Edi Shehaj celebrating the World Champion title |
In an event held at the Sports Palace in Vlora, 11 matches were played, but the two most important were precisely the European Championship Challenge and the World Championship Challenge.
Ilda Lelo has won against Turkey's Sinem Sare, while Edi Shehaj has won against Turkey's Omer Faruk Duran in two games that gave spectacle and adrenaline at the Palace of Sports in Vlora, filled up with spectators supporting the Albanian athletes.
And in Albania come two of the most important titles in the sport of kickboxing, two titles that very few athletes have managed to win or be crowned European Champion or World Champion.
Ilda Lelo celebrating the European Champion tittle |
Five rounds of three minutes to crown the world champion in kickboxing for the 70kg weight Edi Shehaj of the "Fight Club Vlora" against the Turkish Omer Faruk Duran. Shehaj defended his 2018 World Champion title while the Turkish athlete challenged him to take over the title but obviously failed.