The former K-1 World Max and Glory champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 79-2-2 (36 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world. ‘The Doctor” suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (=Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has fought three times beating Erkan Varol (=Petrosyan vs Varol), Enriko Kehl (=Petrosyan vs Kehl) and Xu Yan (=Petrosyan vs Yan).
His opponent, Josh Jauncey, has a record of 23-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has fought three times in 2015 winning over Max Baumert and Djime Coulibaly (=Jauncey vs Coulibaly), but then he lost to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (final of the Glory lightweight contender tournament, Sitthichai vs Jauncey). Petrosyan vs Jauncey is on the undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong – Glory 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Glory 25: Milan
Date: 2015-11-06
Where: Palaiper, Monza, Italy
Division: super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Glory 25 fight card (main fights):
Robin van Roosmalen vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Karim Ghajji vs Murthel Groenhart final
Giorgio Petrosyan vs Josh Jauncey
Murthel Groenhart vs Nicola Gallo semifinal
Karim Ghajji vs Yoann Kongolo semifinal
Gabriel Varga vs Sergey Adamchuk
Petrosyan’s previous fight: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Xu Yan
Jauncey’s previous fight: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Josh Jauncey
Petrosyan’s next fight: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jiao Fukai
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Official video:
(Alternative free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
The fight was OK but no to be deprived of sleep. Giorgio good as usual even after a long period out of the ring. Josh did his best reasonable well but his experience was not a match for Giorgio. Anyhow, it was very good for Josh in terms of gaining experience fighting the best.