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Maurizio Stecca
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Real name Maurizio Stecca
Rated at
  • Featherweight
Height 5 ft 6+1/2 in
Nationality Italian
Born (1963-03-09) 9 March 1963 (age 61)
Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 53
Wins 49
Wins by KO 22
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Bantamweight
World Cup
Gold 1983 Rome Bantamweight

Maurizio Stecca (born 9 March 1963) is a retired Italian boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of former super bantamweight world champion of boxing, Loris Stecca.

Professional career

Stecca began his professional career in 1984 and compiled a career record of 49–4–0. He won the WBO Featherweight Title in 1991 and successfully defended it three times.

Amateur accomplishments

  • 1979-1981 Italian Bantamweight Champion
  • 1984 Olympic Bantamweight Gold Medalist

1984 Olympic Results

Below are the results of Maurizio Stecca, an Italian bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:

  • Round of 32: Defeated Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) on points
  • Round of 16: Defeated Star Zulu (Zambia) on points
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Robinson Pitalua (Colombia) on points
  • Semifinal: Defeated Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) on points
  • Final: Defeated Héctor López (Mexico) on points (won gold medal)
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