Dario Vangeli [en]
Dario was born on January 3, 1988 at Copertino, near Lecce.
He started practicing boxing in 2004, at the age of 15 as an amateur, that is without fighting. As time went by he became very fond of this sport and his passion led him to enter the ring to confront opponents. He met his first coach, Francesco Stifani, at the "Beboxe" gym, in his hometown.
Dario's qualities came out soon, much that he won the Italian cadet title that same year. Then he kept on winning and conquered the Italian junior title in 2006, 2007, and 2008, in the 64 kg weight class.
He joined the Fiamme oro police sports group in 2008, under the tutelage of Giulio Coletta and Michele Caldarella. He is a permanent member of the Italian national team.
His next goal is to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.