Fabio Pinca | |
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Born |
Lyon, France |
June 14, 1984
Nationality | French/Italian |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Lyon - Saint-Fons, France |
Team | St Fons - Team Nasser K. |
Trainer | Nasser Kacem |
Years active | 12 (2000–present) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 124 |
Wins | 98 |
By knockout | 33 |
Losses | 22 |
Draws | 4 |
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Fabio Pinca (born June 14, 1984) is a French-Italian Muay Thai kickboxer who is known for his technical and precise fighting style.
Fabio Pinca was born on 14 June 1984. Pinca resides in Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons. His trainer is Nasser Kacem.
Fabio began training in Muaythai at the age of 15. He discovered Muaythai while watching a video tape from Thailand. Boxers who were dreaming Pinca was Ramon Dekkers, Dany Bill, Saimai and Farid Villaume. By learning about a club near his home, he met the Boxing Gym St-Fons who already had good boxers.
He enjoyed his first training in Muaythai and was very motivated to continue. After his first fight, there were still lots of work and improvement. From that moment on, he devoted himself to the sport. He never changed club since it began on Muaythai because he thinks that there is quite good Nak Muay in Saint-Fons in order to cross the gloves and a very good coach to teach and prepare for battle.
Fabio Pinca has a job as an educational facilitator in his city with schedules arranged, which allows him to focus his athletic career.
In March 2014, Fabio Pinca became an event organiser and created his own promotion called STRIKE FIGHT. The first event will held in his native city Lyon in France on June 27, 2014.
Fabio Pinca fought in Muaythai and kickboxing, but his preference is for Muaythai because he is passionate about the sport and Thai culture. He likes to use his elbows and knees.
In 2004 he was French Muay Thai Champion Class B and wins World Muaythai Championships bronze medal. In 2005 he reached the finals of French Muay Thai Championship Class A. In 2006 he became WPKC European Kickboxing Champion. In 2008 he won the Fighting Day 8 Thai Boxing 4 Men tournament in Italy and he became WBC Intercontinental Muay Thai Lightweight Champion. In 2009 he became WBC World Muay Thai Champion and in 2010 he won the Isuzu Thai Fight -67 kg Tournament.
Pinca has experience that belies his young age having fought Attachai, Bovy, Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee and the legendary Saenchai Sor Kingstar.
He faced Saiyok Pumpanmuang at Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France and lost via decision after three rounds.