FightBox is proud to announce that King of Kings, one of the most recognizable brands in kickboxing, will return to live action from Riga, Latvia on Saturday February 23rd 2019 starting at 6:00 pm CET (7:00 pm in Latvia).
King of Kings is back on FightBox HD from the Latvian capital of Riga. This will be the first event of 2019 for the promotion, but certainly not the last, as there could be as many as twenty or more events from the kickboxing giant this year.
In the main event, the KOK European Championship is on the line at -85 kilos when Holland’s Mike Sprangh of the notorious Mike’s Gym faces Jurijs Orlovs of Latvia for the title. Sprangh is one of KOK’s top middleweight fighters and is currently ranked fourth in the division. One year ago he fought Raimonds Aukstikalnis to an extra round in the finals of the KOK Middleweight WGP and lost a razor thin decision. Now he faces the young Orlovs, a rising star who is ranked fifth. Both men have a chance at proving who the top dog is in the middleweight division. Aukstikalnis is on the card himself against England’s Reon Wong as the Latvian tries to keep a tight grip on his number one ranking in the division. Two MMA fights are also on the card as well as a ladies boxing match at -54 kilos. The full fight card for the evening can be seen below.
FightBox KOK Hero’s Series Fights
Main Event, MMA Rules, +100 kg, 3 x 5 min
Stas Romanov (Holland) vs. Daniels Riekstins (Latvia)
-71 kg, MMA Rules: Osvalds Federovic (Lithuania) vs. Artur Leisans (Latvia)
-71 kg, KOK Rules: Deividas Michnevicius (Lithuania) vs. Eduards Misins (Latvia)
-54 kg, Boxing Rules, 4 x 3 min: Laura Gubina (Latvia) vs. Veronika Shiryaeva (Latvia)
-85 kg, KOK Rules: Naglis Kanisauskas (Lithuania) vs. Ilja Ivanov (Latvia)
U-18 Baltic WAK-1F Flyweight Title Fight, 5 x 2 min
Marat Axmeidov (Russia) vs. Aleksandr Cerkesov (Latvia)
KOK World Series Fight
Main Event, -85 kg, KOK European Title Fight, 5 x 3 min
Mike Sprangh (Holland) vs. Jurijs Orlovs (Latvia)
-85 kg, KOK Rules: Reon Wong (England) vs. Raimonds Aukstikalnis (Latvia)
-65 kg, KOK Rules: Evgenii Guan (Russia) vs. Janis Freimanis (Latvia)
-77 kg, KOK Rules: Chico Kwasi (Holland) vs. Aleksejs Marizihins (Latvia)
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 TV 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.
