The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 83-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 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 seven bouts beating Jiao Fukai (=Petrosyan vs Fukai), Ravy Brunow (=Petrosyan vs Brunow) and Jordan Watson in 2016 (=Petrosyan vs Watson).
His opponent, Artem Pashporin, has an official record of 17-6-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek in 2015 (=Buakaw vs Pashporin) but then he has won five consecutive bouts. Giorgio Petrosyan vs Artem Pashporin, main event of “W5 Grand Prix Kitek XXXIX”, is valid for the W5 world super welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
W5 fight videos
2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Chris Ngimbi vs Ilia Usachev – full fight Video W5 2015
Chris Ngimbi entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 26-17-0 (7 knockouts) while his opponent, Ilia Usachev, has an official record of 12-9-3. Ngimbi vs Usachev is the final of the W5 -71kg tournament; in the semifinals Ngimbi has defeated Valentin Ribalko while Usachev has won over Maxim Spodarenko. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Dzhabar Askerov vs Cosmo Alexandre 2 – full fight Video W5
Review: 2014-11-30, fight not particularly exciting between Dzhabar Askerov and Cosmo Alexandre: it gets two stars. Dzhabar Askerov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 84-31-1 (41 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 losing to Murthel Groenhart (=Askerov vs Groenhart) but then he came back to win defeating Steve Moxon.
His opponent, Cosmo Alexandre, has an official record of 42-16-1 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 middleweight but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Yohan Lidon and Jo Nattawut. Askerov vs Alexandre 2 is the semifinal of the “W5 -71kg 4 man tournament”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Enriko Gogokhia vs Warren Stevelmans – full fight Video W5
Review: 2014-10-11, pretty good finish between Enriko Gogokhia and Warren Stevelmans but it is not enough to get three stars. Enriko Gogokhia entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 27-6-0 and he is ranked as the No.15 super welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Dzhabar Askerov (=Askerov vs Gogokhia 2) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Alessandro Campagna.
His opponent, Warren Stevelmans, has an official record of 58-22-4 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but he comes off six consecutive losses, the last one against Josh Jauncey at Glory 16. Gogokhia vs Stevelmans is on the undercard of Sergei Kharitonov vs Anderson “Braddock” Silva 2 – W5 Grand Prix 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kharitonov vs Anderson “Braddock” Silva 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-10-11, tough fight but not so exciting: the second bout between Sergei Kharitonov and Anderson “Braddock” Silva gets two stars. Sergei Kharitonov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 5-4-0 (3 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Anderson “Braddock” Silva, has an official record of 38-11-1 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In their first fight, semifinal of Glory 16 heavyweight contendership tournament, Silva defeated Kharitonov by unanimous decision (=Kharitonov vs Silva I) but after that bout the Brazilian lost to Errol Zimmerman (=Zimmerman vs Silva). Kharitonov vs Silva 2, main event of W5 Grand Prix Moscow 26, is valid for the W5 heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!