At the Palacoscioni in Nocera Inferiore (Salerno), Rome’s Giacomo Micheli and Giulianova’s Edoardo D’Addazio faced off for the Italian super lightweight title, held by D’Addazio. The two produced an incredibly intense and hard-fought bout, which ended with a seventh-round knockout victory for Micheli, who showcased excellent boxing skills: punch variety, hand speed, solid footwork, and power. D’Addazio deserves applause for his indomitable approach, throwing his heart over the obstacle and trying until the very end despite the difficulties.
The fight saw D’Addazio constantly on the attack, looking to close the distance. Micheli had to move backward from the start to avoid being overwhelmed by Edoardo’s pressure. He worked well with the jab and a very effective right hook, landing it repeatedly from the opening round, aided by D’Addazio’s excessive static posture, as he moved his upper body too little and presented an easy target. The 30-year-old from Abruzzo absorbed heavy shots already in the first round without flinching.
Again moving forward, Edoardo landed a good left hook, but Micheli resumed landing his right hook repeatedly while controlling distance with a sharp and effective jab. D’Addazio never showed any intention of stopping his advance, but he was too frantic. He found good shots with the left hook and uppercuts, yet continued to absorb Micheli’s right hand too easily. The second round ended with a fiery exchange, featuring a beautiful left hook from D’Addazio in response to a strong combination by Micheli.
The 24-year-old Roman kept working both head and body to slow his opponent’s aggression. The two continued to exchange at high intensity, with Micheli’s right hand landing again and again. D’Addazio appeared to slow down toward the end of the third round due to the punishment he had taken.
After recovering during the break, Edoardo came forward again, but still too frenetically, affecting his accuracy. Despite the intensity of D’Addazio’s pressure, Micheli remained composed and precise. The accumulation of punches gradually took its toll on D’Addazio, who continued to absorb too much, especially to the body.
D’Addazio’s moment of difficulty became clear in the fourth round, as he had to withstand a prolonged attack from Micheli. Toward the end of the round, however, he managed to respond with a big right hook that landed flush on Micheli’s face.
Behind on the scorecards, D’Addazio tried to press the challenger, but Micheli continued to move intelligently and land with consistency and variety. A solid right hand from Micheli clearly hurt D’Addazio and triggered a prolonged offensive from the Roman fighter. Too many punches were absorbed by a stoic D’Addazio, who kept coming forward bravely but ended up walking into a counter right hand that further compromised his clarity and balance.
Another clean right hand set off a powerful two-handed combination from Micheli, which prompted the referee to step in and count D’Addazio, who was now hurt and unsteady, for the first knockdown.
After a good left hook, Micheli resumed his attack with both hands, hammering the 30-year-old from Abruzzo, who—despite the severe trouble—managed to land a nice left hook right at the bell.
D’Addazio tried to attack until the very end, but Micheli managed distance with great composure using the jab, firing the right hook and uppercuts whenever his opponent got close.
A left uppercut triggered yet another furious assault from Micheli, which resulted in a second count as D’Addazio was trapped on the ropes. The referee gave Edoardo a few extra seconds, but Micheli rushed in and finished with a long combination to the head and body, capped by a right hand that sent D’Addazio to the canvas.
Giacomo Micheli thus captured the Italian super lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout victory.