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Interview with Francesco Damiani, our last champion among the giants
Heavyweights have traditionally not brought much luck to our country. With the exception of the blood ties of the great Rocky Marciano, born and raised in the USA but the…
From Emigrant to Champion: Interview with Rocky Mattioli
There must be something in the air of the small Abruzzese town of Ripa Teatina, something capable of shaping the blood of indomitable warriors. After giving birth to the father…
Paolo Vidoz turns 55: interview with the “Titanium Jaw” champion
Humor and self-irony have always characterized Paolo Vidoz, the talented heavyweight from Gorizia who turns 55 today. So, when after the KO loss against the giant Nicolay Valuev he had…
Interview with Gianfranco Rosi: The Record-Breaking Feats of the Eternal Underdog
In boxing, as in any other sport, becoming a world champion is an extremely difficult achievement. Even harder, however, is maintaining that status for years, piling up defense after defense…
The extraordinary “Romagna Queen” and her achievements: interview with Simona Galassi
Bringing prestige to Italian boxing by reaching historic milestones and earning major accolades were not just men—far from it. Over the past few decades, several women with outstanding technical and…
I, a “Mazzinghiano” at heart, mourn the passing of Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti has left us. The great champion from Istria passed away less than a month after turning 87, and in these hours the sense of emptiness that grips the…
Duilio Loi: Our Most Noble Representative in the Golden Era of Boxing
The slightly blurred outlines of old photographs and the black-and-white footage from those dazzling years: the tales of Duilio Loi’s feats come to us through memories and historical records from…
Interview with Valerio Nati, the European King Who Never Stopped Dreaming
Always believe and never give up, even when everyone counts you out. For Valerio Nati, the great Romagna-born boxer of the 1980s, these words were a true mantra: constantly predicted…
Talent and Determination: Remembering a Champion Named Giovanni Parisi
Introverted, reserved, often gruff, distrustful, excessively proud, and rebellious. But also incredibly talented, generous, fragile, and, above all, genuine—a complex personality that very few managed to truly understand beyond the…
Luigi Minchillo: The Unstoppable “Ring Warrior”
“Never a step back” is a motto that some boxers could easily have stamped on their ID cards under “distinguishing marks.” These are the fighters with boundless heart, who build…