Sandro Casamonica (born December 3, 1969, in

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) is a professional

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from

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, who won the bronze medal in the

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division at the

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. Nicknamed ''Zorba'', he made his professional debut in 1992. Casamonica won the WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Title on December 17, 1999, by defeating

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. A year later he captured the WBA International Lightweight Title after knocking down

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's Zoltan Kalocsai. He was stripped of the title on February 18, 2002, due to his failure to defend his belt against Miguel Callist.

Professional boxing record

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