Review: 2012-11-03, good pace and some spectacular kicks: Shemsi Beqiri vs Davit Kiria gets three stars. Shemsi Beqiri (72-7-0) entered as the No.11 super welterweight in the world while Davit Kiria (18-7-0) entered as the No.14. Beqiri vs Kiria is the quarterfinal of GLORY 3 Rome Final 8. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-11-03, even with one knockdown, the fight between Ky Hollenbeck and Giorgio Petrosyan isn’t worth our three stars. Giorgio Petrosyan (73-1-2) entered as the No.1 super welterweight in the world while Ky Hollenbeck (34-7-0) entered as the No.12. Petrosyan vs Hollenbeck is the quarterfinal of GLORY 3 Rome Final 8. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-11-03, fight not particularly exciting between Fabio Pinca and Alessandro Campagna: two stars. Fabio Pinca (86-18-4) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Alessandro Campagna (29-5-0) entered as the No.19 super welterweight. Pinca vs Campagna, reserve fight of GLORY 3 Rome Final 8. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-11-03, nice and tough fight between Dzhabar Askerov and Warren Stevelmans: three stars. Dzhabar Askerov ranked as the No.17 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 74-28-1 while Warren Stevelmans had a record of 56-16-4. Askerov vs Stevelmans, reserve fight of GLORY 3 Rome Final 8. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-06, nice and tough fight between Remy Bonjasky and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva: it is very close to get four stars. Remy Bonjasky entered the fight with a record of 75-14-4 while Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva had a record of 32-7-0. Bonjasky vs Anderson Silva is the main event of GLORY 2 Brussels; they also faced each other a second time on December 21, 2012 (=Bonjasky vs Silva 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-06, good second fight (with one knockdown in the second round) between Gokhan Saki and Mourad Bouzidi: three stars. Gokhan Saki ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 76-15-0 while Mourad Bouzidi had a record of 65-18-2. In their first fight Saki defeated Bouzidi by unanimous decision (June 23, 2007). Saki vs Bouzidi 2 is on the undercard of Remy Bonjasky vs Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva – GLORY 2 Brussels. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-06, aggressive start and good fight between Murat Direkci and Nieky Holzken: three stars. Nieky Holzken ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 77-10-0 while Murat Direkci had a record of 69-15-2. Direkci vs Holzken is on the undercard of Remy Bonjasky vs Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva – GLORY 2 Brussels. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-06, fantastic knockout in the second round between Marc de Bonte and Murthel Groenhart: one of the best KOs of the year 2012: four stars. Marc de Bonte ranked as the No.5 super light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 78-9-2 while Murthel Groenhart had a record of 49-14-3. De Bonte vs Groenhart is on the undercard of Remy Bonjasky vs Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva – GLORY 2 Brussels. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-26, very tough fight but not particularly spectacular: two stars for Semmy Schilt vs Errol Zimmerman 2 (fight ended by TKO in the third round). Semmy Schilt (38-6-1) entered as the No.2 heavyweight in the world while Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1) entered as the No.10. Schilt vs Zimmerman 2, main event of Glory World Series, is valid for the Glory Heavyweight World title; on their first fight Schilt defeated Zimmerman by unanimous decision (April 3, 2010). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-26, tough fight with a great pace: Yoshihiro Sato vs Shemsi Beqiri 2 gets three stars (fight ended by split decision). Yoshihiro Sato (49-17-0) entered as the No.12 super welterweight in the world while Shemsi Beqiri (70-7-0) entered as the No.17. Sato vs Beqiri 2, undercard of Schilt vs Zimmerman 2 is valid for the Glory World Series Final 16 (-70 kg tournament); in their first fight Sato defeated Beqiri by split decision (January 9, 2011) Watch the video!
