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

Domenico Valentino
Personal information
Born17 May 1984 (1984-05-17) (age 40)
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 2007 Chicago Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Mianyang Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ankara Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Pula Lightweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cagliari Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Pécs Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Dublin Lightweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeíra Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Lightweight

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.[1]

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 2008 Olympics he beat Tahar Tamsamani but lost to Cuban favorite Yordenis Ugás 2:10.[1]

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

At the 2012 Olympics, he again reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual bronze medalist Evaldas Petrauskas.[1]

Valentino has signed up for the new AIBA professional league, called APB (AIBA Pro-Boxing), which will launch in autumn 2013.

Amateur results

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2004 Athens Olympic Games

2007 AIBA World Amateur championships

2009 AIBA World Amateur championships

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Domenico Valentino Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
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