Sardinian actress and showgirl
Elisabetta Canalis is to star at a night of exhibition
kickboxing at Turin's Venaria Palace on Saturday June 18,
organisers said Tuesday.
Canalis, 43, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney from
2009 to 2011, has been practising the sport for years.
Hers is set to be the main event at the 'The Night of Kick and
Punch' at the Venaria Reale former Savoy royal hunting lodge.
Canalis said she still gets in as much practice as she can
whether in Milan or Los Angeles her two homes.
"Kickboxing means balance, stability and also a whole lot of
sweat for me," said Canalis, whose trim physique currently
graces a TV ad for mineral water.
"I've been constantly training for many years and I love this
discipline because it requires, as well as the physical effort,
so much concentration on yourself and the opponent".
Canalis, who has been patron of the Black Tie Edition for the
last three of its 12 editions, is now stepping into the ring to
fight professional Rachele Muratori over three rounds of kicks
to the head, body and legs.
"I can't wait for the 18th of June, and to get fighting," she
said.
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