Ernesto Formenti
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Ernesto Formenti (August 2, 1927 – October 5, 1989) was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Amateur career
Formenti defeated Dennis Shepherd of South Africa in the final to become the Featherweight gold medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games.
He was born in Cesano Maderno, Milan, Italy.
External links
1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg), 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg), 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg), 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg), 1948: 54–58 kg 1952–2008: 54–57 kg | |
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