GLORY returns with a cross-promotional occasion held alongside Japanese RISE and Shootboxing promotions. GLORY Rivals 4 takes place on December twenty fifth on the Ryogoku Sumo Enviornment in Tokyo, Japan.
A featherweight affair between featherweight Contender Serhii Adamchuk and former RISE Light-weight title holder, Kento Haraguchi headlines the combat card.
Kento Haraguchi vs. Serii Adamchuk
The Japanese fighter is regarded as the subsequent massive factor for RISE after Tenshin Nasukawa has left the promotion and the game of kickboxing usually. This push into stardom was exemplified by pitting Haraguchi in opposition to GLORY Featherweight champion, Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 on two totally different events. Their second bout was to find out a brand new World Tremendous Light-weight champion, beforehand held solely by Nasukawa himself. Regardless of two losses to the Thai fighter Haraguchi received all the remainder of his bouts stacking up 14 wins in his document.
This will likely be Adamchuk’s return bout after a 14-month-long hiatus. His final bout passed off in October 2021, the place he misplaced by a break up choice to Aleksei Ulianov. The Ukrainian kickboxer is a former GLORY featherweight champion, which he misplaced to Petchpanomrung again in 2019. Since then he received solely 2 out 5 final of his fights.
Kaito Ono vs. Stoyan Koprivienski
Ono has been unbeaten for the final two years, profitable all 14 bouts held inside that point interval. A former Shootboxing Light-weight champion holds a notable win over a two-division Ok-1 champion, Masaaki Noiri, who he beat again in June.
Koprivienski was having fun with a five-fight profitable streak, which was placed on a maintain by Tyjani Beztati at GLORY Collision 4 on October 8. This was a Light-weight title bout, which was awarded to Koprivienski after he beat the likes of Bruno Gazani, Dzianis Zuev, and Guerric Billet.
GLORY RIVALS 4 Outcomes
Full Card (iPPV GLORYFights.com/ABEMA TV/Viaplay – 4:30am ET / 1:30am)
Kento Haraguchi def. Serhii Adamchuk by way of Unanimous Resolution (30 – 28, 30 – 27, 30 – 27)
Kaito Ono def. Stoyan Koprivlenski by way of Majority Resolution (30 – 29, 30 – 29, 30 – 29)
Petch def. Kosei Yamada by way of Unanimous Resolution (30 – 29, 30 – 29, 30 – 28)
Taiju Shiratori def. Ilias Banniss by way of Unanimous Resolution (30 – 28, 30 – 27, 30 – 27)
Chad Collins def. Hiroki Kasahara by way of Unanimous Resolution (30 – 29, 30 – 28, 30 – 27)
Tessa de Kom def. Manazo Kobayashi by way of Unanimous Resolution (29 – 28, 29 – 28, 30 – 28)
