Ernesto Formenti

Formenti defeated Dennis Shepherd of South Africa in the final to become the featherweight gold medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games.

He was born in Cesano Maderno, Italy.

Below are the Olympic results of Ernesto Formenti, a featherweight boxer who competed for Italy at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:

• Round of 32: defeated Béla Farkas (Hungary) on points
• Round of 16: defeated Kevin Martin (boxer) (Ireland) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Armand Savoie (Canada) on points
• Semifinal: defeated Aleksy Antkiewicz (Poland) on points
• Final: defeated Dennis Shepherd (South Africa) on points (won gold medal)

• Ernesto Formenti at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Boxing record for Ernesto Formenti from BoxRec (registration required)
• Ernesto Formenti at Olympics.com
• Ernesto Formenti at Olympedia
• Ernesto Formenti at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

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