Renato De Donato pursued studies in sports science, earning a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pavia and a Master's degree from the University of Milan. Alongside his studies, he cultivated a career in amateur and professional boxing. He represented Italy as a member of the Italian National Team, participating in international competitions such as the "Road to World Championship 2009" and in the “World Series of Boxing” as a 64 kg fighter. As a professional boxer, he achieved the title of Italian Champion in the lightwelter weight division, successfully defending it three times. Towards the end of his career, De Donato followed his passion for philosophy and obtained a degree from the University of Milan. This allowed him to combine sports science and philosophy in an interdisciplinary field of study. Today, Renato De Donato works as a coach at Heracles Gymnasium and as an adjunct professor at the University of Milan, where he teaches a course on boxing that integrates the philosophy of mind with training methodology. He collaborates with Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory of the Department of Biomedical Science for Health and is a certified instructor for the Italian Boxing Federation.