EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE Saterdag IN TORINO, ITALY
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN
TORINO, ITALY – Fighters from both Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 en Bellator Skopboks 5 converged on the historic Comune di Torino for the official press conference for the events taking place at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italië. In addition to the fighters, Bellator President Scott Coker, along with Okatagon President Carlo DiBlasi and Torino Minister of Sport Roberto Finardi, all spoke about Saterdag nights anticipated card.
Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 airs this Saterdag, April 8 op Spike op 3 namiddag. EN and will be immediately followed by Bellator Skopboks 5, which airs at 5 namiddag. EN. Tickets for the event are available now at www.oktagon.it and include access to an Oktagon Kickboxing event in addition to both Bellator events.
Bellator 176 is headlined by a middleweight championship fight pitting Rafael Carvalho (13-1) teen Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC) and also features Russia’s Anastasia Yankova (4-0) versus Elina Kallionidou (5-1).
Bellator Skopboks 5 will feature a lightweight bout between “The Doctor” Gabriël Vega (83-2-2, 1NC), who takes on Romanian veteran Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1) and Bellator Kickboxng Women’s Flyweight World Champion Denise Kielholtz (46-3), who is set to defend her belt for the first time against ISKA and WKU World Champion Martine Michieletto (34-12-5).
Opgedateer Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Main kaart:
Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)
Women’s Catchweight Fight: Anastasia Yankova (4-0) vs. Elina Kallionidou (5-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Djamil Chan (12-3) vs. Mircea Valeriu (13-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Samba Coulibaly (11-4) vs. Mihail Nica (5-0)
Opgedateer Bellator Skopboks 5 Main kaart:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Gabriël Vega (83-2-2, 1NC) vs. Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1)
Women’s Flyweight World Title Bout: Denise Kielholtz (46-3) vs. Martine Michieletto (34-12-5)
Catchweight Feature Fight: Nando Calzetta (45-9) vs. John Wayne Parr (95-32)
Weltergewig Feature Fight: Mustapha Haida (45-5-2) vs. Enriko Kehl (45-11-1)
Veergewigtitel Feature Fight: Gaston Bolanos (8-1) vs. Luca D’isanto (36-13-4)