Stronger than the pain. A foot injury (probable fracture of the metatarsalas in Bangkok three months ago) did not stop the thirst for victory Martine Michielettowho won his match on points in Rome Tsunami Octagon against the French Eva Guillotreigning European champion and athlete in the world top 10.
At the Pala Tiziano in Rome, the historic location where Muhammad Ali won Olympic gold, the match begins with “The Italian Queen” very focused: after an initial exchange she takes the center of the ring and presses the Frenchwoman against the ropes. The plan is clear: put pressure on Guillot and kick with power with the left middle kick to cancel out the excellent boxing of the European champion.
After the injury, in the corner the Master Manuel Bethaz fixes everything: invites the Valdostan of the Fighting Club VDA to use boxing after having verified that her protégé was able to move despite the injury, and kick with the low kick with the other leg. Michieletto puts it into practice and wins the second round well without any mistakes.
Béthaz leads the champion from Donnas in a fiery final: Michieletto finds his way with the direct left hand and continuously scores points with surgical precision, imposing great athletic condition and textbook technique. Third round won in a sweeping manner and unanimous points victory for the strongest Italian ever in one of the best matches of the evening.
“Apart from my foot, which now needs to heal properly, I am very happy: I fought well, I remained focused throughout the match and I imposed rhythm and tactics”, commented Martine Michieletto. “Manuel gave me the right advice from the corner: I put it into practice and combined it with some sensations and intuitions that I had while fighting. The result was excellent. I want to thank those who came to see me, especially those who support me from the Aosta Valley: for me, feeling close to my home is important. I congratulate my opponent: she played an excellent match, she came to fight and tried, I give her credit even if she lost”.
For Manuel Bethaz “it is the 70th time that I am in Martine’s corner and after all this experience we have still managed to improve. I was certain that she would produce a masterpiece: a few days before the match I told her that the training plans we had made were excellent and that I had rarely gotten her in such good shape. We made some adjustments in preparation and they went great. In her training I saw her as powerful with kicks and very fast boxing. Aside from her foot, which hadn’t healed as well after One, she had virtually no injuries. The opponent was more than valid, but Martine was unsurpassable. I’m proud of the work done, a well-deserved victory, winning at the Oktagon is always wonderful.”
