Featured Fighter of the Month – Salvatore Signorino
This month we are featuring our Italian NRF member who is here visiting Australia to gain international fight exposure. We have an up-close and personal chat with Official NRF Member SALVATORE SIGNORINO. He lives his life plan to ‘Follow my dreams’- and exactly that, is what he is doing!
Salvatore, who hails from Sicilia Italy, is training out of the Nukzu camp in Cairns. He comes backed with quite a few titles to his name including…
- Italian Champion K1 2015
- Italian Champion Muay Thai 2016
- European Champion Muay Thai 2016
- World Championship Muay Thai Silver Medal
- K1 European Championship Bronze Medal
Before jetting to Australia, Salvatore won his most recent fight in Thailand.
This weekend, in a proud NRF match up, we see Salvatore battle it out against another NRF official member COREY ‘THE NIGHTMARE’ NICHOLSON in what is set to be a fantastic fight for the WAKO K1 QLD title belt! Bring it boys!
Stats:
- Fight Style: Muay Thai
- Fight Weight: 54-57Kgs
- State: QLD
- Fight Record: 40 Fights [31W-8L-1D]
- Knock Outs: 5
QUICK CHAT WITH SALVATORE…
How old were you when you first start training?
16 years old”
So, what got you into the Muay Thai?
…[my] Father’s passion”
What is your biggest success in your career so far?
… [winning a] Gold medal in the European championships Muay Thai.”
That is fantastic Salvatore, to represent your country and bring home a Gold! What have you had to sacrifice to get to where you are now?
evenings with my friends, free time, dinners and all that would get me away from my goals and I gained sports achievements”
Marceddu Giampietro” (who is an Italian bantamweight boxer)
Is it more important to be respected or feared?
For me, it’s important [to] be respected, because [to] be feared is earned in the ring”
What do you enjoy doing when you’re not training?
Relax on the beach and listen [to] music”
If you were injured and could no longer train or fight, what would your fallback plan be?
I never think that, but I would plan every minute detail to return as soon as possible”
Thank you for sharing your time with us Salvatore, we can’t wait to see your first Aussie fight this weekend.
To book Salvatore for a fight, get in touch with our NRF Fight Management Team
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and website for more as we follow Salvatore’s journey through his fighting career.
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