Italy’s Jonathan Di Bella has emerged as one of the thrilling prospects in kickboxing on the age of 26. He’ll look to place his abilities 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 obtained 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 struggle at simply 10 years previous. His father, a three-time kickboxing world champion, had opened up his personal health club when he was 19, the place he has educated his personal son to grow to be higher than him.

While he finds motivation in representing each of his international locations and making an attempt to deliver kickboxing to the lots in North America, Di Bella believes he’s destined to grow to be 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 can be very glad, I consider it is one among his goals to see me as world champion.”

He added:

“My dad was a former kickboxing world champion and he educated 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 comprehend his dream and grow to be 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 earth”

Forward of their struggle 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 ‘Combating Rooster’:

“I really feel like my opponent Zhang is among the finest on the earth. I consider he’s primary on the earth, so I’m wanting ahead to competing with him and looking out ahead to popping out on high.”

Peimian might be trying to grow to be China’s youngest-ever world champion at simply 19 years previous on October 21.

However regardless of the promise surrounding Peimian, Di Bella believes he has what it takes to comprehend his personal goals and declare ONE Championship gold when the 2 males meet.

“The explanation I’m gonna win this struggle is as a result of I’m hungrier, extra disciplined and extra centered than ever and I can’t wait to shock the world.”