Hi everyone,
my name is Alberto Ronzoni and I am the son of former Italian boxer Maurizio Ronzoni.
I am trying to reconstruct and preserve video footage from his ENTIRE amateur career, not only the major tournaments. He boxed for the Italian national team from the 1970s through 1983 and reportedly had around 40 international bouts in the Italian vest, including bilateral meetings, international tournaments, national championships and major events.
Known highlights include:
1981 Italian champion, welterweight
1982 Italian champion, light-welterweight
1982 World Championships, Munich, 63.5 kg
1982 TSC Tournament, East Berlin
1983 European Championships, Varna
1983 Mediterranean Games, Casablanca
international tournaments in France, Spain, Tunisia, Rome and Mestre
Some verified opponents include Mircea Fulger, Vasiliy Shishov, Mehmet Demirkapi, Ali Bessad, Charles Nwokolo, Shadrach Odhiambo, Thomas Schulz, Andrés Loan López and Arif Iliasovski.
I am looking for ANY surviving footage: complete fights, partial clips, national-team dual meets, full TV sessions, news reports, VHS/Betamax/DVD transfers, raw footage, team presentations, ceremonies or privately recorded tapes.
Important: the recording does not need to be labelled with Maurizio Ronzoni’s name. A full session recorded for another boxer may contain his fight.
I already have Ronzoni vs Shadrach Odhiambo (Mestre 1982), so I am looking for anything else.
I am his son and this is strictly a family/historical preservation project. I am happy to cover reasonable digitisation/copying costs.
If anyone has old amateur boxing collections, results, programmes, opponent lists or knows collectors who traded international amateur tapes in the 1970s/1980s, please contact me by PM.
Thank you,
Alberto
Italy