Filippo Grasso was an Italian boxer who never turned professional. His only major international appearance came at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics where he was eliminated in his first bout by the American Davey Vasquez in a controversial decision. In the first two rounds Vasquez hit the canvas twice and at the end of the bout, the German referee Hans Müller was convinced of Grasso’s victory and raised his arm before the official decision, having to change it after the result was announced. After the end of the amateur career, Grasso moved from Sicily to Venaria Reale, near Torino, where he opened a gym, the A.S.D. Boxe Club Grasso.
Italy