Sacco
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Sacco is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-western Italy
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who rose up in the ranks to become the Italian heavyweight champion, amassing an unprecendeted record of 92 wins and 0 defeats in the Italian boxing circuit. He finally lost for the only time when "Downtown" Willie Parker
bested him in fifteen seconds in Philadelphia, Mr. Carnevale's first bout outside of his native Italy. Mr. Carnevale died shortly thereafter. Many Sacchese claim it was because of a sudden shock brought on by his first career defeat, but medical experts say it was due to massive cerebral hemorraghing.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Salerno
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of south-western Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Overview
Sacco is known as La Città della Buona Fortuna (the lucky town), because many of its inhabitants have gone on to accomplish many great things . Vincenzo Collodi, who was born in the town in the early twentieth century, moved to Florence and invented a fish-hook that revolutionized the fishing industry. Also, Sacco is the first town of all the neighboring towns to have first installed an indoor bathroom, as opposed to the "outhouses" that were prevalent until the late 20th century. Its greatest athlete was Roberto CarnevaleRoberto Carnevale
Roberto Carnevale is an Italian composer, pianist and conductor.- Biography and career :Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the University of Catania and he attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena...
who rose up in the ranks to become the Italian heavyweight champion, amassing an unprecendeted record of 92 wins and 0 defeats in the Italian boxing circuit. He finally lost for the only time when "Downtown" Willie Parker
Willie Parker
"Fast" Willie Everette Parker Jr. is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina...
bested him in fifteen seconds in Philadelphia, Mr. Carnevale's first bout outside of his native Italy. Mr. Carnevale died shortly thereafter. Many Sacchese claim it was because of a sudden shock brought on by his first career defeat, but medical experts say it was due to massive cerebral hemorraghing.