Jump to content

2025 in Glory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2025 in Glory
Information
First dateFebruary 22, 2025

The year 2025 is the 14th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion.

The numbered Glory events are broadcast on various services such as DAZN, Viaplay, Go3 and Pro Arena. Glory Underground events are streamed for free on youtube.[1]

List of events

[edit]
# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 Glory 98 February 22, 2025 RTM Stage Rotterdam, Netherlands
2 Glory 99 April 5, 2025 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
3 Glory Underground May 1, 2025 Betr HQ Miami, USA
4 Glory 100 - Day One June 13, 2025 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
5 Glory 100 - Day Two June 14, 2025 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
6 Glory Rise Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round June 21, 2025 Yokohama Buntai Yokohama, Japan

Glory 98

[edit]
Glory 98
PromotionGlory
DateFebruary 22, 2025
VenueRTM Stage
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 98 is a kickboxing event held by Glory on February 22, 2025, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Glory 98 was the last event to be broadast on Videoland in the Netherlands.

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory 98
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight +95 kg Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik def. Estonia Uku Jürjendal TKO (High kick) 3 2:59
Welterweight 77 kg Netherlands Chico Kwasi (c) def. Bulgaria Teodor Hristov Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Turkey Cem Cáceres def. Guinea Mory Kromah Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Ghana Michael Boapeah def. Morocco Ibrahim El Bouni TKO (4 Knockdowns) 3 2:04
Middleweight 85 kg Bosnia and Herzegovina Mesud Selimović def. Morocco Iliass Hammouche TKO (Spinning backfist) 2 1:23
Welterweight 77 kg Morocco Hamicha def. Spain Calmente Mendes TKO (low kicks) 3 0:37
Featherweight 65 kg Portugal Andre Santos def. Germany Chris Wunn Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Prelims
Welterweight 77 kg Morocco Mehdi Ait El Hadj def. Netherlands Robin Ciric Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Welterweight 77 kg Suriname Don Sno def. Morocco Ismail Ayaadi KO (Punches) 2 2:01
Featherweight 65 kg Germany Denis Wosik def. France Matthan Choinard Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 77 kg Croatia Antonio Krajinović def. Morocco Soufian El Hammouchi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

Glory 99

[edit]
Glory 99
PromotionGlory
DateApril 5, 2025
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 99 is a kickboxing event held by Glory on April 5, 2025, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

[edit]

The event will serve as the opening round of the 2025 Heavyweight Last Man Standing Tournament where 32 heavyweight fighters face each other.[2]

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory 99 (DAZN)
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight +95 kg Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Romania Cristian Ristea
Heavyweight +95 kg Nigeria Tariq Osaro vs. Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi
Heavyweight +95 kg Netherlands Brian Douwes vs. Azerbaijan Bahram Rajabzadeh
Heavyweight +95 kg Serbia Rade Opačić vs. Cape Verde Nico Pereira Horta
Heavyweight +95 kg Morocco Nabil Khachab vs. Serbia Miloš Cvjetićanin
Heavyweight +95 kg France Sofian Laidouni vs. Ukraine Oleg Pryimachov
Heavyweight +95 kg Russia Asadulla Nasipov vs. Turkey Murat Aygün
Heavyweight +95 kg France Nicolas Wamba vs. Guinea Mory Kromah
Heavyweight +95 kg Iran Sina Karimian vs. Slovakia Tomáš Možný
Heavyweight +95 kg Romania Alin Nechita vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmed Krnjić
Heavyweight +95 kg Romania Ionuț Iancu vs. Turkey Cihad Kepenek
Prelims
Heavyweight +95 kg Italy Yuri Farcaș vs. Iran Iraj Azizpour
Heavyweight +95 kg Albania Asdren Gashi vs. Morocco Nidal Bchiri
Heavyweight +95 kg Montenegro Miroslav Vujović vs. Suriname Colin George
Heavyweight +95 kg United Kingdom Nathan Cook vs. Belgium Anis Bouzid
Heavyweight +95 kg Belarus Petr Romankevich vs. Albania Luigj Gashi

Glory Underground

[edit]
Glory Underground
PromotionGlory
DateMay 1, 2025
VenueBetr Headquarters
CityUnited States Miami, USA

Glory Underground is a kickboxing event held by Glory on May 1, 2025, in Miami, USA.

Background

[edit]

Glory Underground will be a private, invite only, special event limited to 100 spectators and streamed live on Youtube. The event will feature Welterweight champion Chico Kwasi in a rematch against Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati for the Welterweight title.

The event will take place at Jake Paul's betting company, Betr.[3]

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory Underground (YouTube)
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight 77 kg Netherlands Chico Kwasi (c) vs. Morocco Tyjani Beztati For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Romania Ștefan Lătescu vs. Ghana Michael Boapeah
Welterweight 77 kg Morocco Younes Smaili vs. Suriname Don Sno
Welterweight 77 kg United States Gary Mack vs. Serbia Andrija Stankovic
Heavyweight +95 kg United States Delvin Nichols vs. United States Demitri Lyman

Glory 100 - Day One

[edit]
Glory 100 - Day One
PromotionGlory
DateJune 13, 2025
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 100 - Day One is a kickboxing event held by Glory on June 13, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

[edit]

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory 100 - Day One (DAZN)
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Morocco Tarik Khbabez (c) vs. Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
Catchweight Turkey Serkan Ozcaglayan vs. Morocco Mohamed Touchassie
Welterweight 77 kg Curaçao Endy Semeleer vs. Morocco Mehdi Ai El Hadj
Middleweight 85 kg Morocco Iliass Hammouche vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Mesud Selimović
Featherweight 65 kg Albania Berjan Peposhi vs. Turkey Deniz Demirkapu
Welterweight 77 kg France Cédric Do vs. Turkey Vedat Hodduk

Glory 100 - Day Two

[edit]
Glory 100 - Day Two
PromotionGlory
DateJune 14, 2025
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
CityNetherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 100 - Day Two is a kickboxing event held by Glory on June 14, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[4]

Background

[edit]

Glory 100 will feature the Qualification Round of the 2025 Glory Last Heavyweight Standing tournament. 16 fighters fight for a spot in the Final Round through 4-man tournaments. Rico Verhoeven defends his Heavyweight title against former Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov in the main event.[5]

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory 100 - Day Two (DAZN)
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight +95 kg Netherlands Rico Verhoeven (c) vs. Russia Artem Vakhitov For the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Final
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Final
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Final
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Final
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals
Heavyweight +95 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals

Glory Rise Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round

[edit]
Glory Rise Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
PromotionRISE
Glory
DateJune 21, 2025
VenueYokohama Buntai
CityJapan Yokohama, Japan

Glory Rise Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round is a kickboxing event held by RISE and Glory on June 21, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan.[6]

Background

[edit]

The event will feature the Opening Round of the 2025 Glory and RISE co-promoted Last Featherweight Standing tournament. The tournament will feature two brackets, one of 12 Glory fighters and one of 12 RISE fighters.[7]

Fight Card

[edit]
Glory Rise Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round (DAZN)
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight -65 kg France Bobo Sacko vs. Netherlands Jan Kaffa Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg Morocco Ayoub Bourass vs. Spain Aitor Ibanez Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round
Featherweight -65 kg TBD vs. TBD Last Featherweight Standing Opening Round

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ https://combatpress.com/2025/03/glory-kickboxing-announces-return-to-u-s-soil-may-1-in-miami-for-glory-underground/
  2. ^ Collet, Bjarne. "Everything You Need to Know About GLORY's Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ Glory en Jake Paul organiseren exclusief kickboksevenement in Miami
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Hartman, Tim. "Glory presenteert opvolger Videoland én nieuw titelgevecht Rico Verhoeven: 'Nee, niet tegen Ben Saddik'". ad.nl. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ^ Kế Sơn, Phan. "32-Man Featherweight Tournament Announced by GLORY and RISE Starting June 21". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ^ "24-Man Featherweight Tournament Announced by GLORY and RISE Starting June 21". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
[edit]