Clemente Russo facts for kids
Russo at the 2016 Olympics
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| Born | 27 July 1982 Caserta, Italy |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Giulio Coletta Michele Caldarella |
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Clemente Russo (born 27 July 1982) is a famous retired Italian boxer. He is best known for winning gold medals at the World Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2013. He also won two silver medals at the Olympic Games. Clemente was part of the Italia Thunder team in the World Series of Boxing league.
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Clemente Russo's Boxing Journey
Clemente Russo first competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He finished second in a qualifying tournament to get there. At these Games, he fought in the light heavyweight category. He was eliminated early by the boxer who went on to win the gold medal.
After 2004, Clemente moved up to the heavier 201-pound category. He competed in the World Championships in 2005 and the European Championships in 2006.
In 2007, he reached the final of the European Championships but lost. Later that year, he had a great run at the World Championships. He beat several strong boxers, including Daniel Price and Alexander Povernov. In the final, he won a very close fight against Rakhim Chakkhiev from Russia, with a score of 7-6. This win qualified him for the next Olympics.
Olympic Success and World Series of Boxing
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Clemente Russo won a silver medal. He again faced Rakhim Chakkhiev in the final, but this time he lost. Clemente had the honor of carrying the Italian flag at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
He also joined the Italia Thunder team in the World Series of Boxing. This is a team-based boxing league. He was named the "Winner WSB Heavyweight Individual World Champion" in 2011. His team, Italia Thunder, also won the "WSB Team World Champion" award in 2012.
Clemente continued his Olympic journey at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. For the second time, he won a silver medal. He lost the final match to Oleksandr Usyk.
In 2019, Clemente was chosen to be the Italian flag bearer at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.
Clemente Russo officially retired from boxing on July 22, 2021. He had hoped to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but did not receive a special invitation.
Life Outside the Ring
Outside of boxing, Clemente Russo worked as a police officer. He has said that boxing helped him learn English and taught him a lot about self-discipline.
In 2008, he married Laura Maddaloni, who was also an athlete in judo. They have three daughters together. Since he stopped boxing, Clemente has appeared on several Italian television shows. These include reality shows like Big Brother VIP and L'isola dei famosi. He has also worked as a TV correspondent.
World Amateur Championships Results
2003
- Defeated Stefan Balint (Romania) 15–10
- Lost to Magomed Aripgadzhiev (Belarus) 4–14
2005
- Lost to Jasur Matchanov (Uzbekistan) 13–16
2007
- Defeated Danny Price (England) 14–5
- Defeated Lukas Viktora (Czech Republic) 17–6
- Defeated Alexander Povernov (Germany) 17–5
- Defeated Milorad Gajović (Montenegro) 15–3
- Defeated Yushan Nijiati (China) 19–11
- Defeated Rakhim Chakkhiev (Russia) 7–6
Olympic Results
2008 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 7–1
- Defeated Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) 7–4
- Defeated Deontay Wilder (United States) 7–1
- Lost to Rakhim Chakkhiev (Russia) 2–4
2012 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Tumba Silva (Angola)
- Defeated Jose Larduet (Cuba)
- Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 7–1
- Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)
2016 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Hassen Chaktami (Tunisia)
- Lost to Evgeny Tishchenko (Russia) 0–3
See also
In Spanish: Clemente Russo para niños
