Jo Prestia (born 5 June 1960 in Porto Empedocle) is an Italian born French kick boxer 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.

Fight record

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

Jo Prestia

|- 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 |

Jo Prestia

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

Jo Prestia

|- 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;" | 1991-01- || Win ||align=left| Somsong Kiathoranee || || Paris, France || KO (Punches) || 4 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1990-12- || Win ||align=left| Sannarong Kiathoranee || || Paris, France || KO (Punches) || 4 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1990-11-23 || Win ||align=left| Joel Cesar|| || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- 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 |

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

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

|- 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" | 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 |- | 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

References

External links

1960 births

Living people

People from Porto Empedocle

20th-century French male actors

21st-century French male actors

French male film actors

Sportspeople from the Province of Agrigento

Actors from Sicily