EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE LARUNBATA IN TORINO, ITALY
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN
TORINO, ITALY – Fighters from both Warrior 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 eta Bellator Kickboxing 5 converged on the historic Comune di Torino for the official press conference for the events taking place at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italian. In addition to the fighters, Warrior presidentea Scott Coker, along with Okatagon President Carlo DiBlasi and Torino Minister of Sport Roberto Finardi, all spoke about Larunbata nights anticipated card.
Warrior 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 airs this Larunbata, April 8 on Spike at 3 p.m. ETA and will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxing 5, which airs at 5 p.m. ETA. 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.
Warrior 176 is headlined by a middleweight championship fight pitting Rafael Carvalho (13-1) aurka Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC) and also features Russia’s Anastasia Yankova (4-0) versus Elina Kallionidou (5-1).
Bellator Kickboxing 5 will feature a lightweight bout between “The Doctor” Giorgio Petrosyan (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).
Eguneratua Warrior 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Txartel nagusia:
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)
Eguneratua Bellator Kickboxing 5 Txartel nagusia:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (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)
Welterweight Film Fight: Mustapha Haida (45-5-2) vs. Enriko Kehl (45-11-1)
Featherweight Film Fight: Gaston Bolanos (8-1) vs. Luca D’isanto (36-13-4)