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'''''Glory 78: Arnhem''''' will be a [[kickboxing]] event held by [[Glory (kickboxing)|Glory]] on September 4, 2021 at the [[Rotterdam Ahoy]] in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]].
'''''Glory 78: Rotterdam''''' will be a [[kickboxing]] event held by [[Glory (kickboxing)|Glory]] on September 4, 2021 at the [[Rotterdam Ahoy]] in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]].


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Revision as of 19:02, 10 August 2021

2021 in Glory
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The year 2021 is the tenth year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. For 2021, besides its own channels Glory announced official distribution partnerships with FITE TV, Spike Netherlands, Sport Extra and La Sueur, to broadcast the promotion's Pay-per-view events.[1][2][3][4]

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
2 Glory 78: Arnhem September 4, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 77: Rotterdam

Glory 77: Rotterdam
File:Glory 77 event poster.jpg
The poster for Glory 77: Rotterdam
Information
PromotionGlory
DateJanuary 30, 2021
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)
Event chronology
Glory 76: Rotterdam Glory 77: Rotterdam Glory 78: Arnhem

Glory 77: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held by Glory on January 30, 2021 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[5]

Background

The main event was initially set to feature the Glory Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven who was supposed to defend his Glory Heavyweight Championship against his longtime foe Jamal Ben Saddik in a trilogy bout, [6][7][8] but Ben Saddik was forced off the card on January 19 due to a back injury.[9] Instead, the event will be headlined by a 4-man heavyweight tournament. Rico Verhoeven will face Hesdy Gerges in the first semi-final of the tournament and Glory newcomer Tarik Khbabez will square off with Levi Rigters in the second semi-final of the tournament.[10] Rigters steped in on short notice to face Khbabez who was set to make his GLORY debut against Antonio Plazibat.[11] However, Plazibat pulled out two weeks before the event due to an injury sustained during his camp.[12]

The co-main event of the evening featured the Glory light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov against the Glory middleweight champion and the interim Glory light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira for the undisputed Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.[13]

Cédric Doumbé fought Murthel Groenhart in a trilogy bout to unify the Glory Welterweight Championship.[14] Groenhart was previously scheduled to face Cedric Doumbe to unify the title at glory 76, but Groenhart was forced off the card with an injury.[15]

The Glory Super Bantamweight champion Tiffany van Soest made her first title defense, of her second title reign, against the #2 ranked Glory super bantamweight Aline Pereira.[16]

In the second light heavyweight bout of the card, the #2 ranked Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight the #4 ranked Donegi Abena.[17]

Former K-1 fighter Raul Cătinaș was expected to make his GLORY debut against Martin Pacas in a heavyweight bout.[18] However, Cătinaș pulled out on January 13 due to testing positive for COVID-19.[19] Promotional newcomer Muhammed Balli steped in to fight Pacas on just two weeks notice.[20]

A lightweight bout between Itay Gershon and Guerric Billet was scheduled for the preliminary card.[21] However, Gershon was unable to compete due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Israel,[22] the bout was cancelled .

Results

Glory 77
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Netherlands Rico Verhoeven def. Morocco Tarik Khbabez TKO (Retirement) 1 3:00 Heavyweight Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Brazil Alex Pereira (ic) def. Russia Artem Vakhitov (c) Decision (Split) 5 3:00 For the undisputed Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg France Cédric Doumbé (c) def. Netherlands Murthel Groenhart (ic) KO (Punch) 2 2:52 For the undisputed Glory Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Morocco Tarik Khbabez def. Netherlands Levi Rigters Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals B
Heavyweight 120 kg Netherlands Rico Verhoeven def. Netherlands Hesdy Gerges Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals A
Super Bantamweight 55 kg United States Tiffany van Soest (c) def. Brazil Aline Pereira Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Glory Super Bantamweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Netherlands Luis Tavares def. Suriname Donegi Abena Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight 120 kg Slovakia Martin Pacas def. Netherlands Muhammed Balli KO (Head Kick and Punches) 3 2:23 Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Fight

[23]

2021 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
Netherlands Rico Verhoeven UD
Netherlands Hesdy Gerges 3r.
Netherlands Rico Verhoeven TKO
Morocco Tarik Khbabez 1r.
Morocco Tarik Khbabez MD
Netherlands Levi Rigters 3r.

Glory 78: Rotterdam

Glory 78: Rotterdam
Information
PromotionGlory
DateSeptember 4, 2021
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 78: Rotterdam will be a kickboxing event held by Glory on September 4, 2021 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

The main event is expected to see former It's Showtime and K-1 Heavyweight champion Badr Hari in a three-round heavyweight bout against Arkadiusz Wrzosek.[24]

Alex Pereira will make his first title defense in a rematch with Artem Vakhitov, following their close fight at Glory 77.[25]

The #1 ranked middleweight Donovan Wisse and the #2 ranked middleweight Yousri Belgaroui were scheduled to fight for the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship.[26]

It was announced that a lightweight bout between the #2 ranked Tyjani Beztati and the #3 ranked Elvis Gashi would serve to crown the new Glory Lightweight champion.[27]

Two ranked heavyweights, Antonio Plazibat and Tarik Khbabez, were scheduled to fight at the event. The pair was originally scheduled to fight at GLORY 77, before Plazibat withdrew due to injuries sustained in training.[28]

Former Enfusion heavyweight champion Levi Rigters is expected to face the #10 ranked Glory heavyweight Tomas Mozny.[29]

Former K-1 fighter Raul Cătinaș is expected to make his GLORY debut against the #6 ranked Glory heavyweight Nordine Mahieddine in a heavyweight bout.[30] Cătinaș returns to kickboxing after a 5-year hiatus.[31]

The #2 ranked light heavyweight Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev.[32]

It was announced that the #2 ranked welterweight Dmitry Menshikov would fight the #1 ranked Mohamed Mezouari.[33]

Itay Gershon was scheduled to fight Guerric Billet. It was the first lightweight bout in Glory since Glory 75.[34]

Fight Card

Glory 78
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg Morocco Badr Hari vs. Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Brazil Alex Pereira (c) vs. Russia Artem Vakhitov For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Morocco Tarik Khbabez vs. Croatia Antonio Plazibat
Heavyweight 120 kg Netherlands Levi Rigters vs. Slovakia Tomas Mozny
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Netherlands Luis Tavares vs. Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev
Heavyweight 120 kg France Nordine Mahieddine vs. Romania Raul Cătinaș
Welterweight 77 kg Morocco Mohamed Mezouari vs. Russia Dmitry Menshikov
Superfight Series
Middleweight 84 kg Suriname Donovan Wisse vs. Tunisia Yousri Belgaroui For the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg Morocco Tyjani Beztati vs. United States Elvis Gashi For the vacant Glory Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg Israel Itay Gershon vs. France Guerric Billet
Lightweight 70 kg Morocco Mohammed Hendouf vs. Brazil Robson Minoto

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See also

References

  1. ^ "GLORY 77 FIGHT CARD: 6 CHAMPIONS, 4 TITLE FIGHTS, 1 NIGHT". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "GLORY and Spike Netherlands enter into media partnership". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Lupta anului, Benny Adegbuyi vs Badr Hari se vede în direct și în exclusivitate pe Sport Extra". sportextra.ro. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "GLORY and La Sueur unveil new pay-per-view partnership in France". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 November 2020). "Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 date set for January 30 in GLORY 77 main event live on PPV". FIGHTMAG.
  6. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz. "Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 date planned for 2021 – GLORY Kickboxing". fightmag.com.au.
  7. ^ "Rico Verhoeven Ben Saddik confirmed as next challenger for Rico". kickboxingz.com.
  8. ^ "Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik official par le GLORY". boxemag.com.
  9. ^ "BREAKING: Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik gaat niet door". mmadna.nl.
  10. ^ "Levi Rigters en Tarik Khbabez completeren deelnemersveld". telegraaf.nl.
  11. ^ van Dooijeweert, Bart. "Naast Verhoeven ook Groenhart in titelgevecht op komend GLORY-evenement". nu.nl. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. ^ "arjtrainingen". instagram.com.
  13. ^ van Dinter, Sean. "BREAKING: GLORY titelgevecht tussen kampioenen Alex Pereira en Artem Vakhitov op 30 januari". vechtsportinfo.nl.
  14. ^ van Dinter, Sean. "Groenhart als derde Nederlander bij GLORY 77". vechtsportinfo.nl.
  15. ^ van Dinter, Sean. "Glory pakt stevig uit met rico vs jamal 3 evenement". vechtsportinfo.nl.
  16. ^ Barone, Marcelo. "Irmãos em ação: Aline Pereira vai disputar título do Glory na mesma edição que Alex Poatan". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Murthel Groenhart derde Nederlander bij GLORY-evenement". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  18. ^ Ceafalău, Florian. "Revenirea așteptată de toți românii! Raul "Iron" Cătinaș are meci pe 30 ianuarie, în GLORY". as.ro. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  19. ^ van Dinter, Sean. "Raoul Catinas zegt af voor GLORY Rico vs Jamal 3 evenement". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Paco Pacas gets new opponent for Glory 77". kickboxingz.com.
  21. ^ "Guerric Billet de retour au Glory 77 face à Itay Gershon". boxemag.com.
  22. ^ "Israel 'closes skies' to air travel as COVID variants found". aljazeera.com.
  23. ^ "GLORY 77". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  24. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (29 April 2021). "Badr Hari vs Arkadiusz Wrzosek headlines GLORY 78 live on pay-per-view, date confirmed". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  25. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz. "Alex Pereira vs Artem Vakhitov 2: Rematch set at GLORY 78". fightmag.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  26. ^ "GLORY 78: 2nd Title Bout Added to Fight Card, Catinas Returns". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Amsterdammer Beztati in wereldtitelgevecht op komend GLORY-evenement". nu.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Plazibat i legendarni Hari na istom eventu! Antonija čeka posljednji suparnik Rica Verhoevena!". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  29. ^ Reedijk, Tim. "Levi Rigters terug in de ring bij Glory 78: 'Voor mijn 28ste wil ik wereldkampioen zijn'". ad.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  30. ^ "Nordine Mahieddine vs Raul Catinas confirmé pour le GLORY 78". boxemag.com (in French). 17 May 2021.
  31. ^ Ceafălău, Florian (10 January 2021). "Revenirea așteptată de toți românii! Raul "Iron" Cătinaș are meci pe 30 ianuarie, în GLORY". Antena Sport (in Romanian).
  32. ^ van Dinter, Sean. "BREAKING: Luis Tavares in actie op Glory 78 Rotterdam". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  33. ^ "GLORY 78: Hamicha Faces Menshikov". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  34. ^ "Le Français Guerric Billet de retour au GLORY !". lasueur.com (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  35. ^ "GLORY 78". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

External links

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