Things you didn't know about Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medallist Ben Whittaker (4-0, 3KO) returns to the scene of his spectacular pro debut to take on Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj (11-2-1, 3KO) at the Bournemouth International Centre on the undercard of Chris Billam-Smith vs Mateusz Masternak on Sunday, December 10th, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Peacock in the USA.
As it's Leonetti's first fight in the UK, BBN dug up as many interesting facts about the visitor below:
Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj
Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj was born August 21, 1995 in Albania.
He now lives in Milan, Lombardia, Italy, and trains out of the DNR Boxing School with coach Simone Verd.
Stiven is managed by Davide Bianchi and promoted by Alessandra Branco, from A&B Events. She also manages Michael Magnesi.
His pro debut was in June 2018, winning a six-round fight with Romualdo Caso on points.
He has completed training camps in England before, training with Josh Burnham in his JABxing gym in Bushey, Herts.
He has fought abroad twice before, in Albania and Latvia.
The light-heavyweight is 28-years-old and stands at 6' 3".
He has a tattoo across his chest that says: "Believe in Yourself".
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