2022 in Glory

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2022 in Glory
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Information
First dateMarch 19
Last dateTBD
Events
Total eventsTBD
Road To EventsTBD
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fightsTBD
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The year 2022 is the eleventh year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. The events are streamed on the Glory Fights Pay-per-view platform.[1][2]

List of events[]

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 Glory 80 March 19, 2022 Trixxo Arena Belgium Hasselt, Belgium
2 Glory Rivals 1 May 21, 2022 Lotto Arena Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
3 Glory Rivals 2 June 11, 2022 Sporthal Sportpaleis Netherlands Alkmaar, Netherlands
4 Glory Rivals 3 September 17, 2022 Sporthal Sportpaleis Netherlands Alkmaar, Netherlands

Glory 80[]

Glory 80
Information
PromotionGlory
DateMarch 19, 2022
VenueTrixxo Arena
CityBelgium Hasselt, Belgium
Event chronology
Glory: Collision 3 Glory 80

Glory 80 was a kickboxing event held by Glory on March 19, 2022 at the Trixxo Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.

Background[]

A Glory Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Artem Vakhitov and title challenger Luis Tavares was booked as the event headliner.[3] Tavares withdrew from the bout a week before it was supposed to take place and was replaced by Tarik Khbabez, who faced Vakhitov in a catchweight bout.[4] The bout was cancelled on March 12, as Vakhitov himself withdrew.[5]

A Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Tiffany van Soest and title challenger Manazo Kobayashi was announced for the event. RISE Women's Flyweight champion Kobayashi joined as part of the organizations cross-promotion agreement.[6]

Former K-1 and It's Showtime Heavyweight champion Badr Hari was booked to rematch Arkadiusz Wrzosek. The two previously met at Glory 78, with Wrzosek winning by knockout.[7]

A heavyweight bout between Levi Rigters and two-time Glory heavyweight title challenger Jamal Ben Saddik was scheduled for the main card.[8]

A lightweight bout between Guerric Billet and promotional newcomer Nordin Ben Moh was scheduled for the event.[9]

The #1 ranked Glory middleweight Ertugrul Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Serkan Ozcaglayan.[10]

During Hari vs. Wrzosek riots broke out and the rest of the event was cancelled over security concerns.[11]

Results[]

Glory: 80
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight 95+ kg Netherlands Levi Rigters - Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik Cancelled
Heavyweight 95+ kg Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek - Morocco Badr Hari No contest (Security) 2 3:00 Fight cancelled after riots broke out during the fight
Super Bantamweight 55 kg United States Tiffany van Soest (c) def. Japan Manazo Kobayashi TKO (Maximum Knockdowns) 5 2:56 For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg France Guerric Billet def. Morocco Nordin Ben Moh Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Middleweight 85 kg Turkey Serkan Özçağlayan def. Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight 70 kg Netherlands Jay Overmeer def. Netherlands Jos van Belzen TKO (3 knockdowns) 2 2:47

[12]

Glory Rivals 1[]

Glory Rivals 1
Information
PromotionGlory
Enfusion
DateMay 21, 2022
VenueLotto Arena
CityBelgium Antwerp, Belgium

Glory Rivals 1 will be a kickboxing event held by Glory in partnership with Enfusion on May 21, 2022 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium.

Background[]

A welterweight bout between the reigning Enfusion welterweight champion and the former Glory Welterweight Champion Harut Grigorian was booked for the event.[13]

Fight Card[]

Glory: Rivals 1
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight 77 kg Armenia Harut Grigorian vs. Netherlands Endy Semeleer
Catchweight 100 kg Netherlands Luis Tavares vs. Morocco Tarik Khbabez
Featherweight 65 kg Morocco Ilias Zouggary vs. Morocco Nabil Haryouli
Heavyweight 95+ kg Morocco Sofiane Kaddouri vs. Turkey Deniz Demirkapu

[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Glory teams with Endeavor to launch new streaming service". 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Glory and Endeavor Streaming launch new OTT platform". 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ Angelini, Olivier (31 January 2022). "La revanche entre Artem Vakhitov et Luis Tavares prévue au GLORY 80". boxemag.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Reedijk, Tim (11 March 2022). "Tavares trekt zélf stekker uit Glory-wereldtitelgevecht met Rus Vakhitov". ad.nl. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ Keemink, Mischa. "Soap at light heavyweights continues: now Artem Vakhitov stops at Glory 80". ad.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, Danny (31 January 2022). "Tiffany 'Time Bomb' Van Soest talks Glory 80 title fight vs. RISE champion Manazo Kobayashi". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Badr Hari vecht op 19 maart in Hasselt tegen deze kickbokser". sportnieuws.nl. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ van Soest, Lars (14 January 2022). "Glory wijkt vanwege dopinggeschil uit naar België: Badr Hari en Jamal Ben Saddik in actie". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Glory 80: Guerric Billet against Nordin Ben Moh". headkicknews.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Haagse kickbokser Ozcaglayan vecht tijdens Glory 80: 'Weer een knock-out in de eerste ronde'". omroepwest.nl. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Badr Hari-arkadiusz Wrzosek, Glory 80 : À Quelle Heure Et Sur Quelle Chaîne ?". cnews.fr. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ^ "GLORY 80". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ^ van Dinter, Sean (8 March 2022). "Grigorian vs Semeleer: Kampioenen clash op Glory Rivals Antwerpen". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Glory Rivals 1". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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