Ivano Fontana (25 November 1926 – 24 December 1993) was an Italian boxer. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the

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, losing to gold medal winner Laszlo Papp. He was born in

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1948 Olympic record

* Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated John Nuttall (India) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Dogomar Martinez (Uruguay) on points * Semifinal: lost to Laszlo Papp (Hungary) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover versus Mick McKeon (Ireland); was awarded bronze medal

Professional career

Fontana turned professional in 1950 and fought mainly in his native Italy. In 1952, he won the vacant Italian middleweight title with a win over Gino Campagna. In 1955, he won the Italian light heavyweight title with a win over Lorenzo Rocci.

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* 1926 births 1993 deaths Olympic boxers for Italy Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in boxing Italian male boxers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub