FightBox is proud to announce that King of Kings, one of the most recognizable brands of kickboxing, will return to live action from Tallinn, Estonia on Saturday June, 5th 2021 starting at 5:00 pm CEST (6:00 pm in Estonia).
As the COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen in Europe, KOK has headed back out on the road, internationally. The first stop of King of Kings was last month in Warsaw, Poland where they crowned a new World Heavyweight Champion, Michał Turyński. Now KOK is looking to strengthen its middleweight division where in Estonia a new Interim Middleweight Champion will be crowned.
The main event title fight will feature Estonia’s top middleweight Maxim Vorovski who faces Norway’s top middleweight Andreas Iverson in a five-round fight. Vorovski has been fighting for KOK since the promotion’s debut in Estonia back in 2015 and he always looks impressive. Now he gets the biggest opportunity of his career - a chance to capture KOK gold. But to do that, he will have to go through Iverson, a man who holds a victory over Erkan Varol in KOK, an accomplished veteran fighter and KOK promoter in Turkey.
The KOK middleweight division is really heating up right now with current champion Daniel Forsberg expected to defend the World Title against Kamil Ruta later this year. According to KOK rules, whoever wins the Interim Championship would have the right to face the winner of that fight for the title.
The fight card also features the international debut of KOK sensation Dovydas “Rimkenzo” Rimkus. During the pandemic, and even before, Rimkenzo’s meteoric rise to fame has been spectacular to watch. But how will he fare when he fights outside of his home country of Lithuania against a very tough Kristoffer Bjorkskog of Finland? You will have to tune in to find out. The full fight card for the evening is below.
Part 1 Fights
-60 kg, Kickboxing Rules, Semi-Pro, 3x2 min
Stanislav Teniugin (EST) vs. Ilja Stepanov (EST)
-63 kg, Kickboxing Rules, Semi-Pro, 3x2 min
Karl-Margus Haud (EST) vs. Aleks Sabinin (EST)
-85 kg, MMA Rules, 3x3 min
Bogdan Oleynik (UKR) vs. Bondo Zakariadze (GEO)
-85 kg, MMA Rules, 3x3 min
Ilja Minin (EST) vs. Radionov Alexandr (EST)
-70 kg, MMA Rules, 3x3 min
Anatolii Cornobai (UKR) vs. Stromberg Lasse (FIN)
-77 kg, MMA Rules, 3x3 min
Omar Tugarev (FIN) vs. Sergei Strinza (EST)
Part 2 Fights
-63 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 3x2 min: Aleksandr Cerkesov (LV) vs. Danas Antanavicius (LT)
-60 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 3x2 min: Miina Sirkeoja (FIN) vs. Okva Maarja (EST)
-64 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 3x2 min: Astrid Johanna Grents (EST) vs. Sigrid Kapanen (EST)
-71 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 3x3 min: Kristoffer Bjorkskog (FIN) vs. Dovydas Rimkus (LT)
-73 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 3x3 min: Oscari Holmberg (FIN) vs. Ott Remmer (EST)
-85 kg, Kickboxing Rules, 5x3 min, KOK Interim Middleweight Championship Fight
Andreas Iversen (NOR) vs. Maxsim Vorovski (EST)
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 subscribers at www.filmbox.com. Card is subject to change.
