Boxing Great Nino Benvenuti died at the age of 87.
The Italian legend won the gold medal in the Welterweight category at the 1960 Olympic Games.
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And, after becoming a professional, world champion in two classes, light middleweight and middleweight.
Benvenuti had a record of 82 victories, including 35 knockouts, seven losses and one draw in his 90 professional boxing staff and was admitted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
His three world title fights against Emile Griffith in 1967 and 1968 were epic battles.
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