Probably youngs do not know who but the tanks of memory that often the dads and the grandparents own exult of emotions just hearing the pronounce of his name. Alessandro Mazzinghi, boxer profession, his name has a huge value for the Valdera Region and all those that have left with the breath suspended during its Italian and worldwide boxing performances. His name has been the first one between the sons of this earth to be written in the history of the sport to the chapter " Champion of the World ". How much has represented Alessandro Mazzinghi in the history of the sport can be explained just with this: champion of the world of the superwelter at only 25 y.o. in 1963 and once again in 1968.
Sandro Mazzinghi was born to Pontedera 3 October 1938 in via Roma, just in front of the Lotti's Hospital. His brother GUIDO (Glove of Gold of America, medal of bronze to the Olympic Games of Helsinki in the 1952 and Champion of Italy), older than six years, was the one who in the first post-war period lead it to the boxing, all unknown to the mother who never would have accepted the idea of having in house two boxers. With Guido he will have not only a brother but an optimal trainer and master in the more luminous years of its career. The first master of Sandro was Alfiero Conti, good person, old fashion man, that was working hard all the day and then was running to the gymnasium, that gymnasium which Sandro, then fourteen, did not know in to strike well the sack yet. It was exactly Alfiero an evening to take Sandro from part to tell him few but prophetic words: "Sandrino, if you find the courage to insist, have everything to become the champion of the world". Since that evening of the second half of the years '50 began to outline the marvellous career of the "Pontedera's Cyclone".
During all the course of his career an other rich man of humanity but above all fine connoisseur of champions has accompanied Sandro in climbing to the success: Giovanni BORGHI. He has been for Sandro like a father, for all his boxing career has sponsored him with the IGNIS, company of his property. Even nowadays his memory is living in Mazzinghi and between a story and the other, eyes make sheens travelling over again with the memory which has been and that it has meant for him Giovanni Borghi.
In 1961 in America, Sandro Mazzinghi conquest the crown of Champion of the Military World, for the category of the heavy weights welter. Little time after the Olympic Games of Rome, to which did not participate because it boasted a single presence in national, Sandro passes professional.
The curriculum of his first professional years is of whom they promise well: a long serial of victories for KO to testify the power of which its arms are made; irrelevant only one defeat against MELIS, Sardinian boxer close to the end of the career to which the possibility of still earning money it is given him before the definitive retirement.
The great chance is placed in front of Sandro in 1963, only 25 y.o. and without never having fought for the Italian title. In the autumn of 1962 is made official the category of the superwelter, to the limit of the 69,853 kgs, the so-called 154 pounds at worldwide level. To the emergent number one is offered the possibility to fight against the American Ralph DUPAS, man of exceptional experience that had pulled up the belt to Dennis MOYER. The 7 September 1963 to Milano Mazzinghi Vigorelli spreads Dupas to the ninth round! Now he is the Champion of the world! The revenge took place in December in Sydney, in Australia, since the rival owns the passport in that country and takes all the opportunities to get money with this citizenship. To the thirteenth round Dupas is KO! Sandro is Champion of the World. Not there are more doubts: Italy has found a great boxer, in particular a beater able to take the people to the palace of the sport to be present at the "true" boxing.
