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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.




Career


Cecchetti was scheduled to face Roberto Pizzagalli at Ring Mania 3 for the WKO Pro Full Contact Italian title. 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. He won the fight by decision after five rounds.
Cecchetti successfully defended his title on October 10, 2017, when he defeated Krzysztof Olszewski by unanimous decision at D-FIGHT in Madone, Italy. For his second defense Cecchetti rematched Tito Macias in Ponferrada, Spain on December 16, 2017. He won the fight by decision once again.
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. 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.
On September 7, 2019, Cecchetti failed to defend his WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Astemir Borsov in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.
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.
On March 19, 2022, Cecchetti defeated Silviu Vitez by decision at the inaugural The Art of Fighting series of event in Meda, Italy.
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.
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.




= 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. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
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. He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–30, 30–29 and 30–29.




Titles and accomplishments


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






See also


List of male kickboxers




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• S.P. Tre Penne
• Daftar Wali Kapten San Marino (1901–kini)
• Luca Cecchetti
• San Marino national under-21 football team
• SP Tre Penne
• 2024 in K-1
• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
• Silviu Vitez
• Masashi Kumura
• 2019 in Bellator MMA
• Astemir Borsov
• 2023 in ONE Championship