It will be the prestigious Pellicone shovel the arena where the ISKA World Championship (International Sport Kickboxing Association) of Kickboxing – Fight Code Rules with Mattia Faraoni.
The popular Roman champion, fresh from the victory for KOT against the German Champion Vadim Feger last April in Rome will face the World Champion of the superior category Charles Joyner (AUS) for the Vacant Title -88.5 Kg.
The previous reigning champion, the Spaniard Albert Tapia, in fact, retired to devote himself to MMA, leaving space for the Australian Joyner.
The match, scheduled for the distance of 5 rounds of 3 minutes, will take place on Friday 17 June at the Pala Pellicone in Ostia in the historic temple of martial arts, already being the home of Olympic sports such as wrestling, Judo and Karate.
“It’s a great time for me.” declared Mattia Faraoni “I grew up watching the great ISKA world champions on TV face each other on all the rings of the world.
The first time I saw an ISKA world belt was in the film Kickboxer with Jean Claude Van Damme and to think that today that belt could be mine makes me shiver! Then disputing this title in Rome, in my city, in the temple of Italian martial arts, the prestigious Pala Pellicone is a further motivation for me to live this beautiful dream.
“Nothing thrills me more than getting to his house and ruining his party!” the opponent Charles Joyner replied “All the pressure is on Mattia! The audience expects a lot from him and I will be ready to steal the stage from him […] I think I’ll knock him out in the first or second round ”.
Now for Mattia Faraoni it is time to leave for Holland where he will go to prepare for the match with the giants of the ring.
Joyner, in fact, is more than two meters tall, left-handed and only in the Netherlands can they be found sparring partners of this size.
ISKA World Championships and many other international events.
The card also includes the ISKA Women’s World Title -52 Kg between the owner Gloria Peritore, Sicilian by origin, but Roman by adoption, and the Spanish Champion Mireia Garcia.
To complete the card the best champions of Spain and England against the elite of the Fight1 champions, the Italian organization that promotes combat sports in Italy, including:
• Roberto “The Butcher” Oliva, ISKA Intercontinental Champion,
• Paolo “Bum Bum” Cannito, WKU European Champion.
• Hamza Imane, former WKU World Champion.
the winners of the previous edition of Superfights Roma
• Leonardo Caputi,
• Andrea Storai,
Superfights Roma
Friday 17 June 2022
Lead Card start at 18:00
Start of Main Card h. 8:00 pm
Tickets:
Tribune €30
Unnumbered Ring Edge 40 €
First row numbered € 100
Second row numbered 80 €
Third row numbered € 60
Presales available on boxol.it
NB the prices are net of the presale rights
