Days Before Home Surfing Event, Former World Champion Shows off Jaw-Dropping Physique

The conclusion of the surfing season in El Salvador brought some heat with it. The contest saw the return of Brazilian supremacy as Filipe Toledo soundly beat American surfer Griffin Colapinto. The same debate arose from the Surf Ranch Pro controversy in the last days of El Salvador, but the world moves quickly, and the surfers have already moved on to the next event, the VIVO Rio Pro. The Brazilian crowds are pumped up for one of the biggest WSL events on the championship circuit, and they have their sights set on a Brazilian victory. Prominent Brazilian surfers like Filipe Toledo and Gabriel Medina, as well as Italo Ferreira, who is ranked eighth in the world, have already begun preparing for the competition.

With just a few days left before the start of the VIVO Rio Pro, Italo Ferreira has updated his social media followers. The Brazilian surfer is training hard for the next WSL competition, and he has given his supporters some encouraging news regarding his physical condition.

No chances to be left for the upcoming surfing event

In Brazil, surf culture is strong. The Rio Pro will take place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of supporters are waiting in the hopes that a Brazilian surfer will take first place. Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledo won the event last year by easily outscoring Samuel Pupo, another Brazilian surfer. In the finals, the Brazilian powerhouses shone brightly, giving local fans an exciting display of surfing. Although Ferreira hasn’t won a WSL event since the 2021 Rip Curl Newcastle Cup, the surfer is still hoping to win his home event this year after losing in the semifinals against Pupo the year before.

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Italo Ferreira knows full well that being in shape is essential for any surfer who wants to avoid falling off the board. He recently shared a photo on Instagram that showed him in a gym with some tools in the background. The Brazilian surfer shows off his chiseled physique before the competition, weighing in at a captioned “69 kg” (or 152 lb). The 2019 WSL champion has trained like a Greek god and is ready to win the title in his native country.

Despite a rough start to the 2023 season, Ferreira is highly motivated and eager to dominate the competition in the 2023 VIVO Rio Pro.

Too much of a gap for the former world champion

The 2021 Rip Curl Newcastle Cup was Italo Ferreira’s last WSL title. Since then, he hasn’t won another competition, although he came close in the 2023 Surf Ranch Pro, losing by a razor-thin margin to American surfer Griffin Colapinto.

The 2019 world champion, Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledo, lost to Hawaiian surfer Ian Gentil in the semi-finals of the Surf City El Salvador Pro. The surfer has had a rough go of it, but he is training for the big competition and is determined to surprise everyone.

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