Following the success of the recent "Contender Asia 2 Italian Qualifier", the Kombat League will hold an explosive 72.5 kg 8 man tournament under full muaythai rules, on the 2nd of May in Rimini.
Fight club Riccione and Antonio Napoletano will be the organizer of this Fantastic event "Onesongchai/La grande sfida sui 4 angoli" featuring 8 muaythai super stars.
Two legendary fighters from Thailand will meet with some of Europe’s and Africa’s best fighters like Cedric Muller, David Paquette and Saro Presti.
Rimini, often referred to as the capital of Italian seaside tourism and nightlife, is one of Italy's most popular beach resorts and one of the largest in Europe. The 7,500 seater stadium in Rimini will set the stage for the star studded fight card... Saro "The Sicilian Don" Presti (Italian contender qualified for season 2)
Elia Filippini (current Italian Muaythai champion)
Cadric Muller (France contender qualifier season 2 winner and world Muay Thai champion WAKO)
Nopparat Keatkamthorn (former Lumpinee champion, S1 champion)
Kaopon Lek (former Lumpinee champion, Rajadamnern Champion, best fighter of the year 1998, world champion)
David Paquette (England former world champion, The Contender season 1 fighter)
Abraham Roqueni (Spain, current ISKA world champion, world champion)
Jawad El Byari (Marocco, former Kombat League world champion vs Wanlop Sitpholek)
Reserve fight:
Hicham Chaibi (France muay thai champion, Nai Khanom Thom world champion in Ayuttaya)
vs
Danial Popluhar (Slovakia champion)
Muay thai full rules prestige fight
Calogero Palmeri (current italian muay thai champion and Intercontinental champion on Yoddenchai Sitpholek)
vs
Alessio D'Angelo (former 2 time italian amateur muay thai champion)
The event will be organised during the Kombat League World Cup 2009, amateur event which will see more than 1.000 fighters from 35 countries.
For more information, please visit
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