Italian National Championships 2nd place, +79.400 kg
+ Apr. 27Arnaldo Agostini (ITA)Parma, ItalyWPTS 3
+ Apr. 28Dino Zuliani (ITA)Parma, ItalyWPTS 3
- Apr. 29Adelino Zamboni (ITA)Parma, ItalyLPTS 3
+ May 15Antonio CrosiaBologna, Italy WPTS 3
Lyon, France, Dual Match France vs Italy, +79.400 kg
- June 2Joseph AbadLyon, France LPTS 3
+ Oct. 26Arnaldo AgostiniForlì, Italy WTKO 2
Napoli, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Turkey, +79.400 kg
+ Nov. 20Sahan MinasyanNapoli, Italy WTKO 3
+ Nov. 30Aldo PellegriniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
- Dec. 8Aldo PellegriniLa Spezia, Italy LKO 2
= Dec. 18Giacomo di SegniBologna, Italy Draw 3
1951
+ Jan. 22Aldo PellegriniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
+ Feb. 1Federico FrisoBologna, Italy WAB 1
Bologna, Italy, Italian National Championships 2nd place, +81 kg
+ Mar. 8Livio RiccioliniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 10Renato ViscardiBologna, Italy WPTS 3
- Mar. 11Giacomo di SegniBologna, Italy LPTS 3
= Apr. 20Giacomo di SegniPorto Recanati, Italy Draw 3
+ July 4StrichnerBologna, Italy WTKO 2
- July 12Giacomo di SegniRoma, Italy LPTS 3
Belgrade and Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Dual Match Yugoslavia vs Italy, +81 kg
- Sept. 1Tomislav KrizmanicBelgrade, Yugoslavia LPTS 3
- Sept. 3Tomislav KrizmanicSarajevo, Yugoslavia LPTS 3
+ Sept. 11SansonettiBologna, Italy WPTS 3
+ Oct. 9Di BenedettoBologna, Italy WKO 2
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Nov. 10Eugene WalshDublin, Ireland WPTS 3
+ Nov. 16Antonio CrosiaMilano, Italy WPTS 3
1952
+ Jan. 22Aldo PellegriniBologna, Italy WPTS 3
Trieste, Italy, Italian National Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 5Dino ZulianiTrieste, Italy WPTS 3
+ Mar. 6Livio RiccioliniTrieste, Italy WAB 3
+ Mar. 7Giannino LuiseTrieste, Italy WKO 1
+ Mar. 8Aldo PellegriniTrieste, Italy WWO
+ May 1Lucien TouzardAncona, Italy WPTS 3
Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs USA, +81 kg
- May 10Ed SandersRoma, Italy LPTS 3

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1952
+ Oct. 1Mario AzzaràBologna, ItalyTKO 2-Rtd
+ Oct. 20Herbert WaniekBologna, ItalyKO 2
+ Nov. 24Robert WarmbrunnBologna, ItalyW 8
1953
+ Feb. 2Jaques BortolBologna, ItalyKO 1
= Mar. 2Hans FriedrichBologna, ItalyDraw 8
= Apr. 27Hans FriedrichBologna, ItalyDraw 8
- May 15Hugo SalfeldMünchen, GermanyLDQ 4
+ Aug. 7Mario CrisostomiCivitavecchia, ItalyKO 8
+ Nov. 30Mario CrisostomiBologna, Italy TKO 1
+ Dec. 21Robert MassonLa Spezia, ItalyTKO 5
1954
+ Jan. 25Willi FanzlauBologna, ItalyTKO 7
+ Mar. 29Herbert WieseBologna, ItalyKO 9
+ Apr. 30Hannes ScherbaumMilano, ItalyKO 2
+ May 17Heinz SeelischBologna, ItalyW 10
+ June 23Alexandre CeremoniaMilano, ItalyTKO 4
+ July 2Robert WarmbrunnMilano, ItalyKO 4
+ July 28Heinz SeelischRoma, ItalyKO 3
+ Aug. 12Herbert WaniekRavenna, ItalyKO 1
+ Sept. 10Prosper BeckMilano, ItalyKO 2
+ Sept. 24Otto BastianMilano, ItalyKO 3
+ Oct. 15 Uber BacilieriMilano, ItalyTKO 10 (Rtd)
(Won Italian Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 1Roger Francis CoeuretBologna, ItalyKO 4
+ Nov. 13Hugo SalfeldMilano, ItalyKO 5
+ Nov. 24Ansell AdamsMilano, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 27Emile BentzBologna, ItalyKO 1
1955
+ Jan. 10Guenter NurnbergBologna, ItalyKO 1
+ Jan. 22Willi FanzlauPrato, ItalyKO 2
+ Jan. 28Ansell AdamsModena, ItalyKO 10
+ Feb. 9Robert WarmbrunnMestre, ItalyKO 3
+ Mar. 7Robert EugeneModena, ItalyW 10
+ Mar. 22Jean SerresParma, ItalyKO 1
+ Apr. 3Heinz SeelischNeumuenster, GermanyKO 3
+ Apr. 13Otto BastianPistoia, ItalyKO 2
+ Apr. 23Werner WiegandMilano, ItalyTKO 7
+ Apr. 28Robert WarmbrunnLivorno, ItalyKO 3
+ May 9Emile DeGreefBologna, ItalyKO 2
+ May 21Robert EugeneFirenze, ItalyKO 5
+ June 9Willi FanzlauRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ June 26Heinz NeuhausBologna, ItalyW 15
(Won European Heavyweight Title)
+ July 30Herbert WieseRimini, ItalycTKO 3
+ Aug. 9Willi FanzlauNapoli, ItalyKO 4
- Sept. 4Heinz NeuhausDortmund, GermanyLDQ 9
+ Oct. 31Joe BygravesBologna, ItalyWDQ 8
+ Dec. 17Kurt SchieglMilano, ItalyW 10
1956
+ Mar. 12Werner WiegandModena, ItalyTKO 8
+ May 13Maurice MolsBologna, ItalyW 10
- June 4Hans FriedrichBologna, ItalyL 10
+ July 21Heinz NeuhausBologna, ItalyKO 11
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 30Ingemar JohanssonBologna, ItalyKO by 13
(Lost European Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 14Robert EugeneRoma, ItalyTKO 3
1957
+ Jan. 28Alois SennBologna, ItalyTKO 2
+ Feb. 18Al BernardBologna, ItalyKO 2
- Mar. 11 Jose GonzalezBologna, ItalyTKO by 6 (Rtd)
- June 3 Jose GonzalezBologna, ItalyL 10
+ Sept. 7Alessandro D'OttavioRoma, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 3Albert WestphalBologna, ItalyKO 9
+ Nov. 1Robert DuquesneBologna, ItalyKO 3
+ Dec. 2Max BriantoBologna, ItalyKO 9
1958
+ Jan. 27Uber BacilieriBologna, ItalyKO 6
+ Feb. 5Emile VidalRoma, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 9Giannino LuiseBologna, ItalyW 10
+ May 12Gawie de KlerkBologna, ItalyW 10
- June 15Willie PastranoBologna, ItalyL 10
- Sept. 7Giacomo BozzanoBologna, ItalyKO by 8
+ Dec. 17Alain ChervilleBologna, ItalyW 10
1959
= Jan. 19Ulli RitterRoma, ItalyDraw 10
+ July 1Sifa KivaluBologna, ItalyKO 10
+ Aug. 5Karl Heinz WendtRimini, ItalyKO 2
+ Sept. 28Federico FrisoBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 27Ulli RitterBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Dec. 26Kitione LaveBologna, ItalyW 10
1960
+ Mar. 28Joey ArmstrongBologna, ItalyW 10
- Apr. 11Francis MagnettoRoma, ItalyL 10
+ May 18Francis MagnettoBologna, ItalyW 10
+ June 27Joe BygravesBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Aug. 8Horst NicheRimini, ItalyW 10
+ Oct. 31Jim CooperBologna, ItalyTKO 7
- Dec. 7Karl MildenbergerBologna, ItalyL 10
+ Dec. 26Vittorio StagniBologna, ItalyW 10
1961
- Feb. 24Bert WhitehurstRoma, ItalycTKO by 8
- June 7Ulli NitzschkeBologna, ItalyLDQ 7
= Oct. 2Rocco MazzolaBologna, ItalyDraw 12
(For Italian Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 6Plinio ScarabellinBologna, ItalyTKO 9 (Rtd)
1962
+ Feb. 5Mariano EchevarriaBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Mar. 17Rocco MazzolaBologna, ItalyW 12
(Regained Italian Heavyweight Title)
- May 31Santo AmontiBrescia, ItalyLDQ 5
(Lost Italian Heavyweight Title)
+ July 2Ray ShielBologna, ItalyW 10
+ Nov. 12Wendell NewtonBologna, ItalyW 10
1963
- Feb. 25Tommy FieldsBologna, ItalyTKO by 7 (Rtd)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 89, Won: 71 (46 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0