Rosario Presti
Encyclopedia
Rosario 'The Sicilian Don' Presti (born November 18, 1984 in Messina, Sicily
) is an Italian
welterweight
kickboxer, training at Team Aerts Italy
in Modena
. Presti made his K-1
debut in 2008 at K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16 where he suffered a heavy knockout
loss against Warren Stevelmans
.
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
) is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
kickboxer, training at Team Aerts Italy
Peter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
in Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. Presti made his K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
debut in 2008 at K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16 where he suffered a heavy knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
loss against Warren Stevelmans
Warren Stevelmans
Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.-Biography and career:...
.
Titles
- Kombat League World Champion K-1 rules -72.5 kg
- WFF World Champion K-1 rules 69.853 kg
- WFF World Champion K-1 rules 72.5 kg
See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of K-1 events