Lenny Zappavigna

{{short description|Australian boxer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox boxer

|image=

|name=Lenny Zappavigna

|realname=

|nickname=Zappa

|height =1.70 m

|reach=175 cm

|weight={{plainlist|

• Lightweight
• Light-welterweight

}}

|nationality=

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1987|10|27|df=y}}

|birth_place=Sydney, Australia

|death_date=

|death_place=

|style=Orthodox

|total=42

|wins=38

|losses=4

|KO=28

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Melbourne | Lightweight}}

}}

Leonardo Zappavigna (born 27 October 1987) is an Australian professional boxer. He held the IBO lightweight title in 2010{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Adrian|date=7 March 2010|title=Zappavigna wins IBO lightweight title|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/zappavigna-wins-ibo-lightweight-title-20100307-pq9p.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}} and challenged for the IBF lightweight title in 2011.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 March 2011|title=Zappavigna beaten by Vazquez|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/australian-leonardo-zappavigna-beaten-by-ibf-lightweight-champion-miguel-vazquez/news-story/b283da15f414e1724dd3eaee27adcb0b|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|language=en}} At regional level he held the IBO Asia Pacific lightweight{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: List of IBO Asia Pacific lightweight title fights|url=https://boxrec.com/en/title/196/Lightweight|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}} and IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight titles{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: List of IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight title fights|url=https://boxrec.com/en/title/83/Light%20Welterweight|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}} between 2008 and 2009 and the WBO Oriental light-welterweight title in 2014.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: List of WBO Oriental light-welterweight title fights|url=https://boxrec.com/en/title/103/Light%20Welterweight|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}} As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Adrian|date=21 October 2007|title=Young boxers happy to face off|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/young-boxers-happy-to-face-off/news-story/d98cec1a78f24f10628fa3a58782147a|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|language=en}}