Italy’s Jonathan Di Bella has emerged as one of the crucial thrilling prospects in kickboxing on the age of 26. He’ll look to place his skills on full show at ONE 162 when he challenges for gold in his promotional debut.
In a latest video posted on ONE Championship’s YouTube channel, the person who represents each Italy and Canada tells his backstory of how he received into preventing.
Watch the total video right here:
Born in Montreal, Di Bella started coaching on the age of two and went on to have his first combat at simply 10 years outdated. His father, a three-time kickboxing world champion, had opened up his personal health club when he was 19, the place he has skilled his personal son to change into higher than him.
While he finds motivation in representing each of his international locations and making an attempt to convey kickboxing to the lots in North America, Di Bella believes he’s destined to change into a world champion. It is a dream each he and his father share.
“To win the title would imply the world to me and I might suppose that my dad could be very comfortable, I consider it is certainly one of his goals to see me as world champion.”
He added:
“My dad was a former kickboxing world champion and he skilled me to be higher than him. To win a kickboxing world title with ONE would imply the world to each of us”
He grew up watching the likes of Nieky Holzken and Giorgio Petrosyan compete in ONE Championship. Now, he’ll get the chance to understand his dream and change into a world champion when he meets Zhang Peimian for the vacant ONE kickboxing strawweight world championship on October 21.
Jonathan Di Bella believes his opponent Zhang Peimian is “primary on the planet”
Forward of their combat for the vacant ONE kickboxing strawweight world championship, Jonathan Di Bella has given his ideas on his opponent Zhang Peimian.
Within the video uploaded by ONE Championship on YouTube, the Italian-Canadian fighter had this to say concerning the ‘Preventing Rooster’:
“I really feel like my opponent Zhang is likely one of the greatest on the planet. I consider he’s primary on the planet, so I’m trying ahead to competing with him and looking out ahead to popping out on high.”
Peimian might be trying to change into China’s youngest-ever world champion at simply 19 years outdated on October 21.
However regardless of the promise surrounding Peimian, Di Bella believes he has what it takes to understand his personal goals and declare ONE Championship gold when the 2 males meet.
“The explanation I’m gonna win this combat is as a result of I’m hungrier, extra disciplined and extra centered than ever and I can’t wait to shock the world.”
