Olli Johan Oskari Mäki (22 December 1936 – 6 April 2019) was a Finnish

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. As an amateur, he won the European lightweight title in 1959, having placed second in 1957. After being dropped from the 1960 Olympic team, he turned professional and fought until 1973 with a record of 28 victories, 14 losses and 8 draws. In August 1962 he was beaten in two rounds by Davey Moore for the World Featherweight Title, and in February 1964 he won the European Boxing Union light welterweight title against Conny Rudhof; he lost it to Rudhof in 1967. In retirement Mäki worked as a boxing coach and manager. The 2016 film ''

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki ''The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki'' ( fi, Hymyilevä mies, translation=Smiling man) is a 2016 Finnish biographical drama film co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen. It won the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festiv ...

'' is based on his life. Mäki died after a long illness on 6 April 2019, aged 82. He had been suffering from

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and

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* * Finnish male boxers 1936 births 2019 deaths Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in Finland People from Kokkola Featherweight boxers Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia {{Finland-boxing-bio-stub