Domenico Valentino

Domenico Valentino

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Born	17 May 1984
Medal record Men's Boxing Competitor for  Italy World Amateur Championships Bronze 2005 Mianyang Lightweight Silver 2007 Chicago Lightweight Gold 2009 Milan Lightweight Bronze 2011 Baku Lightweight European Amateur Championships Silver 2011 Ankara Lightweight Bronze 2004 Pula Lightweight EU Amateur Championships Gold 2004 Madrid Lightweight Gold 2005 Cagliari Lightweight Gold 2006 Pécs Lightweight Bronze 2007 Dublin Lightweight Mediterranean Games Gold 2005 Almeíra Lightweight

Domenico Valentino (born 17 May 1984 in Marcianise) is a boxer from Italy.

The hard punching Valentino won a bronze medal at lightweight at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.

He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Lightweight (60 kg) division by Kazakhstan's eventual bronze medalist Serik Yeleuov.

At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he once more won bronze.

At the Euro 2006 he lost early to Olexandr Klyuchko 18:30.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he at last made it to the finals beating North Korean Kim Song-Guk but lost to Frankie Gavin.

At the Olympics he beat Tahar Tamsamani but lost to Cuban favorite Yordenis Ugas 2:10.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he used the absence of Gavin (had turned pro) and Ugas (went up in weight) and home advantage to win his first major title.

Amateur results

2004 Athens Olympic games

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Mohammed Asheri (Iran) 37-18
• Lost to Serik Yeleuov (Kazakhstan) 23-29

2007 AIBA World Amateur championships

• Defeated Luis Ernesto Rueda (Argentina) RSC 3 (1:43)
• Defeated Daijiro Hoshi (Japan) 27-9
• Defeated Eric Donovan (Ireland) 29-12
• Defeated Hrachik Javakhyan (Armenia) 27-12
• Defeated Kim Song-Guk (North Korea) 22-14
• Lost to Frankie Gavin (England) 10-18

2009 AIBA World Amateur championships

External links

• Yahoo! Sports
• 2009 WorldChamps

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Name	Valentino, Domenico
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Date of birth	17 May 1984
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