Salvatore Cavallaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Salvatore Cavallaro at the 2023 European Games Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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