Italy's Giorgio Petrosyan is inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Champion, beats France's Samy Sany
Giorgio Petrosyan, Chatri Sityodtong, Samy Sana (©ONE Championship) Fighting out of Gorizia, Italy, Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan, 33, won the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship. The Armenian-Italian kickboxer defeated Samy “AK47” Sana, 30, of France and Algeria at “ONE: Century 世紀” in Tokyo, Japan. “ONE: Century 世紀” was the second ONE Championship event held in Japan and marked the martial arts organization’s 100th live event. The combat sports event had two parts with 11 bouts each. Featuring mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kickboxing matches, “ONE: Century 世紀” took place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on October 12, 2019. In the seventh bout of the second part, Sana and Petrosyan battled it out in the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix final. Hailing from Gorizia, Italy, Petrosyan represents Team Petrosyan. Sana is based in Paris, France and is training out of Phenix Muay Thai Paris and Venum Training Camp Thailand. Atsus