Frederic Klose of France (right) lands a punch against Giovanni Parisi of Italy in a European Welterweight Championship bout in Milan, 2006. Parisi has died in a road accident after the car he was travelling in collided with a truck in Voghera in the Pavia region of Italy.
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Former Olympic champion boxer Giovanni Parisi has died in a road accident after the car he was travelling in collided with a truck in Voghera in the Pavia region of Italy.
Parisi claimed gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 at featherweight before joining the professional ranks and going on to win world belts at two different weight divisions.
He was driving a BMW when he collided with a truck carrying electrical goods on Wednesday evening, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
Parisi, who was originally from the Calabria region of Italy, died instantly.
