The Italian Kickboxing Championships, the most important national event of the year, took place in Jesolo.
After a season of qualifying competitions only the best 4 athletes in each weight category could access the Italian Championships and the KBA of BFit Legnano and Sporting Varese brings 4 senior and 2 Junior athletes, of which 3 win the GOLD medal and qualification for the next European Kickboxing Championships which will be held in November in Greece.
During the opening ceremony of the event, with the presentation of the entire season by President Donato Milano and with a video message from CONI President Giovanni Malagò, maestro Andrea Ongaro, technical director of the Italian National Pointfighting team, is awarded for the results obtained with the national team during the last kickboxing world championships.
After the ceremony the junior categories begin with our athletes Lara Bonfanti and Davide Bivio, both win one match but have to give up in the next two, Lara and Davide are in their first year as juniors and face more experienced opponents, next year it will be much better, for now BRONZE medals for both.
In the seniors the first in the race is Deborah DeVita, owner of the Azzurra jersey for 10 years, after a year’s break due to maternity she gets back into the game, wins all the selection races, but unfortunately she has to give up on the most important day, losing by a narrow margin with 2 of the 3 opponents, BRONZE medal for Deborah who will certainly do it again next year.
The second senior to compete is Gregorio Amboldi ORO in the -79 kg category, after winning all the selections he also wins the Italian Championships and for him it is the third edition wearing the senior blue jersey after those of 2018 and 2019.
Then it’s Davide Guffanti’s turn, GOLD in the -84 kg category, sixth edition of the blue jersey for Davide in the seniors, congratulations to Davide who returned after almost 2 years of inactivity.
The third GOLD medal is for Simone DeVita in the -69 kg category, for him a very difficult race and a very tight last match until the last second, Simone wins and returns to the national team, also for him the third edition with the senior blue shirt.
At the same time, the ITALIA TROPHY was taking place, a national competition aimed at those who were not qualified for the Italian Championships, and for the KBA there were still 6 athletes competing followed by coach Muçaj Rei: Alberio Riccardo, Francesco Vignati, Militello Giuseppe, Ceriotti Riccardo, Scrollavezza Diego and Marco Fountain.
These are the results:
Riccardo Alberio, Jun colored belts GOLD cat -70 kg and SILVER cat -75 kg
Francesco Vignati, Jun colored belts TWO BRONZES in the cat. -57 kg and -63 kg
Giuseppe Militello, Master -94, light, kick light, point fighting TWO BRONZES and ONE SILVER
At the end of the day with the team competition (Amboldi – De Vita – Guffanti and Bivio Davide) we realize a dream and, even if the medal is silver due to a series of circumstances and/or referee errors, it is common opinion that the KBA is the strongest team in ITALY.
