Alessandro D'Ottavio (26 August 1927 – 25 December 1988) was an Italian boxer. He won the bronze medal at the

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in 1948 for

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in the 67 kg category. He was born in

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1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Alessandro D'Ottavio, an Italiam welterweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated George Issaberg (Iran) on points * Round of 16: defeated Pierre Hernandez (France) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Zygmunt Chychla (Poland) on points * Semifinal: lost to Julius Torma (Czechoslovakia) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Duggie Du Perez (South Africa) on points (won bronze medal)

Professional career

D'Ottavio turned pro in 1950 and captured the vacant Italian light heavyweight title in 1957 with a win over Rocco Mazzola. He retired the following year after a loss to Mazzola.

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* * 1927 births 1988 deaths Boxers from Rome Welterweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in boxing Italian male boxers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub