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Giovanni Benvenuti (born 26 April 1938 in Isola d´Istria Italy today Izola Slovenia) better known as Nino Benvenuti is an Italian former boxer who is considered by many including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome Benvenuti earned the Welterweight division’s gold medal and the Val Barker trophy as the Games’ best boxer.
