{{short description|Italian kickboxer}} {{Infobox martial artist|height_cm=170|name=Davide Armanini|birth_name=Davide Armanini|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1991|12|10|mf=y}}|kickbox_kowin=14|kickbox_win=26|kickbox_loss=2|kickbox_koloss=1|birth_place=Rome, Italy|team=Roma Fight Club|trainer=Andrea Ferioli}}
'''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Biografia {{!}} Davide Armanini "The Bull" {{!}} K1 World Champion WTKA |url=https://davidearmanini.it/bio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926141816/https://davidearmanini.it/bio/ |archive-date=2020-09-26 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=davidearmanini.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0" />
In 2011, due to his work schedule, he started training at Roma Fight Club where he trained in the afternoons. His coach, seeing his potential, suggested he switch to the evening shift taught by Andrea Ferioli, his current K1 and Muay Thai coach. "The evening shift," Davide says, "was a bit inconvenient because of my job: sometimes I'd finish training very late, returning home at midnight and then waking up at 2:30 to go to work."<ref name=":0" />
== Kickboxing career ==
=== 2011 - 2015: Early Career === In 2011, Davide Armanini competed in his first amateur match against Gabriele Casella the bout ended in a points defeat. Over the next two years, following the development program outlined by his coach Andrea Ferioli, he collected 14 wins and no losses. In 2013, he perfected his boxing technique with coach Massimo Enrico.
In 2014, Davide Armanini won the FIKB interregional champion title (with a first-round knockout victory over Danilo Berni) and the Italian champion title (FIKB first series) with a third-round knockout victory over Andrea Fontana. This was his last amateur bout finishing his Amateur career with 16 wins and 1 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-24 |title=Muay thai show a Roma. L'Italia batte l'Olanda |url=https://www.corrieredellosport.it/# |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=www.corrieredellosport.it |language=it}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZBIh-_26L0 |title=Davide Armanini VS Daoudi Redouan {{!}} Fighting Spirit 3 |date=2017-11-23 |last=Davide “The Bull” Armanini |access-date=2025-09-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redazione |first=La |date=2016-04-07 |title=Kickboxing: parlano i campioni del Roma Fight Club |url=https://www.ilprimatonazionale.it/approfondimenti/kickboxing-roma-fight-club-43098/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Il Primato Nazionale |language=it-IT}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-28 |title=Ricapitolando, risultati del fine settimana |url=https://mmaarenablog.com/2017/03/28/ricapitolando-risultati-del-fine-settimana/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621170713/https://mmaarenablog.com/2017/03/28/ricapitolando-risultati-del-fine-settimana/ |archive-date=2018-06-21 |access-date=2025-09-04 |work=MMA ARENA |language=it-IT}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wereldtitelgevecht Armen "Wolverine" Hovhannisyan – 24 Maart 2018 in Rome {{!}} Ciric Sports Drachten |url=https://www.ciricsports.nl/wereldtitelgevecht-armen-wolverine-hovhannisyan-24-maart-2018-in-rome/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |language=en}}</ref>
In July 2018, he made his Belator debut against Fatmir Gordi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-15 |title=Kickboxing, lo show di Bellator riempie il Foro Italico |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/vari/2018/07/15/news/kickboxing_lo_show_di_bellator_al_foro_italico-201834028/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Davide Armanini - Fighters - Enfusion |url=https://enfusionlive.com/fighters/72-Davide%20Armanini |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=enfusionlive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Výsledky Enfusion #75 v Třinci |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/vysledky-enfusion-75-v-trinci/ |website=sportnet.sme.sk |access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1" />
On May 25, 2019, at the Candy Arena in Monza, as part of the Oktagon 2019 event, he knocked out the Portuguese athlete Diogo Calado in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LANCHAS |first=Julien |title=Vidéo : Brandon VIEIRA s'impose à l'OKTAGON, Jordan WATSON et Diogo CALADO mis KO |url=https://muaythaitv.fr/news/video-brandon-vieira-s-impose-a-l-oktagon-jordan-watson-et-diogo-calado-mis-ko-n6621.html |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Muaythaitv |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
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 3th round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aittama |first=Zach |date=2025-04-30 |title=Enfusion 89 Wuppertal Results: Ozcan Dominates, Semeleer Stops Armanini |url=https://combatpress.com/2019/10/enfusion-89-wuppertal-results-ozcan-dominates-semeleer-stops-armanini/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Combat Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
=== 2021 - 2022: the Italian FederKombat title and the Wako Pro world title === After a long forced break due to the national health protocols for COVID-19, Davide Armanini returned to the ring on May 16, 2021, at the 1st series FederKombat (formerly FIKBMS) Italian Absolute Championships, beating Giuseppe Caruso on points in the quarterfinals and Luca Carnevali in the semifinals; in the final, he defeated Emanuele Lulaj on points to win the title of 1st series FederKombat Italian Champion -81 kg category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2021 |title=Italian Championships results 2021 |url=https://www.federkombat.it/documenti-fikbms/documenti-2020-2021/1156-risultati-assoluti/file.html |website=federkombat.it}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GoodFight |date=2021-07-11 |title=Maikel Astur kaotas Itaalias WAKO tiitlikohtumise |url=https://goodfight.ee/maikel-astur-kaotas-itaalias-wako-tiitlikohtumise/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=GoodFight |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3kUsm_Wfmg |title=Davide Armanini Vs Maikel Astur |date=2021-07-14 |last=ROMA FIGHT CLUB |access-date=2025-09-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
On December 18, 2021, Davide Armanini beat Giannis Boukis via a Second round TKO in at Fight Clubbing 28.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-19 |title=Γιάννης Μπούκης : Ήταν πάνω στα σημεία, αλλά το αριστερό του Armanini τελείωσε το ματς στην Ρώμη (βίντεο) |url=https://ufight.gr/kickboxing/6331-giannis-mpoukis-itan-pano-sta-simeia-alla-to-aristero-tou-armanini-teleiose-to-mats-stin-romi-video.html |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=ufight.gr |language=el-gr}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Davide Armanini vs. Levan Guruli, Fight Clubbing 29 {{!}} Kickboxing Bout |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/656493-fight-clubbing-29-davide-the-bull-armanini-vs-levan-guruli |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkSHYbnS1uc |title=MAIN CARD FIGHT CLUBBING 30 |date=2022-12-17 |last=FIGHT CLUBBING |type=Video |access-date=2025-09-05 |via=YouTube 2:52:00}}</ref>
==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 == {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing Record|record='''26 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 2 Losses, 0 Draws'''}} |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-06-14 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Enzo Kartoum || Revolt Championship Tournament, Semifinals || Turin, Italy|| TKO (3 Knockdowns)|| 1 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2025-06-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Franzosi || Revolt Championship Tournament, Quarterfinals || Turin, Italy|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2025-04-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Mădălin Crăciunică || Fight Clubbing 37 || Romei, Italy || KO (Low kick)|| 2 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends WAKO Pro K-1 World Middleweight (-75 kg) Title.}} |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2022-12-17 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Aixay Hernandez || Fight Clubbing 30 || Chieti, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2022-04-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Levan Guruli || Fight Clubbing 29 || Pescara, Italy || TKO (Left hook to the body) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends WAKO Pro K-1 World Middleweight (-75 kg) Title and wins the vacant Fight Clubbing Middleweight Title.}} |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-12-18 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Boukis || Fight Clubbing 28 || Chieti, Italy || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 1:48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-06-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Maikel Astur || Fight Club Roma | Wako-Pro K1 World Title -75 kg || Rome, Italy || TKO (Low kick) || 4 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the vacant WAKO Pro K-1 World Middleweight (-75 kg) Title.}} |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2019-10-26 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Curaçao}} Endy Semeleer || Enfusion 89 || Wuppertal, Germany || TKO (Punches) || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-05-25 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Diogo Calado || Oktagon || Monza, Italy || KO (Left hook) || 1 || 2:33 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-03-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Regilio van den Ent || Enfusion 80 || Rome, Italy || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-12-1 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Matous Kohout || Enfusion 75 || Trinec, Czech Republic || KO (Right hook) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-07-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ALB}} Fatmir Gordi || Bellator Rome 2018 || Rome, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-04-24 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ARM}} Armen Hovhannisyan || Fight Club Rome 2018 || Rome, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-12-03 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Spano || Invictus Arena || Rome, Italy || TKO (Low kick) || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-03-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Angaar Afghaan Nasr || Fight Club Rome 2017 || Rome, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-02-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Marvin Belecciu || Fighting Day || Imola, Italy || TKO || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-01-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Adrian Mitu || The Night Of Kick And Punch 6 || Assago, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2016-04-10 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mehdi Kada || Fight Club Rome 2016 || Assago, Italy || TKO (Punches) || 1|| |- style="background:#cfc" | 2016-03-06 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Leonzio || Fighting Day || Imola, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-10-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Galasso || Fight Live Episode 1 - Superkombat New Heroes, Final || Palestrina, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-10-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Palermo || Fight Live Episode 1 - Superkombat New Heroes, Semifinals || Palestrina, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-04-12 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Jaouad El Byari || Superkombat New Heroes - Roma Fight Club || Rome, Italy || KO (Right cross) || 1 || 2:50 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2014-11-16 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Redouan Daoudi || Fighting Spirit Muay Thai 3 || Rome, Italy || KO (Right overhand) || 2 || 0:48
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2014-10-19 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Della Gaggia || Invictus Arena 8 || Rome, Italy || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 0:25 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2014-06-01 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Palermo || FIKBMS Italian Elite Championship -75 kg Final || Rimini, Italy || TKO (Punches) || 2 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the FIKBMS Italy -75kg title.}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2014-03-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Macchia || Fight4Life || Prato, Italy || TKO || 2 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2014-03-02 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Marinotti || Fighting Spirit Muay Thai 2 || Rome, Italy || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2013-11-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Hamid El Jazouli || Fighting Spirit Muay Thai || Rome, Italy || KO (Low kick) || 2 || |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}
{{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Amateur Kickboxing Record|record=}} |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-05-16 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Lulaj || FederKombat Italian Championship, Final || Rome, Italy || Decision || 2 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins 2021 Campionati Assoluti KB Ring K-1 -81kg title.}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-05-16 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Carnevali || FederKombat Italian Championship, Semifinals || Rome, Italy || Decision || 2 || 2:00
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-05-16 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Caruso || FederKombat Italian Championship, Quarterfinals || Rome, Italy || Decision || 2 || 2:00
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2014- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andre Fontana || || Italy || KO || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the FIKB Italy title.}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2014- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Berni || || Italy || KO || 1 ||
|- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200926152259/https://davidearmanini.it/ Website davidearmanini.it] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180517103454/http://wtkaitalia.it/ wtkaitalia.it] * [https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/335015-davide-armanini-the-bull Profile at tapology.com]
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