Domenico Valentino
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Domenico Valentino is a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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The hard punching Valentino won a bronze medal at lightweight at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these...

 in Pula, Croatia.

He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Lightweight (60 kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

 division by Kazakhstan's eventual bronze medalist Serik Yeleuov
Serik Yeleuov
Serik Samatovich Yeleuov is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China...

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At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...

 he once more won bronze.

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

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...

 he at last made it to the finals beating North Korean Kim Song-Guk
Kim Song-Guk
Kim Song-Guk is a North Korean boxer who competed in the featherweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-Career:...

 but lost to Frankie Gavin
Frankie Gavin (boxer)
Frankie Raymond Gavin is a British professional boxer from Birmingham who, whilst an amateur, won the gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to become English boxing's first ever World Amateur champion....

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At the Olympics he beat Tahar Tamsamani
Tahar Tamsamani
Tahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...

 but lost to Cuban favorite Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...

 2:10.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...

 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
    Serik Yeleuov
    Serik Samatovich Yeleuov is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China...

     (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
    Hrachik Javakhyan
    Hrachik Javakhyan is an Armenian lightweight boxer best known to win Silver at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv and qualifying for the Olympics 2008.-Career:...

     (Armenia) 27-12
  • Defeated Kim Song-Guk
    Kim Song-Guk
    Kim Song-Guk is a North Korean boxer who competed in the featherweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-Career:...

     (North Korea) 22-14
  • Lost to Frankie Gavin
    Frankie Gavin (boxer)
    Frankie Raymond Gavin is a British professional boxer from Birmingham who, whilst an amateur, won the gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to become English boxing's first ever World Amateur champion....

    (England) 10-18


2009 AIBA World Amateur championships

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