Luigi Minchillo
Italian boxer
- Born
- 17 March 1955, San Paolo di Civitate
- Died
- 24 September 2023, Pesaro
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 67 kg (148 lb)
- Nickname
- Il Guerriero del Ring
Luigi Minchillo (17 March 1955 – 25 September 2023) was an Italian professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He twice challenged for a light middleweight world title in 1984, losing to Thomas Hearns by 12-rounds unanimous decision for Hearns' WBC's version of the title, and to Mike McCallum by a thirteenth-round knockout later in the year, for McCallum's WBA's version of it.. As an amateur, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Minchillo died from a heart attack on 25 September 2023, at the age of 68.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.