Davide Armanini

Davide Armanini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian kickboxer who fights for the Roman team "Roma Fight Club".

Active in various combat disciplines (such as kickboxing and boxing), he is the first Italian athlete called to join the Dutch promotion Enfusion. He is a WTKA K1 75 kg world champion an Italian 81 kg FederKombat 1st series champion and a Wako K1 Middleweight world champion. He is nicknamed "The Bull" for the way he charges at his opponents during matches.

Biography Davide Armanini was born in Rome in 1991. From a very young age he dedicated himself to sports, in particular Taekwondo, earning himself a black belt, and to cycling, which he dedicated himself to until the age of 19 with a good career as an amateur.

At 19, on the advice of his brother who was already practicing both kickboxing and K1, he began taking K1 courses with Lorenzo Mosca. His first exchanges in the ring, even against athletes with greater experience, weight, and technical preparation, convinced him to continue and perfect his skills.

His first professional fight, also in 2014, was against Francesco Palermo, an experienced fighter with over 60 fights under his belt. The match ended in a second-round knockout victory, Davide Armanini thus became the Italian FIKB Elite champion.

On 16 November 2014 during the “Fighting Spirit Muay Thai 3” in his first international match he beat the Dutch athlete Redouan Daoudi by KO in the second round.

In 2015 he participated in the "Superkombat New Heroes" tournament, defeating Francesco Palermo in the semifinal and Gabriele Galasso in the final.

2016 - 2018: WTKA K1 World Title and Bellator Debut On April 10, 2016, he won the European K1 Rules WTKA title against Frenchman Mehdi Kada, an athlete with over 60 fights under his belt, ended with a first-round knockout victory.

On March 26, 2017, he won the WTKA 75 kg K1 World title. The match against Angaar Afghaan, one of the most highly rated fighters of Nieky Holzken's Dutch team, ended after 5 rounds with a points victory for Davide Armanini.

On March 24, 2018, Davide Armanini successfully defended his WTKA K1 World Champion title in a tough match against Armenian athlete Armen Hovhannisyan, from the Dutch Ciric team, at Fight Club Roma.

In July 2018, he made his Belator debut against Fatmir Gordi. He won via a unanimous decision.

2018 - 2021: Enfusion On November 21, 2018, Davide Armanini signed with the Dutch promotion Enfusion, becoming the first Italian athlete to be part of this organization.

On December 1, 2018, at his debut on the Enfusion circuit (in Trinec, Czech Republic), he beat Matous Kohout by KO in the second round, earning him a ranking as 5th in the Enfusion 75 kg category.

On March 23, 2019, in the first Italian stage of the Enfusion circuit, after the three regulation rounds and the extra-round provided for by the Enfusion rules in the event of a draw, he beat the Dutch athlete Regilio van den Ent on points.

On October 26. 2019, Davide Armanini lost his first fight as a professional in a non-title bout against Endy Semeleer the Enfusion 75 kg World Champion by TKO in the 3rd round.

Two months later, on July 11, 2021, Davide fought Estonian Maikel Astur for the WAKO Pro K1 75 kg World Title. He won by TKO in the fourth round, after a match full of very tough exchanges in which Armanini prevailed thanks to the power of his arm strikes and the effectiveness of his low kicks.

On December 18, 2021, Davide Armanini beat Giannis Boukis via a Second round TKO in at Fight Clubbing 28.

On May 14, 2022, Davide Armanini beat Levan Guruli via a third-round TKO in the Main Event of Fight Clubbing 29, defending his WAKO PRO World Champion belt and winning the Fight Clubbing Champion belt.

On December 17, 2022, at Fight Clubbing 30, Davide Armanini earned his total 40th career victory in 42 fights. The match pitted him against the powerful Spanish fighter Aixay Hernandez, the WAKO Pro national champion. Armanini won via Decision.

Titles and accomplishments Fight Clubbing 2022 Fight Clubbing Middleweight World Champion

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2021 WAKO-Pro K-1 Middleweight (-75 kg) World Champion One successful title defense

World Traditional Kickboxing Association 2016 WTKA K-1 European -75kg Champion 2018 WTKA K-1 World -75kg Champion

Kickboxing record