Three-time amateur champ Simona Galassi makes pro debut

Next October 8 in Milan, Salvatore Cherchi and Parisi Flash Promotion will stage a major fight card. The main event of will be the return of former WBO lightweight and light welterweight champion Giovanni Parisi, who will challenge European welterweight king Frederic Klose. In the main supporting bout, European flyweight champion Andrea Sarritzu will face Christophe Rodrigues.

As if two European title fights weren’t enough, the show will also feature the professional debut of amateur standout Simona Galassi. The news created a lot of buzz in Italy, where Galassi is a national star. It couldn’t be any other way because she built the best amateur record of all-time: 86 wins and 1 loss.

Competing in the flyweight division, Galassi won three consecutive world championships: 2001 in Scranton (Pennsylvania), 2002 in Antalya (Turkey) and 2005 in Podolsk (Russia). She also became European champion three times: 2003 in Pecs (Hungary), 2004 in Riccione (Italy) and 2005 in Tonsberg (Norway). The only defeat of her career happened on April 24, 2005 during the final of the Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul (Turkey) against archrival Hasibe Ozer. According to the people who were there, it was a robbery.

At the famed Palalido, Simona Galassi will face Simona Penkakova (Slovakia), who should be knocked out fast. Galassi made it clear that she wants to become world champion in the shortest time possible. That’s why she signed a contract with Salvatore Cherchi, the only Italian promoter active all over the world.

In a middleweight attraction, local kid Angelo Valente will debut professionally against Kornel Cseznyak (Hungary). Welterweights Cataldo Quero and Vladimir Tazik (Slovakia) will provide additional excitement. Both fights will be on the four rounds distance. Another bout will be announced shortly.

In case you are wondering how much boxing tickets cost in Italy, the prices are 60 Euros ($78), 30 Euros ($39) and 20 Euros ($26).