Casamonica wins in Palermo: is the new Italian super lightweight boxing champion
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Armando Casamonica, the boxer from Quadraro in Rome, is the new Italian super lightweight champion. He won the title, which was vacant, late last night in a highly spectacular match at the Cus Palermo sports facility, defeating Gianluca Picardi from Campania unanimously on points.
The match consisted of ten high-intensity rounds by both boxers, with Casamonica playing the role of aggressive boxer, often anticipating Picardi’s left with excellent timing. Picardi, on the other hand, maintained a composed and precise boxing style, striking often on the counter and responding determinedly in close exchanges.
After the first six evenly matched rounds, Casamonica managed to maintain a high volume of actions and successful hits, which impressed the judges and earned him the victory with scores of 96-94, 97-93, 96-94, making him the new Italian super lightweight champion.
“We studied the match beforehand,” his words immediately after the victory. “We knew we were facing a tough and combative opponent, so I strategized every moment, even when pushing myself to the limit, because I knew that with Picardi, even a single blow could make the difference to my disadvantage. Becoming the Italian champion was a goal my coach and I had set since I was a schoolboy, and now it’s wonderful to have the belt around my waist.”
Casamonica vince a Palermo: è il nuovo campione italiano superleggeri di pugilato
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