Glory Finalizes Amsterdam Card, Will Showcase Two Title Bouts

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Glory, the world’s leading kickboxing promotion, is headed to the Netherlands for the first time ever on Dec. 4 and the event is expected to be an explosive one. Glory announced Thursday afternoon the complete roster for Glory 26 “Amsterdam,” which will take place at the RAI Amsterdam.

The headlining bout on the marquee will see Glory welterweight champion Nieky Holzken (87-11, 46 KOs) defending his crown against Murthel Groenhart (58-18-3, 33 KOs).

The two have been waiting for years to lock horns again, but an injury to Groenhart sidelined him before their scheduled rematch at Glory 19. With Groenhart winning the Welterweight Contenders tournament last week in Milan, he will finally get his chance to avenge a decision loss to “The Natural” five years ago, which also occurred in Amsterdam. Holzken will look to extend his current winning streak to nine while trying to retain his title.

The co-featured bout will see local fighter Rico Verhoeven (46-10, 11 KOs) defending the Glory heavyweight championship against Romania’s Benjamin Adegbuyi (22-3, 14 KOs). Adegbuyi earned a rematch with the champ by winning the Glory Heavyweight Contenders tournament in Denver in October.

Rounding out the main card at Glory 26 will be a one-night, four-man tournament to determine the Glory featherweight number-one contender for champion Serhiy Adamchuck. Mosab Amrani will face ChiBin Lin in the first bout while Shane Oblonsky will lock horns with Maykol York in the second. The winners will face off before the main event.

In the Glory Super Fight Series contests of the evening, heavyweights Errol Zimmerman and Thomas Vanneste will collide; Mourad Bouzidi will take on Michael Duut in a light heavyweight encounter; and Fred Sikking will tango with Zinedine Hameur-Lain, also at light heavyweight.