Daniele Scardina

Scardina was born in Rozzano, in the Milan metropolitan area. He made his pro debut at the age of 22 in Santo Domingo. In 2013 he won a Golden Glove and participated to the World serie of boxing as well as the Talent League.

In 2015 he and his brother Giovanni moved to the United States. Scardina trained at the 5th Street Gym in Miami with Dino Spencer.

In March 2019 he won the IBF International super-middleweight title, defeating Henri Kekalainen with a unanimous decision.^[2][3] In 2021 Scardina suffered his first professional defeat after being knocked out by fellow Italian boxer Giovanni De Carolis during the fifth round. In 2023 Scardina incurred in a serious head injury while sparring for his rematch with De Carolis. He announced his retirement from boxing shortly after.^[4]