Yiğit Şişman, who became champion at the Kickboxing World Championship held in Italy, was enthusiastically welcomed in his hometown Kastamonu.
Returning home after the championship, Şişman was greeted at Kastamonu Airport by his family and residents with flowers and Turkish flags. He had beaten his Israeli opponent 3-0 in the final, after eliminating Chinese, Slovenian and Uzbek opponents 3-0 along the way.