The former boxer talks about himself in a documentary film and spoke to Corriere: “The toughest opponent? Anger, even against scooters”
“The story of a life from riches to rags, to put it briefly, perhaps with a bit of irony”, is how Loris Stecca summarizes Mattia Epifani’s documentary dedicated to the former boxer Loris Stecca, whose production was supported by the Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, Mic – Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual and the Apulia Film Commission, in collaboration with Sky Documentaries and the patronage of the Federation Italian boxing. After being presented at the Biografilm festival in Bologna last summer, the docufilm arrives at the Fulgor cinema in Rimini on 23 October, in the heart of the city where it is set and filmed.
the prison
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The former boxer talks about his life beyond the ring in an interview with Corriere della Sera. Born in Santarcangelo di Romagna and raised in Rimini, Stecca is now 65 years old: former boxer, super bantamweight world champion and much more. In 2013 he ended up in prison for attempted murder, that of the former partner of the gym he managed. In 2017 he was awarded semi-liberty for good behavior, since 2022 he has been a free man after the expiration of his sentence. “The truth – he says – is that anger is my toughest opponent. Today I would fight again.”
from riches to rags
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His beginnings, his career, his mistakes, the road accident that put an end to his career: “That accident. Then I blocked the A14 motorway. I threatened to throw myself off an overpass in Misano, the police and the police arrived and stopped the traffic. I’ve done some stupid things. Today I’m a garbage collector for a cooperative in Rimini. Before I criticized those who wanted to fight at a certain age, now I I take it all back: I would like to get into the ring at 65. The toughest opponent? Anger. Even against the scooters whizzing everywhere. The other day an argument with someone who was driving him was about to escalate…”
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