Kickboxing Update: Aerts Vs. Spong, Cro Cop Vs. Sefo, Schilt And More
by Fraser Coffeen on Feb 20, 2012 1:41 PM EST
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Kickboxing fans rejoice. After the mostly stand-still 2011, this year is already off to a big start. We've seen one major show already in the Badr Hari headlined It's Showtime event, and the upcoming months have a slew of huge fights heading our way. The past week has seen some big fight news from the kickboxing world - here we'll gather it all together. And we'll start with the company that has truly established themselves as the #1 kickboxing company in the world:
It's Showtime Card Featuring Aerts vs. Spong
It's Showtime has big plans for 2012. They got off to a good start in January, and last week they announced the full card for their next major show. On June 30, they'll be presenting a show in Belgium and the line-up is stacked. In the main event, beloved K-1 and kickboxing icon Peter Aerts will take on Tyrone Spong in Aerts's retirement fight. It's hard to imagine kickboxing without Aerts, and it will be an emotional moment to see him go, but this is a fantastic fight.
That's just the top of this massive card though. You also will have Chris Ngimbi defending the It's Showtime 70 kg title against former K-1 MAX 2 time champion Andy Souwer, plus fights from Daniel Ghita, Jerome Le Banner, Hesdy Gerges and many others. Full card is in the complete entry. Huge, huge event here that we will definitely be talking about more in the coming months.
It's Showtime also announced the rest of their 2012 season which features 6 additional dates including stops in Japan and Brazil. Notably absent from the list is Amsterdam. The company's former home has become increasingly strict on combat sports, and It's Showtime has pulled out of promoting in Amsterdam. From the look of their schedule, they're looking to make Belgium their new home base.
Complete card plus lots more news after the jump.
It's Showtime 57 & 58
Brussels, Belgium - June 30Peter Aerts vs. Tyrone Spong
Robin van Roosmalen vs. Harut Grigorian
Daniel Ghita vs. Frederic Sinistra
Danyo Ilunga vs. Filip Verlinden
Andy Ristie vs. Samir Djabba
Michael Duut vs. TBA
Jerome Le Banner vs. Rustemi Kreshnik
Chris Ngimbi vs. Andy Souwer
Hesdy Gerges vs. Rico Verhoeven
Sergei Lascenko vs, TBA
Alka Matewa vs. Duoli Chen
Marat Grigorian vs. Buenung Topking
Fatih Ozkan vs. Sonny Dagraed
As always with these United Glory shows, be cautioned that the card is definitely subject to change. Past shows have seen a tremendous amount of cancellations and reshuffling up to the very last minute, though they did improve that trend somewhat in 2011. We'll see how this one ends up, but for me, as long as I get to see Semmy Schilt again, I'm happy.
United Glory World Series 2012
Moscow Russia - March 23Semmy Schilt vs. Brice Guidon
Jerome Le Banner vs. Errol Zimmerman
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Mark Miller
Jamal Ben Sadik vs. Colin George
Maxim Yyrovski vs. David Kyrya
Robin van Roosmalen vs. Dzhabar Askerov
Ali Cenic vs. TBA
Tommy Depret vs. Sergey Golyaev (MMA)
Denis Stojnic vs. Ricco Rodriguez (MMA)
Cesario de Dominico vs. TBA (MMA)
Ilir Latifi vs. TBA (MMA)
Cro Cop Returns to Kickboxing
We've previously reported on this, but just a reminder that Mirko Cro Cop will be returning to kickboxing action in just a few weeks. He takes on K-1 legend Ray Sefo on March 10 in Zagreb, Croatia. The card is being billed as "Cro Cop Final Fight," though Cro Cop has indicated that it is not officially his retirement. This will be Mirko's first kickboxing fight since 2003, Sefo's first since 2010.
While the focus of this show is clearly on Cro Cop, they've also added a full line-up with some great supporting fights. The highlight is Daniel Ghita vs, Sergei Lascenko, who had a great 2011. Other good names on the card include Freddy Kemayo and Dzevad Poturak.
Cro Cop Final Fight
Zagreb, Croatia - March 10, 2012Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs. Ray Sefo
Igor Jurkovic vs. Freddy Kemayo
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergei Lascenko
Mourad Bouzidi vs. Mladen Brestovac
Ismael Londt vs. Dzevad Poturak
Marin Dosen vs. Mladen Kojundzic
Pacome Assi vs. Agron Preteni
Michael Duut vs. Stefan Jelic
Miran Fabjan vs. Ivan Posavec
Sahak Parparyan vs. TBA
Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Artur Kyshenko
And finally, on March 24, #1 pound for pound kickboxer in the world Giorgio Petrosyan steps in to the ring to face Artur Kyshenko as part of a Fight Code show in Milan, Italy. If you've never seen Petrosyan compete you are missing out on one of the premiere stand-up artists on display today. The man is an artist in the ring, and it's always a pleasure to see him compete. This fight is particularly exciting, as Kyshenko has been on a rampage since making the transition to Mike's Gym. He's 7-1 in his last 8, and has re-established himself as one of the most dangerous men at 70 kg. Petrosyan hasn't lost a fight since 2007, and for the first time in a long time, this is a fight that will really challenge him. Make no mistake, this is THE big fight at 70 kg - don't miss it.
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That article image had me worried for a second there. I thought Crocop was booked for another UFC fight. Phew.
"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri
Pumped to see Spong fight again.
I’m interested to see if he actually makes the transition into MMA.
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OK, The It's Showtime June card is just too awesome.
I’ll definitely be at this one.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 20, 2012 1:23 PM EST reply actions
Definitely a lot of good fights coming this year! Especially that It’s Showtime show is just stacked to a ridiculous level (much like the last one). Any idea why they’re choosing to make these huge events? I’m not complaining though, it’s very nice.
Also I really love hybrid K-1 and MMA cards, so I will be looking forward to the United Glory event. Hope it turns out well. The Cro-Cop card also has some good fights, most notably Ghita vs Lashenko.. hopefully we get to watch it somehow.
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Yup, feels good after 2011.
I really hope we get to see Cro Cop last fight, I’d hate to miss it. Also It’s Showtime stacks their cards bad, it’s awesome.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 20, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
IT IS NOT his last fight, he said in last interview last week, FINAL FIGHT means his fight is last on the Card….
sorry for bad Croatian-English.. :D
by Dejan Kruljac on Feb 20, 2012 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
I'd prefer if it was honestly.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 20, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
where can we see these
Hd.net? I looked at their guide and they dont have any kickboxing stuff listed
by Aramaki23 on Feb 20, 2012 2:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It's Showtime will probably be on HDnet, they also generally stream them for 10 euros.
Not sure about the two other cards.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 20, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
It’s Showtime will be on HDNet, Fight Network in Canada, and streamed. United Glory has always streamed in the past, though no word yet if that is the case this time. Cro Cop I do not know. We’ll keep you posted as they get closer.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Feb 20, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Peter Aerts is a bad motherfucker. In the last K-1 tourney he makes it to the finals by steamrolling Mighty Mo and beating Schilt, and for his retirement fight he’s fighting Spong?!
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Spong is gonna stomp Pete
But I love me some Aerts. Helluva fighter.
There's no moral order at all. There's just this: can my violence conquer yours?
by ElliotMatheny on Feb 20, 2012 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Fraser, any thoughts on why kickboxing doesn’t seem to experience the high turnover rates seen in MMA? Yeah, I get that MMA’s metagame is constantly evolving so turnovers in the rankings are expected, but kickboxing’s top 10’s seem to be the same as from 5 years ago. Considering how much punishment kickboxers take, you’d think a lot of these fighters would wash out quickly from old age.
The rankings don’t change because after K-1, the top-10 fighters rarely fight each other. The K-1 finalists are spread out between many promotions, and most of the time they are paired with far lesser competition, especially Giorgio Petrosyan.
I thought the K-1 Grand HW GP was done after filtering out the best from regional K-1 tournaments.
Whatever the case, K-1 seemed to have really shot itself in the foot and kickboxing in general by having such a poor structure. Focusing virtually all of their efforts on the HW GP instead of developing other weight divisions and opting for a tournament format don’t sound like a recipe for long-term success.
by head-splitter on Feb 20, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
They made it for almost twenty years.
The financial gestion is what brought them down.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 20, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
They also had K-1 Max, and the 63 kg tourney.
There's no moral order at all. There's just this: can my violence conquer yours?
by ElliotMatheny on Feb 20, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Nice fight cards
Mhh nice fight card,s
ghita vs sinistra please we al know thats gonna be a BIG ko win for ghita …
Peter Aerts vs. Tyrone Spong thats nice to see Spong should win this
but with a legend like Peter you never know ..
Jerome Le Banner vs. Rustemi Kreshnik should be a great fight
After a lott of BS fights for jerome finally a good oponent..
cus that wrestling stuff he did was to horrible to watch
Jerome Le Banner vs. Errol Zimmerman
im sorry Jerome but Errol is gonna take this one
Chris Ngimbi vs. Andy Souwer
souwer is gonna take this one i hate to say it but i thinks that whats gonna happen
Hesdy Gerges vs. Rico Verhoeven
i hope to see a greedy hungry Hesdy !!
cus in his fight against ghita he really dissapointed me …maybe he needs to fight less technical ….(but boy o boy ghita realy knocked his head off)
Semmy Schilt vs. Brice Guidon
Shilt wil probally win in a the way he knows best boring and smart ..
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