Roberto Cammarelle (born 22 March 1980) is an Italian
amateur boxer
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, best known for winning the
World Amateur Boxing Championships
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in
2007 (Chicago) and
2009 (Milan) as a
super heavyweight and a
gold medal at the
2008
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Olympic Games
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in
Beijing
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He won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympic Games, losing to
Anthony Joshua.
Biography
Roberto Cammarelle was born in
Cinisello Balsamo (
Milan
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), from
Lucanian parents, his father Angelo Cammarelle is from
Rionero in Vulture and his mother Giovanna Caraffa from
Filiano. He is a member of the
Italian State Police.
Amateur medals
He also won a
Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in
Pula,
Croatia
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The
southpaw also won the bronze medal at the
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, 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
External li ...
in
Mianyang
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He is 190 cm tall and weighs 103 kg.
Amateur highlights
*Italian Heavyweight Champion 2000/2001, Italian Super Heavyweight Champion 2002-2007
*1998 competed as a Heavyweight at the
Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina
**Lost to
Steffen Kretschmann
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Amateur
The southpaw won bronze 1999 in Houst ...
(Germany) PTS (4-12)
*2002 2nd place at the European Championships in Perm, Russia as a Superheavyweight
**Defeated
Peter Yatsura (Slovakia) PTS
**Defeated
Gaga Bolkvadze (Georgia) PTS
**Defeated
Artyom Tsarikov (Ukraine) PTS
**Lost to
Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS
*2002 2nd place at the Military World Championships in Curragh, Ireland
**Lost to
Sebastian Köber
Sebastian Köber (born 28 May 1979) is a German boxer, who won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Three years later, at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he once again finished ...
(Germany) PTS (7-16)
*2004 2nd place at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia
**Defeated
Sebastian Köber
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(Germany) RSC
**Defeated
Csaba Kurtuzs (Hungary) RSCO
**Defeated
David Price (Great Britain) PTS
**Defeated
Sergey Rozhnov (Bulgaria) PTS
**Lost to
Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS
*2004 won the Military World Championships in Fort Huachcua, United States
*2004 3rd place at the Athens Olympics.
**Defeated
Gbenga Oloukun (Nigeria) PTS (29-13)
**Defeated
Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (23-21)
**Lost to
Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (18-31)
*2005 3rd place at the World Championships in Mianyang, China
**Defeated
Ivica Bacurin (Croatia) RSCO
**Defeated
Aliaksandr Apanasionak
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(Belarus) RSCO
**Defeated
Michael Wilson (United States) RSCO-1
**Lost to
Roman Romanchuk (Russia) PTS (27-34)
*2006 competed at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
**Defeated
Modo Sallah (Sweden) DSQ-3
**Lost to
Islam Timurziev (Russia) PTS (21-36)
*2007 won the World Championships in Chicago, USA
**Defeated
Nelson Hysa (Albania) PTS (20-2)
**Defeated
José Payares (Venezuela) PTS (27-4)
**Defeated
Kubrat Pulev
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(Bulgaria) PTS (12-5)
**Defeated
David Price (Great Britain) walk-over
**Defeated
Islam Timurziev (Russia) walk-over
**Defeated
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Valeriyovych Glazkov ( uk, В'ячеслав Валерійович Глазков, born 15 October 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2016. He challenged once for the vacant IBF heavyweight titl ...
(Ukraine) PTS (24-14)
*2008 Beijing Olympics
**Defeated
Marko Tomasović (Croatia) PTS (13-1)
**Defeated
Oscar Rivas (Colombia) PTS (9-5)
**Defeated
David Price (Great Britain) RSC-2
**Defeated
Zhang Zhilei (China) RSC-4
*2009 won the World Championships in Milan, Italy
**Defeated
Roman Kapitonenko (Ukraine) PTS (10:5)
**Defeated
Viktar Zuyeu (Belarus) RET (1:0)
**Defeated
Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Venkov Pulev ( bg, Кубрат Венков Пулев; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the unified heavyweight title in 2014 and 2020. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight ...
(Bulgaria) PTS (12:6)
**Defeated
Rok Urbanc (Slovenia) PTS (14:0)
**Defeated
Michael Hunter (USA) PTS (8:1)
*2010 competed at the European Championships in Moscow, Russia
**Defeated
Marcin Rekowski (Poland) 12-2
**Lost to
Sergey Kuzmin (Russia) PTS (3-6)
*2011 2nd place at the European Championships in Ankara, Turkey
**Defeated
Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) RSCH 2
**Defeated
Tony Yoka (France) 22-9
**Defeated
Istvan Bernath (Hungary) 18-6
**Defeated
Mihai Nistor (Romania) RET 2
**Lost to
Magomed Omarov (Russia) 14-20
*2011 Competed at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan
**Defeated
Jose Payares (Venezuela) 17-8
**Defeated
Con Sheehan
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(Ireland) RET 3
**Lost to
Anthony Joshua (Great Britain) 13-15
*2012 London Olympics
**Defeated
Ytalo Perea Castillo (Ecuador)
**Defeated
Mohammed Arjaoui (Morocco)
**Defeated
Magomedrasul Medzhidov (Azerbaijan)
**Lost to
Anthony Joshua (Great Britain) (UK)
*2013 3rd place at the World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan
**Defeated
Tony Yoka (France) 3-0
**Defeated
Modo Sallah (Sweden) 3-0
**Defeated
Filip Hrgovic (Croatia) 3-0
**Lost to
Magomedrasul Medzhidov (Azerbaijan) 0-3
References
External links
Roberto Cammarelle Amateur Career(in Spanish) compiled by Pedro Cabrera Isidrón of the Cuban Olympics Committee
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Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
1980 births
People of Lucanian descent
Living people
Super-heavyweight boxers
Olympic medalists in boxing
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Italian male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Boxers of Fiamme Oro