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Glory kickboxing in 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The year 2023 is the 12th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion.
The events are broadcast on various channels such as Videoland, Viaplay and Go3. Events are also streamed pay-per-view on the Glory Fights platform and on Antena Play.[1][2][3]
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Glory 2023 Awards
The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2023:
- Glory Fighter of the Year 2023: Donovan Wisse
- Glory Fight of the Year 2023: Ahmad Chikh Mousa vs. Berjan Peposhi (Glory 83)
- Glory Knockout of the Year 2023: Nordine Mahieddine vs. Abdarhmane Coulibaly (Glory 88)
- Glory Breakout Fighter of the Year 2023: Bahram Rajabzadeh
- Glory Newcomer of the Year 2023: Ștefan Lătescu
List of events
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Glory Rivals 5
Glory Rivals 5 was a kickboxing event held by Glory in partnership with War of Nation on January 28, 2023, in Tulum, Mexico.[4]
Background
The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Abraham Vidales and promotional newcomer Tomás Aguirre.[5]
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Glory 83
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Glory 83 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on February 11, 2023, in Essen, Germany.
Background
Two championships bouts were booked for the event: Sergej Maslobojev made his maiden Glory Light Heavyweight Championship defense against Donegi Abena, while Donovan Wisse was expected to make his second Glory Middleweight Championship defense against César Almeida.[7] However, Almeida missed weight and the bout was changed to a three-round, non-title match.[8]
A welterweight bout between Joilton Lutterbach and Dynamite Fighting Show's Diaguely Camara, ranked No.1 light heavyweight in France, took place at the event.[9]
A lightweight bout between former OSS Fighters top contender Chris Wunn and promotional newcomer and current SUPERKOMBAT World Super Lightweight Champion Jonathan Mayezo was scheduled for the event.
A lightweight bout between undefeated promotional newcomer and former Colosseum Tournament super lightweight and lightweight double-world champion Sorin Căliniuc and former SUPERKOMBAT World Middleweight Championship challenger (also former ISKA World Light Middleweight Champion) Arman Hambaryan took place at the event.[10]
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Glory 84
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Glory 84 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on March 11, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background
A Glory Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Tyjani Beztati and current Glory Featherweight Champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 is expected to headline the event.[12]
A light heavyweight bout between former Glory Light Heavyweight title challenger Tarik Khbabez (also the 2015 Superkombat Heavyweight World Grand Prix Winner) and Kristpas Zile is expected to take place at the event.[13]
A welterweight bout between former WFL Welterweight Champion Jay Overmeer and Superkombat World Grand Prix II light heavyweight tournament winner Jamie Bates is expected to place as the co-main event.[14]
A middleweight bout between former two-time WFL Middleweight Champion Ertuğrul Bayrak and former Golden Fighter Championship top contender Michael Boapeah was scheduled for the event.[15]
A welterweight bout between undefeated promotional newcomer and former Colosseum Tournament world welterweight champion Ștefan Orza and former KOK world welterweight champion (also a promotional newcomer) Chico Kwasi.[16]
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Glory 85
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Glory 85 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on April 29, 2023.
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The event had a four-man heavyweight tournament which served as a qualifier for the upcoming 2023 GLORY Grand Prix. Moreover, the winner of this tournament challenged for the Interim Heavyweight Championship against top ranked contender Antonio Plazibat.[18]
Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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![]() | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | DEC | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | TKO | ||||||||
![]() | 2 |
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Glory 86
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Glory 86 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on May 27, 2023.
Background
A Glory Featherweight Championship bout between champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 and the #4 ranked featherweight contender Ahmad Chikh Mousa headlined the event.[20]
A heavyweight bout between former Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger Benjamin Adegbuyi and Sofian Laidouni took place as the co-main event.[21]
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Glory: Collision 5
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Glory: Collision 5 is an upcoming kickboxing event held by Glory on June 17, 2023.
Background
The event will host an Interim Heavyweight Championship fight between Antonio Plazibat and the winner of the Glory 85 four-man tournament.[23]
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Glory 87
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Glory 87 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on August 19, 2023.
Background
The event saw a four-man heavyweight tournament which served as a qualifier for the upcoming 2023 GLORY Grand Prix.
Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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![]() | 1 |
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Glory 88
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Glory 88 was a kickboxing event produced by Glory that took place on September 9, 2023.
Background
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Badr Hari and James McSweeney, which furthermore served as a qualifier for the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix.[26] Badr Hari entered the ring and announced withdrawal from fight due to earthquake in Morocco[27]
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Glory: House of Glory
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Glory: House of Glory was a realityshow broadcast on Videoland in the Netherlands. The show aired between 26 August and 7 October 2023.
Background
House of Glory is a Dutch reality television show produced by Glory Kickboxing and Videoland. The show follows a group of kickboxers as they train and compete to become the next challenger for the Glory welterweight champion. The show is filmed in a luxurious penthouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and features a variety of challenges, both physical and mental that the participants have to go through in teams. Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari were featured as coaches.[29][30]
Participants
Source:[31]
Soufiane Abdelkhalek
Tycho Brakel
Robin Ciric
Mike Frenken
Oualid Gherbi
Samir Kasrioui
Cedric de Keirsmaeker
Figueiredo Landman
Nick Morsink
Jente Nnamadim
Anwar Ouled-Chaib
Ismail Ouzgni
Guillaume Pinas
Andy Ristie
Don Sno
Gino van Steenis


Results
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Don Sno | UD | |||||||||
Anwar Ouled-Chaib | DEC | |||||||||
Anwar Ouled-Chaib | DEC | |||||||||
Mike Frenken | SD | |||||||||
Mike Frenken | DEC | |||||||||
Ismail Ouzgni | SD | |||||||||
Anwar Ouled-Chaib | DEC | |||||||||
Robin Ciric | SD | |||||||||
Robin Ciric | DEC | |||||||||
Soufiane Abdelkalek | UD | |||||||||
Robin Ciric | DEC | |||||||||
Figueiredo Landman | UD | |||||||||
Figueiredo Landman | DEC | |||||||||
Andy Ristie | UD | |||||||||
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Glory 89
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Glory 89 was a kickboxing event produced by Glory that took place on October 7, 2023.
Background
The event was headlined by a title bout between Glory featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 and the promotional newcomer David Mejia.[32] A lightweight rematch between former Glory Lightweight Championship challenger Stoyan Koprivlenski and former Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Champion Sorin Căliniuc served as the co-headliner.[33]
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Glory: Collision 6
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Glory: Collision 6 is a kickboxing event held by Glory on November 4, 2023.
Background
The event will host a Heavyweight Championship fight between reigning champion Rico Verhoeven and interim champion Tariq Osaro.[35]
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Glory 90
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Glory 90 is a kickboxing event held by Glory on December 23, 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background
The event will host a Welterweight Championship fight between reigning champion Endy Semeleer and challenger Anwar Ouled-Chaib.[39]
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