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Luca Cecchetti
Luca Cecchetti Ph by Giuseppe Gallo
Born (1990-11-24) November 24, 1990 (age 33)
Meda, Italy
Other namesThe Sniper
NationalityItalian
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofMilan, Italy
TeamKick and Punch
TrainerAngelo Valente
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins44
By knockout10
Losses6

Luca Cecchetti is an Italian kickboxer. He is the current WAKO-Pro K-1 World Bantamweight champion.

As of July 2023 he was the #10 ranked -58 kg kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[1]

Career

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Cecchetti was scheduled to face Roberto Pizzagalli at Ring Mania 3 for the WKO Pro Full Contact Italian title.[2] He won the fight by decision.

Cecchetti was scheduled to challenge Tito Macias for the vacant WAKO-Pro K-1 World Featherweight title on June 24, 2017, at The Night Of Kick And Punch 7 event in Milan, Italy.[3] He won the fight by decision after five rounds.[4]

Cecchetti successfully defended his title on October 10, 2017, when he defeated Krzysztof Olszewski by unanimous decision at D-FIGHT in Madone, Italy.[5] For his second defense Cecchetti rematched Tito Macias in Ponferrada, Spain on December 16, 2017. He won the fight by decision once again.[6]

After an eleven months absence due to a hand injury Cecchetti was scheduled to make his return on December 15, 2018, against Nicolas Rivas in a non-title fight at The Night of Kick and Punch 9 in Milan, Italy.[7] He won the bout by decision.

Cecchetti was scheduled to face Pietro Doorje at La Notte Dei Campioni on May 11, 2019, in a non-title bout. He won the fight by decision.[8]

On September 7, 2019, Cecchetti failed to defend his WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Astemir Borsov in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia.[9] Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.[10]

On October 12, 2019, Cecchetti rematched Alex Avogadro at Bellator Kickboxing 12. He won the fight by technical knockout in the first round due to doctor stoppage. Avogadro's left eye completely closed after Cecchetti landed a flying knee.[11]

On March 19, 2022, Cecchetti defeated Silviu Vitez by decision at the inaugural The Art of Fighting series of event in Meda, Italy.[12]

Cecchetti regained the world champion status when he defeated Maxim Cazacu by technical knockout in the fourth round for the vacant WAKO-Pro World bantamweight title on June 18, 2022, at The Night of Kick and Punch 12.[13]

Cecchetti made the first defense of his WAKO Pro Bantamweight world title on June 24, 2023, at The Night of Kick and Punch Black Tie Edition against former world champion Franck Gross. Cecchetti won the fight by doctor stoppage in the third round after inflicting a cut near the eye of his opponent.[14]

ONE Championship/K-1

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Cecchetti made his ONE Championship promotional debut against Huo Xiaolong at ONE Friday Fights 31 on September 1, 2023.[15] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[16]

Cecchetti faced the three-time K-1 Super Bantamweight (-55kg) title challenger Masashi Kumura at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024.[17] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–30, 30–29 and 30–29.[18]

Titles and accomplishments

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  • WAKO-Pro
    • 2015 WAKO-Pro Full-Contact Italy Championship
    • 2017 WAKO-Pro K-1 Featherweight (-58.2 kg) World Championship (three defenses)
    • 2022 WAKO-Pro K-1 Bantamweight (-56.4 kg) World Championship

Fight record

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Professional Kickboxing Record
44 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-03-20 Loss Japan Masashi Kumura K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2023-09-01 Win China Huo Xiaolong ONE Friday Fights 31, Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-24 Win France Franck Gross The Night of Kick and Punch – Black Tie Edition Venaria Reale, Italy TKO (retirement) 3 3:00
Defends the WAKO Pro K-1 World bantamweight (-56.4kg) title.
2023-05-20 Win Spain Dostin Ortiz The Art of Fighting 3 Monza, Italy TKO (Low kicks) 3
2023-02-04 Win Colombia Daniel Bozso The Night of Kick and Punch 13 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-11-19 Win Spain Hamada Azmani The Art of Fighting 2 Meda, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2022-06-18 Win Moldova Maxim Cazacu The Night of Kick and Punch 12 Milan, Italy TKO (arm injury/middle kick) 4
Wins the vacant WAKO Pro K-1 World bantamweight (-56.4kg) title.
2022-03-19 Win Romania Silviu Vitez The Art of Fighting Meda, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2021-06-12 Win Italy Giacomo D'aquino Fighting Spirit Night 2021 Rome, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2019-10-12 Win Italy Alex Avogadro Bellator Kickboxing 12 Milan, Italy TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1 2:09
2019-09-07 Loss Russia Astemir Borsov 2019 International Kickboxing Championship in Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses WAKO Pro K-1 World featherweight (-58.2kg) title.
2019-05-11 Win Netherlands Pietro Doorje La Notte Dei Campioni Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2019-02-23 Win Poland Pawel Szymanski Ring War Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2018-12-15 Win France Nicolas Rivas The Night of Kick and Punch 9 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-01-20 Win Italy Emmanuele Tetti Menichelli The Night of Kick and Punch 8 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2017-12-16 Win Spain Tito Macias Ponferrada, Spain Decision 5 3:00
Defends WAKO Pro K-1 World featherweight (-58.2kg) title.
2017-10-21 Win Poland Krzysztof Olszewski D-FIGHT Madone, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends WAKO Pro K-1 World featherweight (-58.2kg) title.
2017-06-24 Win Spain Tito Macias The Night Of Kick And Punch 7 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
Wins the vacant WAKO Pro K-1 World featherweight (-58.2kg) title.
2017-02-18 Win Italy Mohamed Rajifi Ring War Monza, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2017-01-14 Win Italy Filippo Piantanida The Night Of Kick And Punch 6 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2016-03-05 Loss Italy Alex Avogadro BURNOUT FIGHTING NIGHT Cermenate, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2015-12-17 Win Italy Osvaldo Gagliardi The Night Of Kick And Punch 5 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-22 Loss Estonia Markko Moisar KOK Grand Prix Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-10 Win Italy Filippo Piantanida The Night Of Kick And Punch 4 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-25 Win Italy Roberto Pizzagalli Ring Mania 3 Lodi, Italy Decision 5 2:00
Wins WAKO Pro Full Contact Italy title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beyond Kick Rankings July 2023". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (16 April 2015). "Lupta senegaleză nu lipsește din programul galei Ringmania3 de la Lodi Citeşte întreaga ştire: Lupta senegaleză nu lipsește din programul galei Ringmania3 de la Lodi / VIDEO". libertatea.ro. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ Jay, Phil. "No retirement plans for Fragomeni, second fight of 2017 confirmed". worldboxingnews.net. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ Cardenal, Alejandro (25 June 2017). "El berciano Tito Macías pierde el combate por el Mundial de kickboxing". elbierzodigital.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "A Madone grande successo per la sesta edizione del D-Fight". bergamoesport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Tito Macías y Cristian Torres caen en sus combates por el cinturón mundial de Wako Pro K1 en una velada histórica en Ponferrada". infobierzo.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ^ "KickBoxing, thai boxe: domani show a Milano con l'Europeo e la Canalis". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ Ciuccariello, Norbert (30 April 2019). "Kickboxing, mondiali in vista per Cristina Caruso. Cecchetti sfida Doorjè". ilvaloreitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Чемпионы мира по кикбоксингу из России и Италии сразятся на Сахалине". sakhalinmedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Сахалинский боец удостоен специального приза от партнера приморской федерации кикбоксинга". primamedia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Bellator Kickboxing 12: Varga Keeps Gold". fightsports.tv. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Sport e spettacolo il 19 novembre al PalaMeda". online-news.it (in Italian). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Luca Cecchetti campione del mondo di Wako-Pro". ilgiorno.it (in Italian). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Luca il campione mondiale che ha messo ko l'avversario nella Reggia di Venaria". monzatoday.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Scarface booked for ONE Friday Fights 31". asianmma.com. August 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "ONE Friday Fights 31 Full Results". cagesidepress.com. September 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "玖村将史が再起戦でWAKOの世界2階級制覇の強豪と対戦。「対抗戦より盛り上げる」【K-1】 | TOKYO HEADLINE". tokyoheadline.com (in Japanese). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  18. ^ "【K-1】玖村将史が再起戦で勝利、イタリア強豪チェケッティとの接戦を制す". eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信！ (in Japanese). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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