GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the full fight card for GLORY 16 DENVER.
The event is headlined by a Welterweight World Championship Title Fight that pits #1 ranked Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken (84-11-0, 44 KOs) of the Netherlands up against Belgium’s Marc de Bonte (86-11-1, 28 KOs), currently ranked #5.
Originally scheduled for GLORY 15 ISTANBUL, the match-up between power puncher Errol ‘The Bonecrusher’ Zimmerman (101-11-1, 42 KOs) and knockout artist Bangin’ Ben Edwards (36-9-3, 32 KOs) now serves as one half of the Heavyweight Contender Tournament at GLORY 16 DENVER.
On the other side of the tournament bracket, heavy handed Russian Sergey Kharitonov (5-3-0, 3 KOs) meets Brazil’s Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (37-10-1, 24 KOs).
Winners of GLORY Contender Tournaments are awarded a spot in their division’s next World Championship Tournament, which has the World Title on the line.
The winner of the GLORY 16 Contender Tournament will be competing for the GLORY World Heavyweight Championship later this year.
Making his GLORY debut in the Contender Tournament reserve bout – the winner of which will step up should either of the tournament finalists be unable to enter the ring – is recently signed heavyweight Pat ‘HD’ Barry (15-5-1, 9 KOs). He takes on fellow newcomer and former professional boxer Zack Mwekassa (10-1-0, 9 KOs).
GLORY 16 DENVER
Tournament Final Bout: Semi-final Bout A Winner vs. Semi-final Bout B Winner
Welterweight World Title Bout: Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte
Tournament Reserve Bout: Pat Barry vs. Zack Mwekassa
Tournament Semi-final Bout B: Anderson Silva vs. Sergey Kharitonov
Tournament Semi-final Bout A: Ben Edwards vs. Errol Zimmerman
