BY TYLER BISHOP IT’S SCIENCE
HAVING WON WORLD TITLES FROM JUVENILE BLUE BELT RIGHT UP TO BROWN
BELT, MIKEY MUSUMECI IS ONE OF THE USA’S TOP ATHLETES. MIKEY WAS
PROMOTED TO BLACK BELT UNDER GILBERT ‘DURINHO’ BURNS, BUT NOW
REPRESENTS CAIO TERRA TEAM. THE YOUNGSTER IS KNOWN FOR HIS GRASP
OF THE ‘MODERN GAME’, WITH THE BERIMBOLO BEING HIS SPECIALITY.‘It’s Science’ is brought to you by Bishop-
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50%
OF MUSUMECI’S MATCHES
SAW HIM SECURE THE BACK
INTERESTINGLY, MIKEY ONLY
PASSED THE GUARD IN 17% OF
THE MATCHES OBSERVED
MIKEY
MUSUMECI
THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF
MUSUMECI’S MATCHES
WAS 6:33