FightBox is proud to announce that King of Kings, one of the most recognizable brands of kickboxing, will return to live action from Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday November 16th 2019 starting at 7:00 pm CET (8:00 pm in Lithuania).
KOK returns to its home base of Vilnius, Lithuania for what will be a historic night for the promotion. MMA Bushido, the mixed martial arts brand of KOK, will celebrate its 20th anniversary. KOK will also be presenting its 80th event. As usual, a crowd of over 10,000 spectators is expected at Siemens Arena and there are many surprises in store for fans on this special evening.
In a heavyweight contest, the current KOK European Heavyweight Champion and kickboxing legend Dzevad Poturak will once again step inside the KOK ring, this time against the Polish “Terminator” Wieslaw Kwasniewski in a non-title bout. Poturak is a force both in and out of the ring for King of Kings as he his helping to build the brand’s presence in the Balkan region. Another KOK champion will also be in action when Henrikas Viksraitis, the current Lightweight Champion, makes a speedy return to the ring after successfully defending the title just two months ago. His opponent is Turkey’s Abdullah Kaplan. Kaplan has competed on several occasions for KOK Turkey and is one of the most exciting prospects coming out of the lightweight division, even winning a -72 kg WPG tournament in late August.
MMA fans will also have a special treat as MMA Bushido is organizing a tag team MMA fight at -85 kilos when Naglis Kanisauskas and Erikas Golubovskis team up to take on the Ukrainian duo of Bohdan Kotlovianov and Maksym Soroka. In this fight, you may “tag” your partner at any time during the battle. Then the partners will change places and the fight will continue. The full fight card for the evening can be found below.
FightBox KOK Hero’s Series start 7:00 pm CET
-77 kg, MMA Rules: Andreii Savchuk (Ukraine) vs. Herkus Lukosiunas (Lithuania)
-85 kg, MMA Rules: Ivan Tsybulskyi (Ukraine) vs. Arnoldas Misiunas (Lithuania)
-85 kg, Tag Team MMA Rules, 2 x 10 min
Bohdan Kotlovianov / Maksym Soroka (Ukraine) vs. Naglis Kanisauskas / Erikas Golubovskis (Lithuania)
-69 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Matas Pultarazinskas (Lithuania) vs. Dovydas Rimkus (Lithuania)
-81 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Karolis Liukaitis (Lithuania) vs. Beni Osmanoski (Switzerland)
-70 kg, MMA Bushido Title Fight, 3 x 5 min
Allesio Leoni (Italy) vs. Ervinas Fokinas (Lithuania)
KOK ’80 World GP 2019 in Vilnius
-68 kg, Boxing Rules, 3 x 3 min: TBA vs. Evaldas Petrauskas (Lithuania)
+95 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Wieslaw Kwasniewski (Poland) vs. Dzevad Poturak (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
-65 kg, Kickboxing Rules: Levan Revazishvili (Cyprus) vs. Igor Osinin (Lithuania)
-62 kg, MMA Rules: Daria Rehil (Ukraine) vs. Julija Stolerenko (Lithuania)
-77 kg, MMA Rules: Sugawara Kazumasa (Japan) vs. Vitoldas Jagelo (Lithuania)
-71 kg: Kickboxing Rules: Niko Korentaus (Finland) vs. Mindaugas Narauskas (Lithuania)
-71 kg: Kickboxing Rules: Abdullah Kaplan (Turkey) vs. Henrikas Viksraitis (Lithuania)
King of Kings provides events of the very highest level by bringing together world class athletes and the most dedicated fans of combat sports to the largest arenas in the world. KOK has a wide fan base due to its nature, its intensity and spontaneity and FightBox is the broadcasting associate for these series of events.
In addition to the live worldwide broadcast on the FightBox HD channel in over 60 countries, the King of Kings coverage will also be available on-line to FilmBox Live subscribers at www.filmboxlive.com. Card is subject to change.
