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Lenny Zappavigna

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Lenny Zappavigna
Personal information
Nickname
Zappa
NationalityAustralian
Born (1987-10-27) 27 October 1987 (age 38)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach175 cm (69 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins38
Win by KO28
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Lightweight

Leonardo "Lenny" Zappavigna (born 27 October 1987) is an Australian professional boxer of Italian descent who competed from 2006 up to now, taking a short hiatus in 2018. He held the IBO lightweight title in 2010[1] and challenged for the IBF lightweight title in 2011.[2] At regional level he held the IBO Asia Pacific lightweight[3] and IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight titles[4] between 2008 and 2009 and the WBO Oriental light-welterweight title in 2014.[5] As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[6]

References

  1. ^ Warren, Adrian (7 March 2010). "Zappavigna wins IBO lightweight title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Zappavigna beaten by Vazquez". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "BoxRec: List of IBO Asia Pacific lightweight title fights". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "BoxRec: List of IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight title fights". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "BoxRec: List of WBO Oriental light-welterweight title fights". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Warren, Adrian (21 October 2007). "Young boxers happy to face off". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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