Role
Professional boxer. President and founder of APS ETS The Shadow Project. Combat sports coach and trainer.
Bio
Gloria Peritore is a boxer and combat sports champion. Her list of achievements includes three Oktagon titles (2015-2017), the first Italian female victory in the Bellator circuit in the United States (2016), three kickboxing world titles (2x ISKA, 1x WKU between 2020 and 2022), the EBU Silver Title in boxing in 2024, and the EBU European Bantamweight Boxing Champion title won in 2025 and then again in May 2026 in professional sport .
A graduate of Polimoda in Florence with a specialization in sports and strategic marketing (2010), she worked for a decade in the fashion and marketing industries. Specializing in NLP and coaching, she is the president and founder of The Shadow Project, an association that promotes programs aimed at preventing gender-based violence and combating stereotypes.
She works as a speaker and trainer for companies and educational institutions, leading programs focused on female empowerment , resilience , and female leadership development. Among the main awards she has received are the USSI Special Prize (2020), the Campidoglio Prize for Social Commitment (2022), the Karkinos Prize (2022), and the “Donne per Napoli” Prize (2023).