Francesco Musso

Italian boxer (born 1937)

Francesco Musso

Francesco Musso at the 1960 Olympics

Personal information

Nickname

Franco

Born

22 August 1937 (1937-08-22) (age 86)
Port St Louis, France

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Sport

Boxing

Medal record

Representing Italy

Olympic Games
	1960 Rome	Featherweight

Francesco Musso (born 22 August 1937) is a retired featherweight boxer, who won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. The same year he turned professional and retired in 1966, with a record of 24 wins and 4 losses. He never fought for a major title, and never fought outside of Europe.

References

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Boxing record for Francesco Musso from BoxRec (registration required)
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francesco Musso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.

Olympic boxing champions – men's featherweight

1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–: 53–57 kg