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Giovanni Zuddas

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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Bantamweight

Giovanni Battista Zuddas (March 1, 1928 - October 21, 1996) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, losing to Tibor Csik in the championship match.

Pro career

Zuddas turned pro in 1950 and fought mainly in Italy and Europe. He held the Italian bantamweight title and fought for the title several times throughout his career. In 1959 he lost a decision to boxing legend Eder Jofre, and retired the following year.