{"id":768135,"date":"2026-06-29T16:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/768135\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:46:25","slug":"fiorenzo-priolo-crowns-himself-wbc-mediterranean-super-lightweight-champion-in-a-turin-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/768135\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiorenzo Priolo crowns himself WBC Mediterranean super-lightweight champion in a Tur\u00edn war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fiorenzo Priolo crowns himself WBC Mediterranean super-lightweight champion in a Tur\u00edn war<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">TURIN, ITALY \u2013 High-class boxing and passion came together this Sunday, June 28, in Turin, a city that became the perfect setting to host the clash for the prestigious vacant WBC Mediterranean super-lightweight title between warriors Fiorenzo Priolo and Leonard Bajrami.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In a toe-to-toe battle that highly exceeded expectations, Fiorenzo Priolo secured a unanimous decision victory, capturing the iconic green and gold belt in front of a captivated crowd.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The top-tier event was impeccably organized by Team Magnesi in alliance with A&amp;B Events, once again demonstrating their commitment to the development of elite boxing in the region. Furthermore, the bout featured strict institutional oversight under the direct supervision of WBC Vice President Mauro Betti.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The clash inside the squared circle was highly competitive. Both fighters put on a show with constant back-and-forth action, where Bajrami had moments of great boxing and danger. However, the key to the match lay in Priolo\u2019s conditioning and heart; he managed to get the upper hand in the final stretch of the fight, imposing his pace and closing with an aggressiveness that ultimately tilted the judges\u2019 scorecards definitively in his favor.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">It is worth noting that this brilliant performance comes as no surprise; Priolo was a standout participant in the prestigious WBC Grand Prix tournament, where he firmly advanced to the quarterfinal round, showcasing his high-class skills and great boxing quality against the region\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">With this important victory, Fiorenzo Priolo improves his professional record to 14-1-0 (6 KOs) and positions himself solidly within the WBC regional rankings. On his part, the gritty Leonard Bajrami moves his record to 7-2-0 (2 KOs), leaving with his head held high after being part of one of the best fights of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-187002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/priuolo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"451\"  \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-187004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/priuolo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"353\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_187010\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"187010\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764343693_289_ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fiorenzo Priolo crowns himself WBC Mediterranean super-lightweight champion in a Tur\u00edn war TURIN, ITALY \u2013 High-class boxing and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-768135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}