Luciano Bruno (born 23 May 1963 in

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) is a retired

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, who won a Welterweight Bronze medal at the

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Amateur career

Olympic results

*1/16: 1st round bye *1/8: Defeated Georges Bosco (Benin) 5–0 *1/4: Defeated Peter Okumu (Nigeria) 4–1 *1/2: Defeated Alexander Künzler (West Germany) 5–0 *Finals: Lost to

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(United States) 0–5

Professional career

Bruno turned pro in 1984, winning his first nine fights, and retiring unbeaten in 1987 with a career record of 9–0–0.

Professional boxing record

Retirement and later years

Bruno is now working as a boxing coach in

References

* 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Foggia Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Italy Welterweight boxers Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in boxing Italian male boxers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub