Vincenzo Picardi

Vincenzo Picardi ( born October 20, 1983 in Casoria in Naples ) is an Italian boxer. Picardi was bronze medalist of the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the European Championships in 2010 and 2011.

Career

Vincenzo Picardi began as a teenager at the sports club SS " Nino Ferrari " Casoria with the boxes. His first coach was his father Antonio. With diligence and perseverance he pushed slowly flyweight in the Italian top class inside. After the first major successes had set, he joined the prestigious Sports Club GS " Fiamme di Oro ", where Giulio Coletta and Michele Caldarella his coaches were.

The 1.65 m tall athlete was 2003 Italian junior champion bantamweight and for the first time Italian champion in the senior flyweight (up to 51 kg body weight). 2004, 2006 and 2007, he repeated this success, as he was eliminated in the semifinals in 2005 with one defeat against Alex Ferramosca that finished 3rd place.

His international debut was Vincenzo Picardi at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria. He lost there flyweight in the quarterfinals against Walid Cherif of Tunisia extremely scarce with 27:29 points. The Boxeuropameisterschaften 2006 in Plovdiv, he retired with a demolition defeat Mammadow Samir from Azerbaijan already out in the first round.

His first medal win at international championships succeeded Vincenzo Picardi at the 2007 EU Championships in Dublin. He won there in the quarter-final against Juan Padilla from Spain to points ( 27:8 ) and was defeated in the semifinals against Salim Salimov from Bulgaria also by points ( 14:22 ). He won a bronze medal. Vincenzo Picardi then won even at the amateur box world championships in the same year in Chicago Bronzemdedaille a flyweight. On the way to this success, he defeated Kadri cord from Turkey ( 22:7 ), Kutsuaki Susa from Japan ( 24:14 ) and Anaruddha Rathnayake of Sri Lanka ( 23:4 ), respectively sure on points. In the semifinals, he had to the World Champion of 2003 Somjit Jongjohor from Thailand beaten on points give ( 2:13 ). With this success Picardi qualified for the Olympic Games 2008 in which he claimed victories over Cassius Chiyanika, Zambia ( 10:3 ), the silver medalist at the Pan American Games in 2007 Juan Carlos Payano, Dominican Republic ( 8:4 ), and the winner of the Pan-African Matches 2003 Walid Cherif, Tunisia ( 7:5 ), reached the semi-finals. In this he again Somjit Jongjohor faced, he had to admit defeat this time ( 7:1 ) and therefore to retire with a bronze medal from the tournament.

Picardi 2009 won the bronze medal of the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, since he in the semifinal against Nordine Oubaali, France ( 16:9), was eliminated. At the world championships in the same year he left the quarterfinals against Njambajaryn Tögstsogt, Mongolia ( 12:7 ), from. 2010 won Picardi after a semi-final defeat against Mikhail Alojan, Russia ( 7:2 ), [ the bronze medal at the European Championships. At the World Championships the following year Picardi build again the quarter-finals, but lost it against the Uzbeks Jasurbek Latipov ( 18:11 ). 2012 started Picardi in his second Olympic Games, but was not true even in the first fight on the later silver medalist Njambajaryn Tögstsogt which he had to give up almost beaten with 17:16.

At the European Championships in 2013 Picardi was eliminated in the first fight against the Russian champions Ovik Ogannisyan 2-1 judges' votes. In the same year he won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games in Mersin, taking the Kelvin de la Nieve Spaniard lost the final (2-1).

World Series of Boxing

Season 2010/2011

Since the first season Picardi fights for Milano Thunder in World Series of Boxing (WSB). In the season 2010/2011 he played four fights of which he won three. Inter alia he suggested doing the Irishman John Joe Nevin. Milano Thunder, however, did not reach the playoffs this season.

Season 2011/2012

During the group stage Picardi came in the 2011/2012 season only once for use and won against the representatives of the Astana Arlans. Milano Thunder this time reached the playoffs and won Picardi at quarter-final home win Milano Thunders against the defending champions Paris United v Samir Brahimi. Also in the semi-final against Baku Fires when he came home and hit the fight to use Gairbek Germakhanov. This two victories Picardi had a decisive influence on the final collection of his team. In the final against Dynamo Moscow of the Russian U22 him Champion Vladimir Nikitin was over, he could refer to points and thus its part contributed to the title Milano Thunders.

Season 2012/2013

In the 2012/2013 season Picardi lost the first battle against the European champion in 2011 Vyacheslav Goschan, which took the German Eagles. Later in the group stage, he still beat the representatives of the United States knockouts and the Astana Arlans. Milano Thunder reached the playoffs again this season. Picardi was used in the quarterfinal against Poland Hussars and was able to win his battle.

International success

(WM = World Championships, Fl = Flyweight, Ba = bantamweight, to 51 kg or 54 kg body weight)

• 2005 5th Place, Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Fl; Winner Atagun Yalcinkaya, Turkey before Walid Cherif, Tunisia;
• 2007, Bronze Medal, European Championships in Dublin, Fl, Winner: Hafid Bouji, Germany before Salim Salimov, Bulgaria;
• 2007 Bronze Medal, World Championships in Chicago, Fl, behind Rau'shee Warren, USA and Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand, jointly with Samir Mammadow, Azerbaijan;
• 2008, bronze medal, OS in Beijing, Fl, behind Somjit Jongjohor and Andry Laffita, Cuba, together with Georgi Balakschin, Russia;
• 2009, Bronze, Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Fl; with a victory by Diquaifikation in the 3rd round Walid Cherif, Tunisia and one defeat against Nordine Oubaali, France ( 16:9);
• 2009 5th Place, WM in Milan, Fl, with point victories against Nikhat Seidov, Azerbaijan ( 17:2 ), Fernando Martinez, Argentina ( 17:8 ), Li Chao, China ( 11:5 ) and one defeat against Tugstsogt Nyambayar, Mongolia ( 7:12 );
• 2010, Bronze Medal, European Championships in Moscow, Fl, with point victories over Alexander RiSCAN, Moldova ( 10:5 ), Francisco Torrijos, Spain ( 9:2 ) and one defeat against Mikhail Alojan, Russia ( 2:7 );
• 2011, Bronze Medal, European Championships in Moscow, Fl, with point victories over Veli Mumin, Macedonia ( 18:10 ), Michael Conlon, Ireland ( 26:20 ) and one defeat against Georgi Balakschin, Russia ( 27:19 );
• 2011 5th Place, WM in Milan, Fl, with point wins over Che Yu Lin, Taiwan ( 21:8 ), Mohamed Abdelaziz al - Wadi, Jordan ( 18:12 ), Dagoberto Aguero, Dominican Republic ( 18:12 ) and one defeat against Jasurbek Latipov, Uzbekistan ( 11:18 );

Italian Championships

(Final results )

• 2003, Ba, point winner over Simone Mancini ( Junior Championship )
• 2003, Fl, point winner Cristian Cavazza,
• 2004, Fl, demolition winner 3rd round of Alex Ferramosca,
• 2006, Fl, demolition winner 2nd round of Alex Ferramosca,
• 2007 Fl, point winner over Giuseppe Picardi

Countries fighting

• 2005 in Sunderland, England against Italy, Fl, point winner over Stewart Langley ( 15:10 )
• 2005 in Comacchio, Italy against Russia, Fl, point winner over Ruslan Shakirov,
• 2006 in Ferrara, Italy vs China, Fl, point defeat Zhou Shiming,
• 2006 in Venice, Italy vs China, Fl, point loss to Yang Bo,
• 2007 in Spoleto, Italy against Russia, Fl, point winner over Konstantin Mitrofanov
• 2007 in Siena, Italy against Russia, Fl, point winner over Konstantin Mitrofanov ( 46:22 )
• 2008 Marcianise, Italy against Russia, Fl, point winner over Ilya Blinnikow

Swell

• Trade journal Box Sport from 2003 to 2008
• Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
• Website " sports123.com "
• Website " www.pechino2008.coni.it "