For the first time ever in Latvia, King of Kings, Europe’s biggest kickboxing promotion, comes to the nation’s capital of Riga. In addition to the super fights and other incredible bouts, top fighters from all over the world will compete in the much anticipated Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament.
The excitement for this event has been building since March 31st when an official press conference was held, chaired by Donatas Simanaitis, head of the International Bushido Federation, when it was announced then that the best fighters from 11 different countries would be participating in what should be the biggest event ever in Latvia. The main event of the evening will be a four-man welterweight (-77 kg) tournament. The two semifinal matches consist of local favorite Eugeny Alekseev of Latvia taking on Rain Karkinen of neighboring Estonia and on the other side, Piotr Woznicki of Poland will face Sergei Morari of Moldova. Also, Sergey Kopachev and Roman Zibin will clash in a reserve bout.
Altogether there will be 14 fights with live action starting at 7:00pm Central European Time (8:00pm in Latvia) on FightBox HD. All fights are to be held under KOK kickboxing rules. The full card for the event can be found below.
Opening Fights
-71 kg: Herkuss Lukoshiunas (Lithuania) vs. Eduard Kamenski (Estonia)
-85 kg: Eimantas Kvilynas (Lithuania) vs. Raimonds Aukshtikalnis (Latvia)
-77 kg: Ilyas Rustamov (Estonia) vs. Pavel Mazurok (Latvia)
-54 kg: Alena Mishchuk (Belarus) vs. Andra Aho (Estonia)
-71 kg: Andrej Bruhl (Germany) vs. Valery Brede (Latvia)
Fights LIVE on FightBox HD
-65 kg: Luca Cecchetti (Italy) vs. Markko Moisar (Estonia)
-85 kg: Mohammed El Boulahiati vs. Vitaly Buhryakov (Latvia)
KOK 4-man World GP Welterweight (-77 kg) Tournament
Semi Final #1: Rain Karkinen (Estonia) vs. Eugeny Alekseev (Latvia)
Semi Final #2: Piotr Woznicki (Poland) vs. Sergei Morari (Moldova)
[Reserve Fight] Sergey Kopachev (Russia) vs. Roman Zibin (Estonia)
Super Fights
-71 kg: Henrikas Vikshraitis (Lithuania) vs. Edvin Kibus (Estonia)
-71 kg: Mateusz Kopiec (Poland) vs. Vyacheslav Tevinsh (Latvia)
Welterweight World GP Finals
Semifinal Winner #1 vs. Semifinal Winner #2
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. Almost 80% matches end in knock-out. This fact is the fundamental attraction of the sport.
In addition to the live worldwide broadcast on the FightBox HD channel in over 40 countries around the world, the King of Kings live coverage will also be available on-line to FilmBox Live subscribers and will be streaming online at www.fightboxlive.com for only $14.99!!
Interview with Sandy Holt, KOK TV commentator: http://www.fightbox.com/en/podcast/item/9021-fbp-19-sandy-holt
