Michieletto in history, in Thailand he wins the One Night Fight

A few too many difficulties, but in the end Martine Michieletto hit the target. At the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, the most important arena in all of Thailand, the Italian muay thai ace won on points against Amber Kitchen in the One Championship ring, during One Fight Night 11. A historic success in this sport and a great starting point in the most important organization in Asia.

Complications

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For Martine, the match was immediately uphill, starting with the problems outside the ring related to the weight rules. “It was a disaster for the hydration issue,” explained his trainer Manuel Bethaz. “The stipulated category for this match was 125 lbs (56.7 kg) with hydration with urine specific gravity below 1.025. In the two days before the weigh-in Martine had to take 2 tests. He passed both, but at the official weigh-in the scale read 125lbs with hydration at 1.029”. According to the parameters, dehydrated. “She started drinking, but by drinking she fell out of category and went into labor. She had to run to lose weight and drink to improve hydration ”. A problem also encountered by her opponent, the English Amber Kitchen, and which led to the renegotiation of the match. With athletes at 58.5 kg and the possibility of increasing up to 61.5 kg.

History

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Then the match, spectacular as expected and with tough exchanges right away. Impeccable management by Michieletto, capable of reacting to another difficulty at the start (a cut on the eyebrow) and of entering the opponent’s guard above all with the straight left, a shot treated with precision in the preparation phase. Martine brought home the first two rounds and in the final she worked her opponent with kicks, just touching the knockout blow. On points, it was victory and above all history for the fighter from Val d’Aosta, exhausted and excited in her thanks: “I had this fight almost a year after the last one and I hadn’t competed in muay thai for three years. In addition to having fought for the first time with the 4 ounce glove, I left in a difficult period due to the hospitalization of Manuel’s mother, who still managed not to miss anything”. A success to put in the frame and from which to start again with even more hunger.