death_place death_date birth_place sport birth_date image article_title
civitavecchia , italy 22 november 1973 -lrb- aged 74 -rrb- civitavecchia , italy boxing 4 february 1899 carlo saraudi.jpg carlo saraudi

carlo saraudi

carlo saraudi -lrb- 4 february 1899 -- 22 november 1973 -rrb- was an italian boxer .
he competed at the 1924 summer olympics in the light heavyweight division .
he lost the semifinal to harry mitchell , but did not compete for the bronze medal because the italian boxing federation withdrew its athletes in a protest against the tournaments earlier referee decisions ; thus saraudi ended up in the fourth place .
in 1926 -- 1932 he fought five bouts as a professional , winning three , losing one and drawing one .
he later trained his sons giulio and vittorio , who both became elite light-heavyweight boxers .
