"It's always a pleasure representing them" - Jonathan Di Bella proud to honor Italy in all his fights
Jonathan Di Bella looks to reclaim the vacant ONE strawweight kickboxing world championship when he returns on June 28.
The champion has produced some great performances under the ONE Championship banner and as a result, he feels the love from his fans.
When Di Bella steps inside the Circle, he chooses to represent both his Italian and Canadian backgrounds. His family brings the Italian heritage that has helped shape him into an elite kickboxer but he has risen to prominence in Canada.
In a recent interview with Calf Kick Sports, Di Bella spoke about how he is always proud to honor his Italian roots alongside the Canadian flag:
"[I visited Italy], a long time ago. Yeah, we have family there and stuff. And to represent both countries, that's always an honor representing [since] both my parents are 100 percent Italian. It's always a pleasure representing them."
As he does what he can to make them proud, Di Bella also spoke about how he always receives great support from the Italian side, adding:
"I always get a lot of messages from my Italian fans and my Italian community always. They're always messaging me and supporting me. So yeah, it's great. It's amazing, man."
Watch the full interview below:
Jonathan Di Bella looks to reclaim the gold
With his Italian fans backing him all the way, Jonathan Di Bella will look to correct his course at ONE Friday Fights 68.
The world champion had a very tough start to the year at ONE Friday Fights 58 in April where following a difficult fight week and rough illness, he was unable to make hydration for his title defense against Prajanchai.
Di Bella was stripped of the title but now he looks to reclaim it in a vacant title fight which headlines ONE Friday Fights 68 at Lumpinee Stadium on June 28.
The entire stacked card is set to air live at Asian prime time as Di Bella tries to become a two-time champion.