Domenico Bernasconi | |
Weight: | Bantamweight |
Nationality: | Italian |
Birth Date: | 1902 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Carate Lario, Italy |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 72 |
Wins: | 44 |
Ko: | 24 |
Losses: | 22 |
Draws: | 5 |
No Contests: | 0 |
Domenico Bernasconi (17 November 1902 - 31 January 1978) was an Italian professional boxer who competed from 1924 to 1935. He was a two-time EBU bantamweight champion and a one-time Italian bantamweight champion.[1]
Bernasconi represented Italy in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Jean Ces.[2]
On 5 May 1925 Bernasconi fought Tullio Alessandri for the Italian bantamweight title, knocking him out in the fourth round. On 10 March 1929 he fought Nicolas Petit-Biquet for the vacant EBU bantamweight title, beating him on points. On 2 June 1929 Bernasconi successfully defended both the EBU bantamweight and Italian bantamweight titles against Rinaldo Castellenghi, knocking him out in the ninth round.[3]
On 19 March 1932 Bernasconi won his second EBU bantamweight title after knocking out Lucian Popescu in the fifth round.[4] On 19 March 1933 Bernasconi unsuccessfully fought Panama Al Brown for the IBU World bantamweight title, the match ending in a unanimous decision.[5]