Franco De Piccoli
Italy

Franco De Piccoli

37-4-0 29 KO · 1960–1965

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Franco De Piccoli was a professional boxer from Italy, born Nov 29, 1937. Record 37-4-0 with 29 knockouts over 1960–1965. Franco De Piccoli last fought Peter Weiland on Dec 26, 1965 and lost by TKO in round 2.

Also: Де Пикколи, Франческо · Франко Де Пікколі · فرانكو دى بيكولى
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BornNov 29, 1937
DiedMay 22, 2026
Country🇮🇹 Italy
Height188 cm
DebutDec 26, 1960
Career1960–1965
Rounds boxed130
KO share78%
Born inCampalto, Italy
Boxerbook rating1690 ± 323 · inactive since Dec 1965Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 41

Career record

Record
37-4-0, 29 KOs · 1960–1965

Last result

L
Peter Weiland 🇩🇪
TKO 2 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
1965-12-26 ›
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The record

41 bouts, 1960–1965, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: Wikipedia (es) · 41

L
Peter Weiland 🇩🇪
TKO 2 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 37-3-0 · Weiland —
1965-12-26 ›
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L
Everett Copeland
KO 6 · Turín, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 37-2-0 · Copeland —
1965-10-15 ›
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W
Dave Duke Johnson
KO 1 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 36-2-0 · Johnson —
1965-07-10 ›
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W
Sonny "Policeman" Moore
KO 1 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 35-2-0 · Moore —
1965-05-07 ›
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W
Aaron Beasley
KO 2 · Bolonia, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 34-2-0 · Beasley —
1965-04-12 ›
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W
Floyd Joyner
KO 1 · Turín, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 33-2-0 · Joyner —
1965-04-02 ›
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W
Billy "The Barber" Daniels
PTS 10/10 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 32-2-0 · Daniels —
1965-02-19 ›
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W
Herb Siler 🇺🇸
KO 2 · Palasport di San Siro, Milán, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 31-2-0 · Siler —
1965-01-23 ›
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W
Ollie Wilson 🇺🇸
KO 4 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 30-2-0 · Wilson —
1964-12-26 ›
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W
Ed Sonny Andrews
KO 1 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 29-2-0 · Andrews —
1964-12-11 ›
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W
Henry Wallitsch
KO 1 · Milán, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 28-2-0 · Wallitsch —
1964-11-12 ›
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W
S.F.C. Matthew Jackson
DQ 1 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 27-2-0 · Jackson —
1964-09-18 ›
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W
Lars Olaf Norling
PTS 10/10 · Sports Palace, Turín, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 26-2-0 · Norling —
1964-05-22 ›
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W
Carl Welschou
KO 4 · Nápoles, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 25-2-0 · Welschou —
1964-05-11 ›
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L
Joe Bygraves 🇯🇲
KO 5 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 25-1-0 · Bygraves —
1963-06-07 ›
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L
Wayne Bethea
KO 4 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 25-0-0 · Bethea —
1963-03-22 ›
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W
Tony Hughes
KO 2 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 24-0-0 · Hughes —
1963-03-01 ›
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W
Neal Welch
PTS 10/10 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 23-0-0 · Welch —
1963-02-04 ›
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W
Howard King 🇺🇸
KO 1 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 22-0-0 · King —
1963-01-18 ›
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W
Wendell Newton
TKO 3 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 21-0-0 · Newton —
1962-11-30 ›
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W
John Riggins
KO 1 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 20-0-0 · Riggins —
1962-11-09 ›
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W
Ray Shiel
KO 2 · Bolonia, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 19-0-0 · Shiel —
1962-10-22 ›
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W
Phonse LaSaga
KO 1 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 18-0-0 · LaSaga —
1962-09-11 ›
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W
Kurt Stroer
KO 2 · Génova, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 17-0-0 · Stroer —
1962-08-04 ›
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W
Buddy Turman 🇺🇸
DQ 2 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 16-0-0 · Turman —
1962-07-19 ›
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W
Calvin Butler
KO 8 · Bolonia, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 15-0-0 · Butler —
1962-04-16 ›
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W
Garvin Sawyer
TKO 4 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 14-0-0 · Sawyer —
1962-03-30 ›
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W
Ulli Ritter
KO 4 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 13-0-0 · Ritter —
1961-12-21 ›
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W
Frankie Daniels
PTS 8/8 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 12-0-0 · Daniels —
1961-09-09 ›
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W
Walter Haufft
KO 1 · Turín, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 11-0-0 · Haufft —
1961-08-31 ›
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W
Robert Duquesne
KO 1 · Plamino Stadium, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 10-0-0 · Duquesne —
1961-07-05 ›
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W
Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes
KO 1 · Mestre, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 9-0-0 · Ibanes —
1961-06-10 ›
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W
Erwin Hack
KO 2 · Tarento, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 8-0-0 · Hack —
1961-06-02 ›
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W
Ossi Buettner
KO 3 · Turín, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 7-0-0 · Buettner —
1961-05-16 ›
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W
Werner Walloschek
KO 1 · Nápoles, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 6-0-0 · Walloschek —
1961-05-03 ›
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W
Uwe Janssen
TKO 2 · PalaLido, Milán, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 5-0-0 · Janssen —
1961-04-07 ›
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W
Walter Haufft
KO 2 · Ascoli Piceno, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 4-0-0 · Haufft —
1961-04-01 ›
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W
Alain Cherville
PTS 6/6 · Bolonia, Emilia-Romaña, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 3-0-0 · Cherville —
1961-03-14 ›
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W
Maurice Mols
PTS 6/6 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 2-0-0 · Mols —
1961-02-10 ›
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W
Robert Warmbrunn
KO 1 · Mestre, Véneto, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 1-0-0 · Warmbrunn —
1961-01-25 ›
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W
Giovanni Moriggi
KO 1 · Bolonia, Emilia-Romaña, 🇮🇹
Piccoli 0-0-0 · Moriggi —
1960-12-26 ›
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Amateur career

🥇 Olympics 1960 heavyweight

1960 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

FinalWDaniel Bekker 🇿🇦KO R1
Semi-finalWJosef Němec TCH4:1
Quarter-finalWAndrey Abramov URS5:0
Round of 16WWilly Venneman 🇧🇪AB

4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Franco De Piccoli's record?
Franco De Piccoli's professional record is 37-4-0 with 29 knockouts.
Who did Franco De Piccoli fight last?
Franco De Piccoli last fought Peter Weiland on Dec 26, 1965 and lost by TKO in round 2.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 5589 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/5589. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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