Umberto Branchini (1914-1997) was an Italian boxing promoter and manager.
Born in
Modena, Italy
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
, on 17 July 1914, he promoted or arranged fights on six continents during his career, which lasted for over fifty years. He was elected into the
International Boxing Hall of Fame as a "Non-participant" and was also inducted into the
World Boxing Hall of Fame in its "Expanded Category".
Branchini handled 10 world champions and 43 European Champions. Amongst the fighters he handled were:
Rocky Mattioli
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Miguel Angel Cuello
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Chartchai Chionoi
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Pedro Carrasco
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Carrasco was crowned European Lightweight champion in 1967. This trium ...
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Francesco Damiani,
Maurizio Stecca
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Francesco De Piccoli
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Salvatore Burruni.
Branchini died on 19 March 1997.
External links
BoxRec Profile
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International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
1914 births
1997 deaths
Businesspeople from Modena
Place of death missing
Boxing promoters
Boxing managers