Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros (22 September 1942 – 17 February 2022) was an Italian heavyweight

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. After winning a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics he turned professional, and spent most of career fighting in Italy. He retired in 1976. Ros died from

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on 17 February 2022, at the age of 79.Conegliano, l’ex pugile Bepi Ros muore di Covid sei giorni dopo il fratello

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results of Giuseppe Ros of Italy who competed as a heavyweight boxer at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Iosef Nemec (Norway) on points, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: defeated Vasile Marijutan (Romania) by disqualification * Semifinal: lost to Hans Huber (United Team of Germany) on points, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ros, Giuseppe 1942 births 2022 deaths Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso Olympic medalists in boxing Italian male boxers Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Veneto