Jo Prestia Explained

Jo Prestia
Birth Date:	5 June 1960
Birth Place:	Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1996-present

Jo Prestia (born 5 June 1960 in Porto Empedocle) is an Italian born French kick boxer^[1] and actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1996 and is best known for his performance as Le Tenia in the controversial 2002 film, Irréversible.^[2]

Fight record

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 1996- || Loss || align=left| Saimai Chor Suananan || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 1995-11-17 || Loss || align=left| Dany Bill || La Nuit des Champions || Levallois-Perret, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1995- || Win||align=left| Aymah Lukbanmao || || Thailand || KO (Punches)|| 5 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1993- || Win || align=left| J.V Eguzkiza || || Marbella, Spain || Decision || 9 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1992- || Win||align=left| Samaisuk Chuwattana || || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 1992-10-03 || Loss ||align=left| Coban Lookchaomaesaitong || || Levallois-Perret, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1992-06-20 || Win ||align=left| Ramon Dekkers || || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1992-04-09 || Loss ||align=left| Ramon Dekkers || || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1991-02-16 || Loss||align=left| Somsong Kiathoranee || || Valencienne, France || TKO (Low kicks) || 5 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1991 || Win ||align=left| Somsong Kiathoranee || || Paris, France || KO (Punches) || 4 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1990 || Win ||align=left| Sannarong Kiathoranee || || Paris, France || KO (Punches) || 4 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1990 || Win ||align=left| Joel Cesar|| || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1990|| Win||align=left| Clay Shivvers || || France || TKO|| 3 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1990|| Win||align=left| Vincente Jami || || France || TKO|| 1 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1989-12-31 || Loss||align=left| Cherry Sor Wanich || 2 vs 1 || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1989|| Win||align=left| Vincente Jami || || France || TKO|| 1 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1989|| Win||align=left| Anthony Ferguson || || France || TKO|| 1 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1989|| Win||align=left| Anthony Ferguson || || France || TKO|| 3 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1989|| Win||align=left| Benito Lopez || || France || Split|| 3 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1988|| Win||align=left| Jackie Joe || || France || TKO|| 1 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1988 || Loss||align=left| Lamkhong Sitwaywat || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1988|| Win||align=left| Elijah Brady || || France || TKO|| 2 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1988|| Win||align=left| Merab Sterling || || France || TKO|| 3 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1988 || Loss||align=left| Lamkhong Sitwaywat || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1988|| Win||align=left| Arnold Whittaker|| || France || TKO|| 1 ||

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 1988-05-14 || Loss||align=left| Bruno Benlabed || || France || Decision|| 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1988- || Loss||align=left| Kitty Sor.Thanikul || || France || TKO (Corner stoppage)|| 4 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1987-1988 || Loss||align=left| Wattana Soudareth || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1987-1988 || Win ||align=left| Wattana Soudareth || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1987-1988 || Loss||align=left| Wattana Soudareth || || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1986 || Win||align=left| Antonio Jami || || France || TKO|| 3 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1986|| Win||align=left| Damien Hooker || || France || TKO|| 3 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1986 || Win||align=left| Andre Gomez || || France || TKO|| 2 ||

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1985- || Win||align=left| Bruno Benlabed || || Valencienne, France || Decision|| 5 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1985- || Win||align=left| Mohamed Jami || || France || Decision|| 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| ? || Loss||align=left| Payakdam || || Hong Kong || Decision || 5 ||3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 1984-10-26 || Loss||align=left| Ronnie Green || || Manchester, England || Decision || 5 ||3:00 |-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1984 || Win||align=left| Benoit || || France || TKO|| 3 || |-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1984 || Win||align=left| Benoit || || France || TKO|| 1 || |-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1984 || Win||align=left| Jean Gane || || France || TKO|| 1 || |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Selected filmography

1998: The Dreamlife of Angels as Fredo
2002: Irréversible
2004: 36 Quai des Orfèvres
2005: I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005: 13 Tzameti
2007: Ill Wind
2008: Rivoallan (short) as Rivoallan
2009: The Horde as José
2014: Colt 45 as Marco
2017: Alibi.com as Prosper

Notes and References

Web site: Boxe Thaïe.. Jo Prestia : "Sans le travail, tu n'es rien".
Book: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas . Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study . 14 June 2011 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8692-2 . 167–168.