title: Ernesto Formenti
text: # Ernesto Formenti
  
  Ernesto Formenti (2 August 1927 – 5 October 1989) was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
  
  ## Amateur career
  
  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, Milan, Italy.
  
  ## 1948 Olympic results
  
  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 Bela Farkus (Hungary) on points
  * Round of 16: defeated Kevin Martin (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)
  