Giovanni Battista Zuddas (1 March 1928 in Cagliari – 21 October 1996) was a bantamweight professional boxing, boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, losing to Tibor Csik of Hungary in the championship match.

1948 Olympic results

Zuddas competed in the bantamweight division at the 1948 London Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Bonifacio Zarcal (Philippines) on points * Round of 16: defeated Jean-Marie Grenot (France) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Willie Lenihan (Ireland) referee stopped contest in third round * Semifinal: defeated Alvaro Vicente (Spain) on points * Final: lost to Tibor Csik (Hungary) on points (was awarded silver medal)

Professional career

Zuddas turned professional in 1950 and fought primarily in Italy and other European countries. He held the Italian bantamweight title and fought for the title several times throughout his career. In 1959 he lost a decision to Eder Jofre, and retired the following year.

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DatabaseOlympics.com profile

1928 births Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1996 deaths Olympic medalists in boxing Italian male boxers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cagliari {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub