Clemente Russo

Clemente Russo ( born July 27, 1982 in Caserta, Italy ) is an Italian boxer. Russo was world champion in 2007 and 2013 and silver medalist of the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012.

Career

2002 and 2004 to 2006 he was in each Italian champion in the heavyweight division. In the years 2001 and 2003, he secured the championship in the light heavyweight division. His first major international successes were two third places at the European Championships in the age class of the Cadet (U -17) in 1997 in Bitola and 1998 in Jurmala each welterweight. In 2000 he won at the Junior World Championships 2000 in Budapest heavyweight a renewed third.

After moving to the senior citizens, he retired in 2002 at the European Championships in Perm already in the first round against the White Russian Magomed Aripgadschijew from where he also failed in his participation in the 2003 World Championships in Bangkok in the first round. Also, its use for Italy at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens was limited success, and again he dropped out in the first fight, he failed in the late Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward.

After the rise in the heavyweight division he was defeated at the 2005 World Championships in Mianyang, in turn, in the first round against the Uzbeks Jasur Matchanov. In 2006 he was defeated at the European Championships in Plovdiv in the quarterfinals against Alexander Powernow.

After the hitherto predominantly moderate performance in international tournaments he was in 2007 in Chicago, surprisingly amateur world champion in the heavyweight division. He defeated inter alia Powernow and in the finals the Russians Rachim Tschakchijew just 7-6 points.

In May 2008, Clemente Russo lost at the 8th Gebr Klitschko tournament in Kiev spanked by the Cuban master Osmay Acosta on points.

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Russo won for Italy antretend the silver medal. He defeated the silver medalist from 2004, Viktar Sujeu from Belarus ( 7:1), the Ukrainian Aleksander Usik ( 7:4 ) and in the semi-finals the American Deontay Wilder ( 7-1 ) clearly on points. In the final he again met on Rachim Tschakchijew, was defeated in this encounter the Russians but with 2:4 points and had to settle for second place finish.

Russo took in September 2009 to the staged in Milan 15th amateur world championships and retired there after two preliminary round victories over Julio Castillo of Ecuador ( 16:1 ) and Vasily Lewit from Kazakhstan ( 14:4 ) already in the second round out, he lost to the incumbent European champions and the eventual winner Yegor Mechonzew from Russia on points 5:7.

In the following years, Russo largely focused on the World Series of Boxing, on which he also qualified for the Olympic Games in London.

At the Olympic Games in 2012 Russo reached after victories in the second round on Tumba Silva, Angola (WO ), in the quarterfinals on Jose Larduet, Cuba ( 12:19 ), and in the semifinals Teymur Məmmədov, Azerbaijan ( 15:13 ), the final, which However, he against Oleksandr Usyk, Ukraine ( 14:11 ), and lost for the second time won the Olympic silver medal.

2013 Russo took part again in the World Championships. In Almaty he beat in the semifinals Teymur Məmmədov, Azerbaijan (3-0), and in the finals the Russians Yevgeny Tishchenko (3-0).

World Series of Boxing

Since 2010, Russo fights for Milan in the World Series of Boxing and remained in the 2010/2011 season in six fights undefeated. With this result he also qualified for the final of the individual championship of the World Series, the struggle between the two most successful fighter of a weight class. In this he suggested Magomedrasul Majidov, Azerbaijan, by unanimous judges' verdict and thereby secured a place at the Olympic Games in 2012.

In the season 2011/2012 Russo won during the group stage of the World Series of Boxing five out of five fights for the Italian team and his struggles in the quarterfinals against Paris, in the semi-final against Baku and in the final against Moscow, which he decisive share in the profits of Championship by Milan had.

In its third season, Russo won three of his four fights in the group stage. In the playoffs, he was no longer used.

Achievements at a glance

  • August 1998: 3rd place in the welterweight division at the 3rd Cadet European Championships in Jurmala, Latvia
  • November 2000: 3rd place in the light heavyweight division at the 11th Junior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
  • 2001: Italian Champion in the light heavyweight
  • 2002: Italian heavyweight champion
  • 2003: Italian Champion in the light heavyweight
  • 2004: Italian heavyweight champion
  • April 2004: 2nd place in the light heavyweight division at the 2nd European Olympic Qualification in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • 2005: Italian heavyweight champion
  • June 2005: 1st place in the heavyweight division at the 3rd EU Championships in Cagliari, Italy
  • July 2005: 1st place in the heavyweight division at the 15th Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain
  • 2006: Italian heavyweight champion
  • 2007: Italian heavyweight champion
  • June 2007: 2nd place in the heavyweight division at the 5th European Championships in Dublin, Ireland
  • November 2007: 1st place in the heavyweight division at the 14th World Championships in Chicago, USA
  • August 2008: 2nd place in the heavyweight division at the 29th Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China
  • July 2009: 1st place in the heavyweight division at the 16th Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy
  • August 2012: 2nd place in the heavyweight division at the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London, England
  • October 2013: 1st place in the heavyweight division at the 17th World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Others

Russo played the main role in Boxfilm Tatanka Skate NATO after a story from The Beauty and the hell of Roberto Saviano, who on 6 May 2011 had premiere.

On 1 September 2008 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic at the officer level.

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