Gia Giudice is one dedicated daughter.
Before embarking on a European getaway, the Next Gen NYC cast member traveled south of the border to support Joe Giudice’s latest career move. The Real Housewives of New Jersey dad was in Tijuana, Mexico, for Battle of the Italian Stallions — a pay-per-view celebrity boxing event in which he went head-to-head with Antonio Sabato Jr.
Joe Giudice returns to the ring with Gia Giudice by his side
Gia spoke about the big event during a quick chat with TMZ Sports, explaining why she prioritized her father’s latest match.
“Listen, I support him with everything that he does,” Gia said. “It’s definitely nerve-wracking. I have a trip after this that I’m going to straight from here, but I delayed it a little bit because I had to be here for the fight. He’s here by himself, so I wanted him to have at least one person here with him… Fingers crossed.”
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Gia — along with her little sisters Milania and Audriana Giudice — also attended Joe’s February boxing match against actor/producer Ojani Noa. The Jersey daughter admitted she was pretty worked up during that event, but suspected she would be much calmer for Joe’s September 27 fight.
“I mean, his last fight, I was screaming my head off. I didn’t know what to do,” she said with a laugh. “I don’t know how I’m gonna keep my composure this fight. I feel like I’m gonna stay more calm.”
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Gia said she received some combat training while competing on Season 4 of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test — a reality series in which household names face military-style challenges.
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“It’s not easy. I give him a lot of credit,” Gia continued. “My dad has a lot of stamina. It’s pretty incredible seeing what he does at his age, too. No matter what way the fight goes, it’s definitely just cool seeing him do it at his age.”
Joe Giudice gets defeated by Antonio Sabato Jr.
Gia went on to share a few photos and videos of Joe’s warm-up routine as well as footage of the actual fight. Although Joe entered the ring with the goal of securing a quick knockout, Antonio ultimately walked away with the win.
“I gotta give it to all the boxers out there. Boxing is hard,” Joe told TMZ. “Even when I did my competitions back in the day, they were very hard. I would do three three-minute rounds that were very hard, and I was actually in my 20s then; now, I’m a lot older.”
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