Vincenzo Mangiacapre

Vincenzo Mangiacapre (born 17 January 1989 in Marcianise) is an Italian light welterweight amateur boxer, who won bronze at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2012 Olympics.

Vincenzo Mangiacapre
Personal information
Born17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) (age 32)
Marcianise, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight welterweight
ClubFiamme Azzurre[1]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2012 London Light welterweight
World Championships
2011 Baku Light welterweight

Biography

In June he won Bronze at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships where he lost to Thomas Stalker.[2] At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in September he beat three opponents before losing to Éverton Lopes 7:16. He qualified for the Olympics.[3]

At the Olympics (results) he beat Gyula Káté 20:14[4] and Daniyar Yeleussinov 16:12 but lost to Cuban star Roniel Iglesias 8:15 in the semifinal and won bronze.

References
  1. "Fiamme Azzurre Story" (in Italian). polizia-penitenziaria.it. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "European Championships 2011" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. "World Championships 2011" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  4. "Olympics-Men's boxing light welterweight last 16 match 4 - results". Chicago Tribune. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.


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