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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 fights41
Wins37
Win by KO27
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 former professional boxer of Italian descent who competed from 2006 to 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)