The GLORY 96 takes place this Saturday, October 12, live from the sold out RTM Stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The evening will be headlined by two GLORY world championship fights and will feature eleven incredible bouts filled with some of the world’s top & most exciting kickboxers.
A Champ vs. Champ superfight will take place in the main event as GLORY welterweight world champion Chico Kwasi (43-5, 23 KO) puts his title on the line against GLORY lightweight world champ Tyjani Beztati (27-4, 9 KO).
In the co-main event, Donovan Wisse (21-1, 10 KO) aims to defend his GLORY middleweight world championship for a fifth time when he welcomes the challenge of top German Sergej Braun (44-13, 27 KO).
Elsewhere on the main card, heavyweight Nabil Khachab (28-5-1, 4 KO) & newcomer Bugra Tugay Erdogan (18-4, 6 KO) lock horns, middleweight’s Michael Boapeah (18-4-1, 7 KO) and Mohamed Touchassie (16-2, 12 KO) meet in a potential title eliminator, Iliass Hammouche (34-6, 7 KO) welcomes the debuting Mihailo Culafic (36-12, 19 KO), and Germany’s Denis Wosik (39-8-1, 9 KO) clashes with Bobo Sacko (76-6-1, 30 KO) in a thrilling featherweight contest.
Adding to an already stacked card, the GLORY 96 prelims feature a host of unmissable contests.
Heavyweight bulldozer Ionut Iancu (29-9, 11 KO) meets KO artist Cihad Kepenek (23-6, 16 KO), light heavyweight rivals Ibrahim El Bouni (41-10-1, 22 KO) and Bogdan Stoica (58-15, 40 KO) cross paths once again, and welterweight title hopefuls Teodor Hristov (17-3, 7 KO) & Robin Ciric (23-7, 7 KO) meet.
The prelims will also feature heavyweight giants Asdren Gashi (17-4-1, 8 KO) & Colin George (23-11, 21 KO) and the hard-hitting Mehdi Ait El Hadj (33-4-2, 8 KO) will kick-off the night against top prospect Soufian Abdelkhalek (5-2-1, 2 KO).
GLORY 96 will be available to watch exclusively on Videoland in the Netherlands, on DAZN in France & Belgium, and on Bally Live & Stadium across the United States & Canada. For full global broadcast information, please visit GLORYKickboxing.com.
The GLORY 96 prelims will be shown live for free on YouTube starting from 6pm CET/12pm ET with the main card beginning at 8pm CET/2pm ET.
GLORY 96 Fight Card
Main Event | Champ vs. Champ
GLORY Welterweight World Championship
WW Champ Chico Kwasi (43-5, 23 KO) vs. LW Champ Tyjani Beztati (27-4, 9 KO)
Co-Main Event
GLORY Middleweight World Championship
Champ Donovan Wisse (21-1, 10 KO) vs. #2 Sergej Braun (44-13, 27 KO)
Heavyweight
#6 Nabil Khachab (28-5-1, 4 KO) vs. Bugra Tugay Erdogan (18-4, 6 KO)
Middleweight
#1 Michael Boapeah (18-4-1, 7 KO) vs. Mohamed Touchassie (16-2, 12 KO)
Middleweight
Iliass Hammouche (34-6, 7 KO) vs. Mihailo Culafic (36-12, 19 KO)
Featherweight
#3 Denis Wosik (39-8-1, 9 KO) vs. #7 Bobo Sacko (76-6-1, 30 KO)
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight
#9 Ionut Iancu (29-9, 11 KO) vs. Cihad Kepenek (23-6, 16 KO)
Light Heavyweight
#6 Ibrahim El Bouni (41-10-1, 22 KO) vs. #8 Bogdan Stoica (58-15, 40 KO)
Welterweight
#2 Teodor Hristov (17-3, 7 KO) vs. #4 Robin Ciric (23-7, 7 KO)
Heavyweight
Asdren Gashi (17-4-1, 9 KO) vs. Colin George (23-11, 21 KO)
Welterweight
Mehdi Ait El Hadj (33-4-2, 8 KO) vs. Soufian Abdelkhalek (5-2-1, 2 KO)