GLORY 96 befell Saturday evening, October 12, from the offered out RTM Stage in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and it was a significant evening for GLORY world champions.
The primary occasion noticed an all-time GLORY traditional with Chico Kwasi (43-5-1, 23 KO) & Tyjani Beztati (27-4-1, 9 KO) preventing to an epic draw. The 2 champions battled backwards and forwards in a curler coaster of a struggle earlier than each of their palms had been raised.
Within the co-main occasion, Donovan Wisse (22-1, 10 KO) equalled Alex Pereira’s title defence file after retaining his GLORY middleweight world championship for a fifth time thanks to a different masterclass victory over Germany’s Sergej Braun (44-14, 27 KO).
Heavyweight fan favorite Nabil Khachab (29-5-1, 4 KO) scored a unanimous choice win over debuting Turkish fighter Bugra Tugay Erdogan (18-5, 6 KO).
Michael Boapeah (19-4-1, 7 KO) put himself again into title competition with arguably his finest efficiency to this point in defeating prime prospect Mohamed Touchassie (16-3, 12 KO). The ‘King of Den Hague’ is now on a three-fight win streak and known as for a rematch with Donovan Wisse.
Elsewhere on the primary card, the debuting Mihailo Culafic (37-12, 19 KO) appeared slick in his victory over Iliass Hammouche (34-7, 7 KO), France’s Bobo Sacko (77-6-1, 30 KO) defeated Denis Wosik (39-9-1, 9 KO), and Romanian heavyweight KO artist Ionut Iancu (30-9, 12 KO) moved to 2-0 in GLORY after stopping Cihad Kepenek (23-7, 16 KO) within the second spherical.
Within the GLORY 96 prelims, Ibrahim El Bouni (42-10-1, 22 KO) made it a hat trick of wins over veteran Bogdan Stoica (58-16, 40 KO), prime prospect Teodor Hristov (18-3, 7 KO) defeated Robin Ciric (23-8, 7 KO), Albania’s Asdren Gashi (18-4-1, 9 KO) beat Colin George (23-12, 21 KO) in a heavyweight struggle, and Mehdi Ait El Hadj (34-4-2, 8 KO) narrowly received within the opening struggle of the evening in opposition to Soufian Abdelkhalek (5-3-1, 2 KO) through break up choice (30-27 x 3, 29-28, 28-29).
GLORY 96 Outcomes
Most important Occasion | Champ vs. Champ
GLORY Welterweight World Championship
Chico Kwasi (43-5-1, 23 KO) & Tyjani Beztati (27-4-1, 9 KO) fought to a draw (48-46 x 2, 46-48, 47-47 x 2).
Co-Most important Occasion
GLORY Middleweight World Championship
Donovan Wisse (22-1, 10 KO) def. Sergej Braun (44-14, 27 KO) through unanimous choice (50-45 x 5).
Heavyweight
Nabil Khachab (29-5-1, 4 KO) def. Bugra Tugay Erdogan (18-5, 6 KO) through unanimous choice (30-27 x 4, 29-28).
Middleweight
Michael Boapeah (19-4-1, 7 KO) def. Mohamed Touchassie (16-3, 12 KO) through unanimous choice (30-26 x 5).
Middleweight
Mihailo Culafic (37-12, 19 KO) def. Iliass Hammouche (34-7, 7 KO) through unanimous choice (30-26 x 4, 29-27).
Featherweight
Bobo Sacko (77-6-1, 30 KO) def. Denis Wosik (39-9-1, 9 KO) through break up choice following an additional spherical.
Heavyweight
Ionut Iancu (30-9, 12 KO) def. Cihad Kepenek (23-7, 16 KO) through KO, spherical 2, 2:59.
Gentle Heavyweight
Ibrahim El Bouni (42-10-1, 22 KO) def. Bogdan Stoica (58-16, 40 KO) through unanimous choice following an additional spherical.
Welterweight
Teodor Hristov (18-3, 7 KO) def. Robin Ciric (23-8, 7 KO) through unanimous choice following an additional spherical.
Heavyweight
Asdren Gashi (18-4-1, 9 KO) def. Colin George (23-12, 21 KO) through unanimous choice (28-27 x 5).
Welterweight
Mehdi Ait El Hadj (34-4-2, 8 KO) def. Soufian Abdelkhalek (5-3-1, 2 KO) through break up choice (30-27 x 3, 29-28, 28-29).
