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(b. 17 January 1908 in New York City; d. 4 November 1985 in New York City), professional boxing manager and trainer who opened his home to young, would-be fighters from the urban ghettos; several of these youths became world champions.

D'Amato was born in the Bronx, the seventh of eight sons of Italian immigrants Damiamo D'Amato, a coal and ice deliverer, and Elizabeth (Rosato) D'Amato, a homemaker.

Tragically, only five of the eight children survived infancy; likewise, D'Amato's mother died when he was very young. He learned to box as a child from his father and an older brother.

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D'Amato's youthful matches usually took place on the city streets rather than in the ring. It was in the midst of such street fighting that D'Amato, at age twelve, received a severe blow to the head that put an end to his hopes of entering the professional boxing arena.

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