Danyo Ilunga Talks About His It's Showtime Title Win

Saturday, 12 March 2011 11:58

Written by Dave Walsh

If you were one of the lucky people who tuned in to It's Showtime last weekend, you saw relative newcomer to the international scene, Danyo Ilunga make an absolute fool of seasoned pro Wendell Roche in a title fight for the It's Showtime 95kg Championship. Many had seen this fight as a possible lopsided affair with Roche finishing off the much younger Ilunga with his heavy hands. Instead, we saw the young Remy Bonjasky protege move and strike much like his mentor.

Ilunga showed great footwork, head movement and his defense was Bonjasky-esque. This means that he spent a lot of time backing up, but picked and chose his shots and was making a ton of clean connections on a frustrated opponent who was connecting with next to nothing. It was a 5 round dissection and showed a lot of people that Ilunga is absolutely for real.

The interview that follows will absolutely endear you to Danyo Ilunga, as you see that he comes from humble beginnings. Not only does he discuss his top notch strategy that he followed to a tee, but how nervous he got entering into a big time promotion like It's Showtime, how he was overwhelmed by how professional everyone was, the production and being surrounded with such big names in the kickboxing world. Like it or not, he has to accept that he is among them now. If you haven't seen the fight yet, check it out here.

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