With his strong desire to participate in the Brazilian Olympics, Valentino was the first member of the blue-clad Italian team to triumph with his own pass to the Rio 2016 Games. This is basically because, seeing as he was born 26 years ago in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, not far from the Brazilian city of Recife, it will be a bit like fighting at home. Having been adopted by a Neapolitan family and raised in the suburb of Pianura, this blue-clad boxer only returns to Brazil to win Gold following his Silver medal victory at the first Baku European Games in 2015, and an operation on his left shoulder. He loves tattoos and is nicknamed "O' Taison” due to his similarity to Tyson, the American boxer. However, the posters hanging in his room are of Muhammad Ali: another boxer who, despite difficulties in his life, has always managed to keep his feet on the ground.