Domenico Valentino
Italian boxer
ドミニコ・ヴァレンティノ · 도메니코 발렌티노
- Born
- 17 May 1984, Marcianise
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
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 2008 Olympics he beat Tahar Tamsamani but lost to Cuban favorite Yordenis Ugás 2:10.
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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- Gold Collar for Sports Merit
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q260313 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.