The time of Franco Tenaglia, the King of the Street: “You are going to see my best version”
The story of Franco Tenaglia (Burzaco, Argentina, 1996) is worthy of a Guy Ritchie film. “From ‘Snatch. Pigs and diamonds,’” he emphasizes. Last April he was proclaimed European Bare Knuckle lightweight champion after winning in Milton Keynes (England) against local James Lilley. Now, months later, aspires to the lightweight world title against Tony ‘Loco’ Soto’. It will be in Marbella, next October 12. The ‘main event’ of an evening that will go down in history.
“It’s the fight of my life. The rival comes to enemy territory for him and he is going to leave everything. For me the most important thing is that I will be in front of a lot of people that I love. People come from Argentina just for the fight. You are going to see the best version of Franco Tenaglia,” he warned before the MARCA microphones. Now he lives a “monastic” life, as he warned this medium. He stayed away from social media and any distractions. Focused on adjusting the weight and arriving in the best possible shape. In giving your best version.
It’s the fight of my life. The rival comes to enemy territory for him and he is going to leave everything
Franco Tenaglia hits Lilley in England.
Tenaglia, based in Alicante and Climent Club member (the Climent brothers’ gym that ‘launched’ Ilia Topuria to stardom), has climbed a lot to get to this place. He has done everything… and fought against everything. He went viral after his time on Jordi Wild’s channel, where he recounted his life and beginnings, as well as his participation in DWT (the famous content creator’s MMA event)… without forgetting the fights in gypsy caravans in Wales (à la ‘Snatch’, of course) or ‘King of the Streets’, an underground league whose organizers or recording days are unknown. He is, as is, the King of the Street. He is undefeated. “MMA without rules. It’s the wildest thing that exists so far. That was my means to get to where I am now,” he told MARCA.
I did MMA without rules. It’s the wildest thing that exists so far. That was my means to get to where I am now.
Now wait for Tony ‘Loco’ Soto. “I am a fighter who came from the street. After so much fighting you see in the eyes who is a fighter. I didn’t see anything in his eyes that worried me, I’m sure I’m going to go over it. Americans are a lot of strays and in the United States it is a little easier than in other places,” he says.
McGregor, meanwhile, will be watching. He has a diamond for his company in Tenaglia. A monarch for boxing without gloves.
