The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a pro record of 90-11-0 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken), and defeating Yoann Kongolo (=Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart in 2016 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3).
His opponent, the WAKO Pro and former WKA world champion Cedric Doumbe, has an official kickboxing record of 64-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has already fought 11 times in 2016 losing just to Fang Bian in January, after this bout he has won nine consecutive fights beating Murthel Groenhart in March (=Groenhart vs Doumbe) and Vedat Hoduk in his last one. Holzken vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Nieky Holzken fight videos
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 3 – full fight Video Glory 34
The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 89-11-0 (46 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and defeating Yoann Kongolo in his last fight (=Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo).
His opponent, the former K-1 world Max champion Murthel Groenhart, has an official record of 63-22-3 (35 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He has already fought seven times in 2016 losing twice, against Cedric Doumbe (=Groenhart vs Doumbe) and Artur Kyshenko (=Kyshenko vs Groenhart 2), but he defeated Yoann Kongolo (=Groenhart vs Kongolo) and Jonatan Oliveira in his last two bouts. In their two previous fights Holzken beat Groenhart via decision both in 2010 and in 2015 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 2). Holzken vs Groenhart 3, main event of Glory 34, is valid for the Glory welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo – full fight Video Glory 29
The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 88-11-0 (46 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected nine consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and defeating Murthel Groenhart in his last fight (=Holzken vs Groenhart 2).
His opponent, Yoann Kongolo, has an official record of 61-6-0 (40 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost to Karim Ghajji last year (=Ghajji vs Kongolo) but then he came back to win against Karapet Karapetyan. Holzken vs Kongolo, main event of Glory 29, is valid for the Glory welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 2 – full fight Video Glory 26
Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 87-11-0 (46 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni, since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013 beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and defeating Raymond Daniels in his last fight (=Holzken vs Daniels 2).
His opponent, Murthel Groenhart, has an official record of 58-19-3 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost his first two bouts in 2015, against Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Groenhart vs Sitthichai) and Chad Sugden, but then he has won the Glory welterweight contender tournament beating Karim Ghajji in the final (=Ghajji vs Groenhart). In their first bout Holzken defeated Groenhart by decision (October 16, 2010); this second fight is valid for the Glory welterweight title (held by Holzken); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 – Glory 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Raymond Daniels 2 – full fight Video Glory 23
Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 91-11-0 (53 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013 beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and winning over Daniels in his last fight (final of the Glory Ww contender tournament, Holzken vs Daniels).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Raymond Daniels (who replaces Joseph Valtellini due to a health issue), has an official record of 7-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2015 beating Jonatan Oliveira (=Daniels vs Oliveira) and Justin Baesman (=Daniels vs Baesman) but between these two bouts he lost to Holzken in their first fight. Holzken vs Daniels 2, main event of Glory 23, is valid for the vacant Glory welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Raymond Daniels – full fight Video Glory 19
Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 90-11-0 and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Raymond Daniels, has an official record of 6-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 in the same weight class. Holzken vs Daniels is the final of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); in the semifinals Holzken defeated Alexander Stetsurenko while Daniels beat Jonatan Oliveira. This fight is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Alexander Stetsurenko – full fight Video
Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 89-11-0 and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world, the last time he lost was in 2012 when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni, since then he has won five consecutive bouts winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013 beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken); after winning the Glory title he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident so he fought just once, at the end of 2014, defeating Yusuf Karakaya.
His opponent, Alexander Stetsurenko, has an official record of 51-10-0 and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his three fights of 2014: against Paul Daley and Karim Ghajji (between these two bouts he beat Sergey Parchinsky). Holzken vs Stetsurenko is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joseph Valtellini vs Nieky Holzken – full fight Video GLORY 13
Review: 2013-12-21, very tough fight with some nice exchanges from the first bell and an exciting finish: the fight between Joseph Valtellini and Nieky Holzken is very close to get four stars. Joseph Valtellini (11-1-0) entered as the No.3 super middleweight in the world while Nieky Holzken (76-11-0) entered as the No.5. Valtellini vs Holzken is the final of Glory welterweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Peter Aerts vs Rico Verhoeven – GLORY 13. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Karapetyan 2 – full fight Video GLORY 13
Review: 2013-12-21, nice and tough fight with two knockdowns: the second fight between Nieky Holzken and Karapet Karapetyan gets three stars. Nieky Holzken (75-11-0) entered as the No.5 super middleweight in the world while Karapet Karapetyan (42-8-2) entered as the No.8. In their first fight Holzken defeated Karapetyan by decision (February 12, 2012); this second bout is the semifinal of Glory welterweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Peter Aerts vs Rico Verhoeven – GLORY 13. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Murat Direkci vs Nieky Holzken – full fight Video GLORY 2
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!