Matteo has a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Sport from Turin University. He started kickboxing at the age of 16, and after a few years, he started to practice boxing, and he did more than 50 amateurs fights. Boxing became his passion and when he stopped fighting, he still wanted to be a part of this sport so he became a Federal Technician for the Italian Boxing Federation, where he got the opportunity to work with some of the most important boxers in Italy.