Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian amateur 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. He won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympic Games, losing to Anthony Joshua.

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.

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 Lost to Steffen Kretschmann (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 (Germany) PTS (7–16) 2004 2nd place at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia Defeated Sebastian Köber (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 (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 (Bulgaria) PTS (12–5) Defeated David Price (Great Britain) walk-over Defeated Islam Timurziev (Russia) walk-over Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov (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 (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 (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