Agostino Cardamone (born 1 December 1965) is an

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former pro boxer of

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origin best known for winning the European

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title.

Career

Cardamone, a southpaw, started his career in 1989 and won the Italian title against Silvio Branco in 1992. In 1993 he won the European crown, and in 1995 he challenged big-punching Julian Jackson for the vacant World Boxing Council title but was knocked out by a devastating right hand in the second round. The next year he was upset by the unknown

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Alexander Zaitsev (record 15-6) by knockout for the vacant European title but won a rematch on points. He won the lightly regarded

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title in 1998 against Branco and successfully defended against him before getting knocked out by Dutch boxer Raymond Joval and retiring.

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* * 1965 births People from Montoro, Campania Living people Middleweight boxers Italian Romani people Romani sportspeople Italian male boxers Sportspeople from the Province of Avellino European Boxing Union champions 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub