REGGIO EMILIA – The two Reggio Emilias Giacomo Giannotti and Michel Vescovini shine in goldboth reigning Italian champions in their weight categories, al prestigious international tournament Les Ceintureswhich was held at the gates dthe Paris, in Argenteuithere, this weekend. The lions of Reggiana Boxing Olmedo they were called by the organizers to compete with some of the best gloves in the world, talented young people from many countries (France, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Armenia, Sweden, Canada and Ireland). And the Mirabello boys achieved the maximum possible, finding themselves in a tournament where Olympic champions, professionals and much more experienced boxers fight. Two belts that enrich the Reggio Emilia palmarès, already full of victories in recent years.
Michel Vescovini, Weighing 54 kilos, she is a furious short distance fighter of just 22 years old, already a gold medal at the Italian FPI and also triumphant at the WBL Tournament in Pompeii, she has 29 official matches under her belt, of which 22 victories and 7 defeats .
Giacomo Giannotti, 63.5 kilos and 23 years of age, he is among the most precise and energetic boxers in the stable of Michael Galli and Valentino Manca. Reigning Italian champion, this year for the first time he was called to represent Italy at the European Championships, where he was eliminated from the top seed in his category after defeating a Belarusian giant in the preliminary phase. This guy’s score is impressive, as he already has 51 official matches, of which 40 won, 8 lost and 3 drawn.
In the semi-final of Les Ceintures Giannotti faced the host Biba Isuf, a very mangy Frenchman supported by the home crowd who however only managed one recovery against “White Jack”. Giannotti closed the distance each time, waiting for his opponent’s left hook to quickly cross with a powerful right hook. In the final White Jack found himself facing the Irishman Jordan Moore, much taller than him and with very dangerous hooks at long and medium distances. Precisely for this reason the champion from Reggio Emilia gave Moore no respite, shortening as much as possible and then hitting him with uppercuts and tight hooks. The other, forced to tie up several times, received two official warnings. At the end of the match there were no longer any doubts: Giannotti was the most effective.
The semi-final that Michel Vescovini had to face was very tough and faced a small Romanian fury, Covaciu Izabela Champigny, who applied suffocating pressure on the Italian champion. But the girl from Reggio didn’t let herself be scared, continuing to hit with much more precision and taking home a clean victory. Equally powerful was the performance in the final with the home champion Yifan Zhang, a true fearless mastiff. Only the impeccable choice of timing allowed Vescovini to escape his fury, striking and then moving to the side with her pivot foot, missing the blows of her opponent who was moving by walking. All three rounds won: a triumph.
The comment of maestro Michael Galli, who followed the two boys in Argenteuil, was caustic: “This is a very prestigious tournament. If you come unprepared, you end up in the infirmary. And we didn’t come here just to see the Eiffel Tower…”.
