Donovan Wisse defends world title in GLORY 100 against Michael Boapeah
On Saturday 14, Donavan Wisse steps into the ring at GLORY 100 in Rotterdam to defend his world title. The kickboxing champion will come out against the dangerous Michael Boapeah in a long-awaited rematch. It n the previous match Boapeah refused to go down despite Wisse's clear ring dominance. The rivalry between these two antagonists is heightened by sending promises and threats back and forth to each other.
Donovan Wisse is not just any fighter. The 28-year-old athlete grew up with discipline, respect and the drive to be the best. His journey began in Suriname, where he took his first steps in martial arts under the guidance of his father. His training in the sport of thaibox continued at Simson's Gym and now he is under the guidance of trainer Watson on his own team Wisse. Today he is world champion in the Middleweight class of GLORY Kickboxing.
GLORY 100: a historic event
GLORY 100 promises to be a special event. In addition to Wisse, Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven will also defend his title against Artem Vakhitov. Also in the featherweight class is a rematch between the champion Petch against the explosive Miguel Trindade. It promises to be an exciting night at this Glory fight night.
For Surinamese worldwide and martial arts enthusiasts in general, this is a moment to look forward to.
In addition to these bouts, eight heavyweights will compete in two separate four-man tournaments on one night, with the winners of each tournament advancing to the Last Heavyweight Standing (LHS) finals in December.
On day one, GLORY light heavyweight world champion Tarik Khbabez (52-11-1, 28 KO) takes on former champion and longtime rival Sergei Masloboev (41-7, 25 KO) in the main event.
Exciting crowd favorites such as Jamal Ben Saddik (38-9, 29 KO), Bahram Rajabzadeh (71-4, 63 KO), Tariq Osaro (27-4-1, 14 KO), Mory Kromah (32-3-1, 19 KO), Sofian Laidouni (38-4-1, 19 KO) and others will compete in two separate four-man tournaments on one night to determine who advances to the Last Heavyweight Standing final in December.
GLORY 100 is thus a two-day event here follows the total fight card:
GLORY 100 Day 1 - Fight Card
Friday, June 13
Main battle
GLORY Light Heavyweight World Title Fight
Champion Tarik Khbabez (52-11-1, 28 KO) vs. Sergei Masloboev (41-7, 25 KO)
Co-main event
Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament C Final
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2
Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament B Final
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2
Middleweight
Mesud Selimovic (33-12, 18 KO) vs. Iliass Hammouche (34-8, 7 KO)
Catchweight
Serkan Ozcaglayan (47-10, 36 KO) vs. Mohamed Touchassie (16-3, 12 KO)
LHS Tournament C | Semi Final 2
Jamal Ben Saddik (38-9, 29 KO) vs. Sofian Laidouni (38-4-1, 19 KO)
LHS Tournament C | Semi Final 1
Tariq Osaro (27-4-1, 14 KO) vs. Luigi Gashi (16-4, 4 KO)
LHS Tournament B | Semi Final 2
Bahram Rajabzadeh (71-4, 63 KO) vs. Asdren Gashi (19-4-1, 9 KO)
LHS Tournament B | Semi-Final 1
Mory Kromah (32-3-1, 19 KO) vs. Alin Nechita (17-1, 7 KO)
Welterweight
Tayfun Ozcan (87-11-3, 28 KO) vs. Ismail Ouzgni (4-3, 1 KO)
Welterweight
Jay Overmeer (30-8, 16 KO) vs. Don Sno (6-2, 3 KO)
LHS Tournament Reserve Fight
Iuri Fernandes (9-1, 3 KO) vs. Samuele Pugliese (14-2, 5 KO)
GLORY 100 Day 2 - Fight card
Saturday, June 14
Main battle
GLORY Heavyweight World Title Fight
Champion Rico Verhoeven (65-10, 21 KO) vs. Artem Vakhitov (22-6, 8 KO)
Co-main event
Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament A Final
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2
Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament D Final
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2
GLORY Middleweight World Title Fight
Champion Donovan Wisse (22-1, 10 KO) vs. Michael Boapeah (21-4-1, 9 KO)
GLORY Featherweight World Title Fight
Petch (173-40-3, 27 KO) vs. Miguel Trindade (62-7, 27 KO)
LHS Tournament A | Semi Final 2
Milos Cvjeticanin (12-3, 8 KO) vs. Tomas Mozny (22-10, 7 KO)
LHS Tournament A | Semi-Final 1
Colin George (24-12, 22 KO) vs. Nico 'Big Sexy' Horta (24-10, 4 KO)
LHS Tournament D | Semi Final 2
Asadulla Nasipov (11-1, 5 KO) vs. Anis Bouzid (46-4, 37 KO)
LHS Tournament D | Semi-Final 1
Iraj Azizpour (70-7, 28 KO) vs. Ionut Iancu (31-10, 13 KO)
Featherweight
Berjan Peposhi (30-5, 16 KO) vs. Deniz Demirkapu (14-4, 10 KO)
Welterweight
Endy Semeleer (37-3, 18 KO) vs. Mehdi Ait El Hadj (35-4-2, 8 KO)
Welterweight
Cedric Do (49-7-1, 29 KO) vs. Vedat Hoduk (49-6-1, 30 KO)
LHS Tournament Reserve Fight
Cem Caceres (19-1, 14 KO) vs. Naim Hebbar (8-2-1 6 KO)
