Italy On This Day

Heavyweight’s career dogged by ‘fix’ rumours Primo Carnera became world heavyweight champion in New York in 1933 The boxer Primo Car...

Tuscan fighter held world title twice Sandro Mazzinghi won the world light middleweight crown in 1963 and 1968 The boxer Alessandro ...

Sicilian changed his name to sound non-Italian The boxer Johnny Dundee, who was a child when his family emigrated to the United S...

Farmer's son from deep south who won title in Monaco Vito Antuofermo won the European light-middleweight title in 1976 and became ...