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 will feature eleven incredible bouts filled with some of the world’s top & most exciting kickboxers. All fighters successfully made weight this morning in Amsterdam ahead of fight night.
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 Weigh-in Results
Main Event | Champ vs. Champ
GLORY Welterweight World Championship
Chico Kwasi (77 kg/170 lb) vs. Tyjani Beztati (76.9 kg/169 lb)
Co-Main Event
GLORY Middleweight World Championship
Donovan Wisse (84.7 kg/185 lb) vs. Sergej Braun (83.8 kg/183 lb)
Heavyweight
Nabil Khachab (162.1 kg/357 lb) vs. Bugra Tugay Erdogan (107.1 kg/236 lb)
Middleweight
Michael Boapeah (84.4 kg/185 lb) vs. Mohamed Touchassie (84.7 kg/185 lb)
Middleweight
Iliass Hammouche (84.9kg/187 lb) vs. Mihailo Culafic (84.1kg/185 lb)
Featherweight
Denis Wosik (64.8 kg/143 lb) vs. Bobo Sacko (65kg/143 lb)
Heavyweight
Ionut Iancu (137.6 kg/303 lb) vs. Cihad Kepenek (101.6 kg/224 lb)
Light Heavyweight
Ibrahim El Bouni (94.3 kg/208 lb) vs. Bogdan Stoica (94.5 kg/208 lb)
Welterweight
Teodor Hristov (76.8 kg/169 lb) vs. Robin Ciric (76.9 kg/170 lb)
Heavyweight
Asdren Gashi (122.5 kg/270 lb) vs. Colin George (127.9 kg/282 lb)
Welterweight
Mehdi Ait El Hadj (76.8 kg/169 lb) vs. Soufian Abdelkhalek (77 kg/170 lb)