The 2014 Lumpinee Ww and current Glory Lw champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 119-30-5 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Superbon Banchamek in 2016 (Sitthichai vs Superbon 2) but then he has won seven bouts beating Dzhabar Askerov (Sitthichai vs Askerov), Yi Long (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Yi Long) and Christian Baya in his last three (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Christian Baya).
His opponent, Tyjani Beztati, has an official record of 16-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Stoyan Koprivienski at the end of 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 with Anil Cabri. Sitthichai vs Beztati, main event of Glory 53, is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Sitthichai’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jo Nattawut full fight Video – 2018
The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 86-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world. ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan 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 won ten bouts beating Artem Pashporin (Petrosyan vs Pashporin), Amansio Paraschiv (Petrosyan vs Paraschiv) and Crhis Ngimbi in 2017 (Giorgio Petrosyan vs Chris Ngimbi 2).
His opponent, the former WMC and Lion super welterweight champion Jo Nattawut, has an official record of 60-11-2 and he suffered his last loss in 2016 when he faced Regian Earsel; after this bout he has won four fights beating Kengsiam Nor Sripueng and Petchtanong Banchamek in 2017. Petrosyan vs Nattawut is on the undercard of Kevin Belingon vs Andrew Leone – ONE FC 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Djibril Ehouo – full fight Video
The black belt in American kenpo, karate, tae-kwon-do and current Bellator kickboxing champion Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-0 and he is ranked as the No.9 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (Holzken vs Daniels 2) but then he has won six bouts beating Csaba Gyorfi, Karim Ghajji (Karim Ghajji vs Raymond Daniels) and Giannis Boukis in 2017.
His opponent, Djibril Ehouo, has an official record of 38-9-2 and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his seven fights of 2017; he has also fought once in 2018 beating Yuri Bessmertny. Daniels vs Ehouo is valid for the Bellator Kickboxing welterweight championship title (Daniels’ first defense); undercard of Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta – Bellator 196 (Bellator Kickboxing 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Zack Wells – full fight Video Glory 52
The former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 47-4-2 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Zack Wells, has a perfect record of 4-0-0. Marcus fought twice last year beating Jason Wilnis (Wilnis vs Marcus 3) and losing with Alex Pereira (Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira). Marcus vs Wells is on the undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Kevin VanNostrand – Glory 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Robin van Roosmalen vs Kevin VanNostrand – full fight Video Glory 52
The current Glory Fw and former Glory Lw champion Robin van Roosmalen entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 50-16-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world. He lost the rematch with Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong in 2016 (Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) but then he has won four fights beating Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (Roosmalen vs Petchpanomrung) and Sergey Adamchuk in his last two (Robin van Roosmalen vs Sergey Adamchuk).
His opponent, the interim Glory Fw champion Kevin VanNostrand, has an official record of 17-1-0 and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Giga Chikadze in 2016 (Vannostrand vs Chikadze), after this bout he has won four fights taking revenge on Chikadze in 2017 and then defeating Mo Abdurahman and Anvar Boynazarov (Kevin VanNostrand vs Anvar Boynazarov). Roosmalen vs VanNostrand, main event of Glory 52, is valid for the Glory featherweight championship title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kaew Fairtex vs Ren Hiramoto – full fight Video K-1 K’Festa 1
The former Lumpinee, Wbc, Wpmf and K-1 world champion Kaew Fairtex (also known as Kaew Weerasakreck) entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 142-32-4 (45 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super lightweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing once, against Masaaki Noiri (Kaew Fairtex vs Masaaki Noiri 2), after this bout he defeated Liu Wei.
His opponent, Ren Hiramoto, has an official record of 9-4-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He fought five times in 2017 losing just the final of the K-1 World GP 2017 lightweight tournament, against Wei Rui; after this fight he beat Umar Paskhaev and Daizo Sasaki. Kaew vs Hiramoto, super lightweight fight of K-1 K Festa 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Chingiz Allazov vs Hinata Watanabe – full fight Video
The former Wako-Pro and current K-1 super-Ww world champion Chingiz Allazov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 53-2-0 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world. ‘Chinga’ Allazov suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Marat Grigorian (Allazov vs Grigorian) and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, but then he has won 26 consecutive bouts beating Dzhabar Askerov, Cedric Manhoef and Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee in his last three (Chingiz Allazov vs Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee).
His opponent, Hinata Watanabe , has an official record of 45-17-1 (15 knockouts) and he fought four times in 2017 losing once, with Jordan Pikeur, after this bout he beat Sergio Sanchez and Hirono Yu. Allazov vs Hinata is valid for the K-1 super welterweight championship title (Allazov’s first defense) – K-1 K’Festa 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Jonay Risco – full fight Video
The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 234-23-12 (71 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world. Buakaw lost the rematch with Yi Long in 2016 (controversial decision, Buakaw vs Yi Long 2) but then he has won seven bouts beating Sergey Kulyaba (Buakaw vs Kulyaba), Marouan Toutouh (Buakaw vs Toutouh) and Nayanesh Ayman in his last three (Buakaw Banchamek vs Nayanesh Ayman).
His opponent, the former Iska and current Enfusion world champion Jonay Risco, has an official record of 57-14-1 (6 knockouts) but he comes off three consecutive losses, with Davit Kiria, Yassin Baitar and Redouan Laarkoubi; his last victory was against Tayfun Ozcan at the beginning of 2017. Buakaw vs Risco, main event of Enfusion 63, is valid for the 70Kg Enfusion World title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev – full fight Video Glory 51
The former Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 68-6-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing once, with Murthel Groenhart in their rematch (Doumbe vs Groenhart II) but then he beat Yohan Lidon (Cedric Doumbe vs Yohan Lidon 2).
His opponent, Alim Nabiyev, has an official record of 48-6-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Diogo Calado in 2016 but then he has won over Vladimír Moravcík, Yohan Lidon, Zhang Yang, Jimmy Vienot and Nieky Holzken (Nieky Holzken vs Alim Nabiev). Nabiev vs Doumbe is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2 – Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2 – full fight Video Glory 51
The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 106-13-1 (93 KOs=88%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Rico Verhoeven (arm injury, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari); before this bout, in 2015, he had beat Ismael Londt (Hari vs Londt).
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has an official record of 50-19-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the heavyweight division but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Tomas Hron in 2017 (Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron); after this fight he lost to Mladen Brestovac. In their first bout Hari lost to Gerges beacause he was disqualified for kicking Hesdy when he was down; this second fight is the main event of Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!