King of Kings kicked off 2022 with a massive event in Istanbul, Turkey which featured a KOK Interim Lightweight Title fight in which Masoud Mineai scored a stunning head kick knockout of Elkan Aliyev. Capturing the title means he has earned the right to face KOK World Lightweight Champion Mindaugas Narauskas. The event is being called the biggest kickboxing event in Turkish history and also played host to several Hollywood film stars, Turkish celebrities and there was also a live musical performance by Willy William who sang his hit song “Ego”. Full results for the evening can be found below.
-71 kg: Uzair Ismoiljanov (UZB) def. Taha Yasir (IRQ) by TKO (three knockdowns)
-77 kg: Mammad Amreliyev (AZ) def. Abdul Ahmad Jora Bazar (AFG) by UD
-75 kg: Murod Akhmedov (UZB) def. Oleh Pavliak (UKR) by TKO, 3rd rd (doctor’s stoppage)
-60 kg: Gonkur Yasin Dundar (TR) def. Nina van Dalum (NL) by SD
-75 kg: Mukremin Guler (TR) def. Oleksii Mykhailov (UKR) by UD
Middleweight (Boxing): Umit Tepeli (TR) def. Mahsum Rasulov (RU) by UD
KOK Interim Lightweight Championship Fight, 5x3 min, -71 kg
Masoud Minaei (IRN) def. Elkhan Aliyev (AZ) by KO, 1st rd
+91 kg: Ahmed Krnjic (BIH) def. Foad Hashemi (AZ) by TKO, 2nd rd
-70 kg: Halil Kutukcu (TR) def. Peyman Haciyev (GEO) by TKO, 3rd rd
-85 kg: Thomas Doeve (NL) def. Ali Damak (IRN) by SD
-63 kg: Muhammed Farshad Moghulzade (AFG) def. Amil Shahmarzade (AZ) by UD
The next KOK event is scheduled for February 26th from Riga, Latvia. To see a list of upcoming live events on FightBox, click here.
