Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle (born 22 March 1980) is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[2][3] He won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympic Games, losing to Anthony Joshua.

Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle with the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Cammarelle
Nationality Italian
Born (1980-03-22) March 22, 1980
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 2 0 2
European Championships 0 3 0
Mediterranean Games 3 0 0
Total 6 4 3
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Super Heavyweight
2012 London Super Heavyweight
2004 Athens Super Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
2007 Chicago Super Heavyweight
2009 Milan Super Heavyweight
2005 Mianyang Super Heavyweight
2013 Almaty Super Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
2002 Perm Super Heavyweight
2004 Pula Super Heavyweight
2011 Ankara Super Heavyweight
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almeíra Super Heavyweight
2009 Pescara Super Heavyweight
2013 Mersin Super Heavyweight

Biography

Roberto Cammarelle was born in Cinisello Balsamo (Milan), 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 (Polizia di Stato).

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. The southpaw also won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang. 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
  • 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
  • 2004 2nd place at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia
  • 2004 won the Military World Championships in Fort Huachcua, United States
  • 2004 3rd place at the Athens Olympics.
  • 2005 3rd place at the World Championships in Mianyang, China
  • 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
  • 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • 2009 won the World Championships in Milan, Italy
  • 2010 competed at the European Championships in Moscow, Russia
  • 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
  • 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
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References
  1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pugilato" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "Cammarelle eases to gold". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  3. "Cammarelle crowns perfect day for Italy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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