http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/clemente_russo/73836 Recent articles about Clemente Russo en-us The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce that the first ever AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) bout will take place on Friday, July 19 in Jeju Island, Korea. Prior to the official start of the competition scheduled for January 2014, AIBA will stage a number of APB exhibition bouts all around the Globe. These bouts will consist of 8 rounds of 3 minutes with the best fighters in the World involved. Following the event in Korea, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games will be the second destination of APB in August. Some additional exhibition bouts are being planned for September with France, Italy, Mexico and Ukraine having expressed their interest in hosting those events. AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), the individual pro-style boxing competition program under the governance of AIBA, is a revolution for the sport of boxing. It is the first and only individual competition in history allowing pro boxers to compete whilst retaining their Olympic eligibil... Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/first_ever_apb_league_boxing_bouts_to_take_place_in_july_in_korea/13663306 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/first_ever_apb_league_boxing_bouts_to_take_place_in_july_in_korea/13663306 First-ever APB league boxing bouts to take place in July in Korea http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/first_ever_apb_league_boxing_bouts_to_take_place_in_july_in_korea/13663306 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png World Series of Boxing (WSB) made its presence felt at the International Sports Television Convention Sportel in the Principality of Monaco on Tuesday by presenting three Olympic Champions to the world media -- Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko from the Ukraine, and Clemente Russo from Italy. Credit: World Series of Boxing WSB was keen to promote its third season which will begin on 16-17 November 2012 and took the opportunity of holding a press conference to unveil two knock-out signings in the shape of two-time Olympic and World Champion Vasyl Lomachenko and his compatriot, also a reigning Olympic and World Champion, Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine. 2011 WSB World Champion and 2012 WSB Team Champion Captain Clemente Russo, a silver medallist at both the Beijing and London Olympic Games, was also present to give his thoughts on seeing two colossi of the sport joining a competition that he has dominated over the last two seasons. Widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:44:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/usyk_lomachenko_clemente_russo_talk_world_series_of_boxing/11981578 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/usyk_lomachenko_clemente_russo_talk_world_series_of_boxing/11981578 Usyk, Lomachenko & Clemente Russo talk World Series of Boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/usyk_lomachenko_clemente_russo_talk_world_series_of_boxing/11981578 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png World Series of Boxing (WSB) is delighted to announce that it will hold a press conference on Tuesday 16 October 9.30am at the 2012 Sportel Monaco. Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, WSB Board Chairman and Mr Ivan Khodabakhsh, WSB Chief Executive Officer will be joined on stage by Ukrainian superstars Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk, both Gold Medallists at the 2012 Olympic Games, as well as Italian icon Clemente Russo, Silver Medalist in London. "This is an exciting moment for WSB", stated Dr Wu. "50 WSB boxers from the first two seasons qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games with seven of them winning medals in London. Just two months after the closing of the Games, WSB has already secured the presence of these two Ukrainian boxing legends and I have no doubt that some more big guns will join them soon. I can't wait for the Season III to kick-off in November". WSB will take this opportunity to present its new official TV Agency for Season III, Fighting Spirit.... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:36:45 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_to_hold_presser_with_olympians_lomachenko_usyk_russo/11966716 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_to_hold_presser_with_olympians_lomachenko_usyk_russo/11966716 WSB to hold presser with Olympians Lomachenko, Usyk & Russo http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wsb_to_hold_presser_with_olympians_lomachenko_usyk_russo/11966716 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a57d6c70e24c111ba7f7664c94a17c0415d71b9d/mini/olympics-day-boxing.jpg Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine won the heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament on Saturday night, outlasting Italy's Clemente Russo 14-11. The Ukrainian— who sported one of the most interesting haircuts (half a Mohawk?) at the London Games— literally danced his way around the center of the ring after being announced as the winner. Usyk's astonishingly nimble Cossack-style victory dance had a little Pee Wee Herman mixed in but the fighter is judged in the ring and not on Dancing with the Stars. The 6-foot-3 boxer had reason to kick up his shoes. Usrk is the third Olympic gold medal winner in Ukraine's history joining Wladimir Klitschko and Vasyl Lomachenko. Usyk broke up a close fight with Russo heading into the third round. The much taller Usrk pummeled the Italian with some big shots before taking over the match. There might be a few more Ukrainian jigs in the ring this weekend. The Ukraine boxing team will lead the Olympic field with five medalists. Lomachenko goes fo Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:32:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraine_boxer_has_best_gold_medal_dance_in_london/11434741 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraine_boxer_has_best_gold_medal_dance_in_london/11434741 Ukrainian boxer dances like crazy after winning http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ukraine_boxer_has_best_gold_medal_dance_in_london/11434741 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/6/36efe35215fc6886fc3b999f1aa31f4998d1fc31/mini/dance.jpg Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine won the heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament on Saturday night, edging Italy's Clemente Russo 14-11. Usyk is just the third Olympic boxing gold medalist in Ukraine's history, joining Wladimir Klitschko and Vasyl Lomachenko. Usyk broke open an even bout heading to the third round, punishing Russo with big shots. The 6-foot-3 Ukrainian bruiser then put on an astonishingly nimble dancing display to celebrate his win in the center of the ring. The Ukrainian team will lead the Olympic field with five boxing medals. Lomachenko will fight for his second Olympic gold Sunday. Russo won his second straight Olympic silver medal. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:11:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraines_usyk_wins_olympic_heavyweight_gold/11433934 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ukraines_usyk_wins_olympic_heavyweight_gold/11433934 Ukraine's Usyk wins Olympic heavyweight gold http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ukraines_usyk_wins_olympic_heavyweight_gold/11433934 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Day nine of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the evening session at the ExCeL Arena hosted the action once again with the Men's Bantamweight (56kg) and Heavyweight (91kg) quarter-finals taking place before a capacity crowd. Cuban southpaw Lazaro Alvarez Estrada, the top seed in the Bantamweight (56kg) draw, faced Robenilson Vieira de Jesus of Brazil in the first of the quarter-finals. The Brazilian orthodox fighter started off furiously, throwing the jab then the quick one-two to impressively outscore the 21-year-old reigning AIBA World Champion. In the second, the favorite stepped up the pace and looked to impose himself, pummeling his rival with some quality left straights and quick combinations to take a one point advantage going into the second. The third round, saw the Cuban connect again with that straight left with 23-year-old Vieira de Jesus also working hard but Alvarez Estrada had too much in his arsenal as he dominated the final round to win 16:11. It... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:22:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_bantam_heavyweight_quarterfinals_luke_campbell_lazaro_alvarez_clemente_russo_win/11386690 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_bantam_heavyweight_quarterfinals_luke_campbell_lazaro_alvarez_clemente_russo_win/11386690 Olympic boxing bantam & heavyweight quarterfinals: Luke Campbell, Lazaro Alvarez, Clemente Russo win http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_bantam_heavyweight_quarterfinals_luke_campbell_lazaro_alvarez_clemente_russo_win/11386690 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/6/a6d4179770959f8f44af067b8b0d9e1644de0b1c/mini/85.jpg Siarhei Karneyeu lingered in the ring after his Olympic heavyweight loss, crying and shaking his head in disbelief after his clutching, holding opponent got a narrow victory. When Cuba's Jose Larduet fell victim to a similar decision about 15 minutes later, the Belarusian came back up the fighters' tunnel and intercepted Larduet on the way out of the ring, holding up Larduet's hand as the real winner. Both Karneyeu and Larduet felt cheated by their opponents' clutch-and-grab tactics in the Olympic boxing tournament Sunday night, but amateur boxing's governing body disagreed. After Belarus and Cuba immediately protested the losses, AIBA swiftly conducted reviews Sunday night, rejecting both protests about 90 minutes after the last bout. Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov beat Karneyeu on a tiebreaker despite constantly tying up Karneyeu in the second half of the fight, and Italy's Clemente Russo beat Larduet 12-10 with a similar strategy to close the first round of quarterfinal bouts Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:48:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_protests_quickly_rejected/11384122 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_protests_quickly_rejected/11384122 Olympic boxing protests quickly rejected http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_protests_quickly_rejected/11384122 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Siarhei Karneyeu lingered in the ring after his Olympic heavyweight loss, crying and shaking his head in disbelief after his clutching, holding opponent got a narrow victory. When Cuba's Jose Larduet fell victim to a similar decision about 15 minutes later, the Belarusian came back up the fighters' tunnel and intercepted Larduet on the way out of the ring, holding up Larduet's hand as the real winner. Both Karneyeu and Larduet felt cheated by their opponents' clutch-and-grab tactics in the Olympic boxing tournament Sunday night, which means their fights will be decided outside the ring. Amateur boxing's governing body confirmed Belarus and Cuba had immediately protested the losses. AIBA planned to conduct the reviews Sunday night. Azerbaijan's Teymur Mammadov beat Karneyeu on a tiebreaker despite blatantly holding during the fight, and Italy's Clemente Russo beat Larduet 12-10 with a similar strategy to close the first round of quarterfinal bouts at the London Games. Mammadov Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:45:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_heavyweights_protest_results/11383828 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_heavyweights_protest_results/11383828 Olympic heavyweights protest results http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_heavyweights_protest_results/11383828 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Bantamweight Luke Campbell clinched the dominant British team's first boxing medal of the London Olympics on Sunday night in a session marred by a series of unsightly heavyweight fights that probably will be decided outside the ring. Heavyweights Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan and Clemente Russo of Italy both clutched, grabbed and held their way through their quarterfinal bouts at ExCel arena, yet both highly ranked amateurs won narrow scoring decisions that surprised fans and enraged their opponents. The fighters from Belarus and Cuba said they'll protest the decisions in an Olympics already featuring two overturned results. Amateur boxing's governing body confirmed Belarus has protested Siarhei Karneyeu's loss to Mammadov. Jose Larduet's Cuban coach says they'll protest his loss to Russo. Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:43:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/campbell_sets_off_british_boxings_medal_rush/11383528 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/campbell_sets_off_british_boxings_medal_rush/11383528 Campbell sets off British boxing's medal rush http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/campbell_sets_off_british_boxings_medal_rush/11383528 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/197d3a08a1151368aef3d89588b6b0cb161e9ac6/mini/91.jpg Italian superstars take APB to another level Charismatic Lightweight (60kg) Domenico Valentino and Heavyweight (91kg) Clemente Russo have today signed five year contracts with AIBA Professional Boxing (APB), further underlining the popularity of the new program amongst the world's top boxers. Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, APB Board Chairman said: "These two exciting additions add further legitimacy to our new competition. We are convinced that it is the right time to provide something different for our top boxers. With APB, we will revolutionize the world of boxing and establish a blueprint for its development. Finally our athletes won't have to jump into the unknown while embracing a professional career." Credit: APB Part of his national set-up since 2003, orthodox Valentino is competing in his third Olympic Games at London 2012. An Olympic title is one of the few medals missing from his bulging trophy cabinet. One of the poster boys of the Italian World Series of Boxing Fr... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:31:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/italian_olympic_boxers_clemente_russo_domenico_valentino_sign_5_year_deals_with_apb/11334691 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/italian_olympic_boxers_clemente_russo_domenico_valentino_sign_5_year_deals_with_apb/11334691 Italian Olympic boxers Clemente Russo & Domenico Valentino sign 5-year deals with APB http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/italian_olympic_boxers_clemente_russo_domenico_valentino_sign_5_year_deals_with_apb/11334691 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b72aa44c09d03d9eb75fea1f58ce040f701fac50/mini/domenico-valentino.jpg The ranks of the big men always attract attention at the Olympics, and this year's slate of heavyweight and super heavyweight Olympians should provide plenty of action. Each division has three or four superb boxers, plus a slate of competitive, if slightly inferior contenders. Azerbaijan and Italy are particularly strong this year, since both teams are furnishing a top-ranked fighter for the 91 and 91+ kg tournaments. While London 2012 sees the return of several veteran, career amateurs, there are just as many new faces and professional prospects as well. A few of the names below could very easily be challenging for a world title in three or four years, moving right into the post-Klitschko picture. ---> Check out our complete London Olympic Boxing coverage Heavyweight London Olympic Boxing Preview Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan: Mammadov is a tall, lanky southpaw and a hot, rising star in the world amateur ranks. At only 19 years old, he has soared to very near t... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:53:18 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 Olympic boxing previews: Heavyweight & Super Heavyweight divisions http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_previews_heavyweight_super_heavyweight_divisions/11134511 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The pinnacle of the World Series of Boxing season saw Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder battling it out in a packed ExCeL arena in London for the 2011-2012 Team Final. Huge crowds had gathered in anticipation for the competition's debut on British soil as boxing fans came out in force to witness the best of Olympic fighters boxers taking to the ring for five sensational bouts. Bantamweights Vincenzo Picardi and Vladimir Nikitin kicked-off the action in spectacular style, with the crowd firmly behind them, the two diminutive fighters started off all guns blazing in the first round. 27-year-old Italian Picardi had the better of the opening exchanges as he connected with several classy combinations. It was more of the same in the second as the experienced Picardi pierced Nikitin's defences with some precise hooks. The Russian orthodox was then cut after his rival caught him with a thunderous uppercut but this seemed to spur Nikitin, who then thre... Wed, 02 May 2012 21:22:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 Milano Thunder win World Series of Boxing team championship http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/milano_thunder_win_world_series_of_boxing_team_championship/10707251 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Season reaches its climax as WSB Team Final is upon us We have reached the pinnacle of the World Series of Boxing season on Wednesday 2 May as Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder come face-to-face for the title decider at the ExCeL London. Both teams have come through a grueling campaign and now one victory separates them from ultimate glory. A capacity crowd is expected to witness the clash of the year between the two toughest and most gifted teams in the competition. Five bouts, two teams, it is winner takes all. Who will claim the WSB Team Champions Trophy? All that hard work, all those hours in the gym, and now the moment of reckoning has arrived. The pride of Russia versus the glamour of Italy as ten fighters take to the ring for five sensational bouts during one evening of adrenaline fuelled action. This world class match will see the cream of the crop battling it out for supremacy on the biggest stage of all. The drama is set to unfold as first... Tue, 01 May 2012 19:52:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 WSB team final preview: Finals showdown takes place on Wednesday http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/wsb_team_final_preview_finals_showdown_takes_place_on_wednesday/10698011 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png When boxing fans think of fight-mad countries that consistently produce strong international amateur boxing squads, Italy is usually elbowed out by the United States, Russia, Cuba and others. While that might have been true 20 or 30 years ago, it certainly is not true today. If you are watching boxing at the Olympics, the Italians are one of the teams to keep an eye on. In Beijing, the Italian squad bagged a gold, a silver and a bronze, and the gold and silver came from the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions. All three of those medal-winning, veteran Olympians are back this year, leading a sizable, capable team. ---> Check out all of our London 2012 Olympic Boxing coverage The Italian Boxing Squad at the 2012 London Games Roberto Cammarale (Super Heavyweight): This big guy is one of the biggest names among amateur heavyweights in the world. An Italian policeman when he isn't training for competition, Cammarale turns 30 this year, and the London Games rep... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:54:52 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/london_2012_the_italian_olympic_boxing_team/10630054 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/london_2012_the_italian_olympic_boxing_team/10630054 London 2012: The Italian Olympic Boxing Team http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/london_2012_the_italian_olympic_boxing_team/10630054 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With just over a week to go before the World Series of Boxing (WSB) second season gets under way, the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder present their team to the world. After the successes in the individual finals of Clemente Russo in the Heavyweights and Sergiy Derevyanchenko in the Middleweights, the team has worked extremely hard to fine tune and strengthen a squad that last year already proved extremely competitive. The aim for the upcoming season is to dethrone Paris United and take the coveted team trophy. The team has significantly added to its already strong technical staff. Joining the technical director Francesco Damiani, the first coach Sergiy Korchinskiy are new Assistant Coach Gianfranco Rosi as well as the experienced Valerio Nati. Building for the 2011-2012 team began with the confirmation of eight boxers, including four Italians, Vittorio Parrinello, Vincenzo Picardi, Clemente Russo and Domenico Valentino, provided with the support of the Italian ... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:08:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 Meet the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder of the World Series of Boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/meet_the_dolce_gabbana_milano_thunder_of_the_world_series_of_boxing/7864396 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png