Pier Silvio Berlusconi's 16-year-old son stays unbeaten in Genoa boxing bout

The Genoa bout

On Saturday, 24 October, the 16-year-old son of Pier Silvio Berlusconi, chief executive of Mediaset, won an under-17 bout in the 60 kg category at the Palestra Trionfo Genovese in Sampierdarena, Genoa. The evening was the Kombat Tour Italia, an event that put more than 100 athletes in boxing and K1 contests on one card. He beat Oscar Acciai of the Ardita Boxing Club on points after three intense rounds. Reports credit his progression through the fight and a right hook that grew more effective round by round. The win was his fourth in four bouts fought under the Italian Boxing Federation (FPI), and the result was reported by several outlets.

Ringside and family

Pier Silvio Berlusconi followed the fight from ringside and congratulated his son once it ended, as he had at earlier bouts in Savona, Genoa and Sanremo. Il Fatto Quotidiano describes him as euphoric after the result. Reports note that he practised karate and boxing as a young man without reaching competitive level. He has said in the past that he did not push his son toward the sport, but that he is glad of the values it teaches, namely commitment, respect, perseverance and sacrifice. In an earlier interview with Repubblica, he said:

“What matters is that he enjoys himself and grows up well.”

The father's stance on the sport has therefore stayed consistent, with the boy's coaches managing his sporting development while the father attends as any other parent would.

Record and training

The reports differ slightly in how they count the record. Il Messaggero gives ten wins from ten bouts, while Open says the ten includes six earlier bouts in light-contact boxing. In February and March 2026 he won two consecutive bouts, the last on the ring at the Casinò di Sanremo. He then took a few months away from the ring before returning in the 60 kg category to beat Acciai. Before boxing he practised karate, and he trains with the Clan Area club of Rapallo. His coach, Amedeo Marai of the Area Bastarda gym in Rapallo, has said that early on his teammates did not know he came from the Berlusconi family, a choice meant to protect him and let him fit into the group.

Olympic ambitions

Il Messaggero describes the boy's long-term goal as reaching the Olympics one day, and Open frames his move into FPI competition as a step toward the national team. Clemente Russo, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, told Leggo a few months ago:

“Very intelligent, very technical with a good guard. If he carries on like this, training with commitment, he can get a lot of great satisfaction.”

Il Fatto Quotidiano reports that Russo has also confirmed the father's passion, noting that he does not miss a single bout of his son's. Two years after the first reports about the boy, he continues to compete, and to win, in the ring.