Anila Niklos
On March 18th, 2022, the Super Welterweight attraction will be Ermal competing against Hevinson Herrera. Tickets are available at TICKETMASTER.com. The doors open at 7pm. In two short years of his boxing career, he has become the WBC Mediterranean Champion and the WBC North American Champion. Ermal Hadribeaj’s results speak for themselves. He has 12 wins and 6 of them by KO. He has 0 losses. And has earned two titles respectively, WBC Mediterranean Champion and WBC North American Champion. Whoever can attend the match in New York City should. Everything you will witness in Ermal’s fighting performance is a combination of all he has invested throughout his life. When Ermal is in the ring, he does not lose his focus — he possesses and controls the ring, he blocks out all the noise around him.
From the moment he walks in, the videos and the music he chooses create a festive and celebratory feeling, but he looks straight ahead with focus. Of course, Albanian regalia and Albanian music fills the ring. He keeps going…. towards The Ring. He starts fighting and does not lose focus. He remains standing even during his breaks. Does not sit… Then he wins. He does his flip up in the air as everyone cheers his victory.
In his journey with his trainer, Donato De Martiis, Ermal felt very responsible right from the beginning. Unlike anybody else, Ermal had to earn the trust of his trainer in many ways as he was not the usual boxer, for a multitude of reasons. He had no amateur experience in boxing, so he had to give his maximum effort 24/7, show up every day and always be on time. He followed his trainer’s advice and respected his time and dedication to Ermal. When the two of them met, Donato had retired from the world of training and sort of resigned, as some of the people he had trained had created disappointment. He put Ermal on a training schedule but that was all. It was during the first match in New Orleans that their relationship transformed into a trusting one, where both realized the other’s commitment was real. After the first 2-3 matches a strong relationship formed and Donato became the biggest supporter of Ermal on many levels. He truly cares for Ermal and works daily with Ermal.