Luigi Minchillo (17 March 1955 – 25 September 2023) was an Italian

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 1977 to 1988. He twice challenged for a light middleweight world title in 1984, losing to

Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowe ...

by 12-rounds unanimous decision for Hearns' WBC's version of the title, and to

Mike McCallum Mike McCallum (born 7 December 1956) is a Jamaican former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1997. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA super welterweight title from 1984 to 1988, the WBA middlewe ...

by a thirteenth-round knockout later in the year, for McCallum's WBA's version of it.. As an amateur, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

. Minchillo died from a heart attack on 25 September 2023, at the age of 68.

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* 1955 births 2023 deaths Italian male boxers Olympic boxers for Italy Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Foggia Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers European Boxing Union champions 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub