SUPERSTARS ALIGN FOR GLORY 8 TOKYO FEATHERWEIGHT ‘SLAM’ KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, MAY 3
Mar 10, 2013 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- SINGAPORE (March 3, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s
new premier kickboxing league, will return to Tokyo, Japan with a
one-night, eight-man ‘Slam’ tournament featuring a collection of
the brightest stars in the featherweight (65 kilograms/143 pounds)
division, at Ariake Coliseum on Friday, May 3.
Three-time French kickboxing champion A! bdellah Ezbiri (32-6, 11 KOs) of Morocco via France, world Muay Thai champion Mosab “The Jaguar” Amrani (48-7-4, 14 KOs) of Holland and KO artist Marcus Vinicius of Brazil have all been enlisted for the single-elimination affair.
Joining the first three elite fighters thus far confirmed for the
tournament that will award its competitors with a total of $180,000
in prize money, including $100,000 to the winner, will be the
victor of the inaugural, eight-man, development series ROAD TO
GLORY Japan tournament at Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Sunday,
March 10, as well as four additional competitors to be announced
soon.
Tickets for GLORY 8 Tokyo on Friday, May 3, beginning at 16:00 at Ariake Coliseum, are priced from ¥5,000, and can be purchased online at Pia (http://pia.jp/t/), E-Plus (http://eplus.jp) and Lawson Ticket (http:l-tike.com).
The 25-year-old Ezbiri has made waves both in his native Europe as well as in Japan where he was the winner of another eight-man tournament in 2011 and finished as runner-up after a controversial decision loss in the championship stage of a 67! kilogram/148 pound tournament at the hands of Japanese phenom Yuta Kubo on Jan. 14.
Amrani, a 25-year-old, former intercontinental Muay Thai champion, rose to power after stopping Thai champions Anuwat Kaewsamrit and Bovy Sor Udomson in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Amrani also boasts a victory over Moroccan southpaw phenom Ibrahim Chiahou. His tournament start marks a drop in weight after a stint at 70 kilograms/154 pounds.
For more information, visit www.gloryworldseries.com.
About GLORY: GLORY World Series (www.gloryworldseries.com) is the world's new premiere kickboxing league, producing live events across the globe and offering up to $2 million in prize money to the winners of one-night, 16-man ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments, which are open to only the best fighters in each of six d! ifferent weight classes. The fight series also includes 8-man ‘Slam’ tournaments and events with traditional single bouts.
With television deals spanning every continent, online live video streaming of all shows and the world's largest online martial arts library, GLORY is one of the world's most widely distributed sporting organizations.
Owned and operated by Glory Sports International (GSI), the organization has offices in the UK, Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and soon in the US. Its personnel include an unprecedented mix of accomplished entrepreneurs and senior level executives from the diverse worlds of finance, sports marketing, television and martial arts fighting.
In 2013, GLORY launched the ROAD TO GLORY tournament fight series to identify and develop new kickboxing talent in the United States, Japan and elsewhere around the globe into future champions and superstars of the sport.
Three-time French kickboxing champion A! bdellah Ezbiri (32-6, 11 KOs) of Morocco via France, world Muay Thai champion Mosab “The Jaguar” Amrani (48-7-4, 14 KOs) of Holland and KO artist Marcus Vinicius of Brazil have all been enlisted for the single-elimination affair.
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Tickets for GLORY 8 Tokyo on Friday, May 3, beginning at 16:00 at Ariake Coliseum, are priced from ¥5,000, and can be purchased online at Pia (http://pia.jp/t/), E-Plus (http://eplus.jp) and Lawson Ticket (http:l-tike.com).
“With the fighter selection process for the GLORY 8 Tokyo
featherweight Slam tournament underway, we are assembling what
could very well be the most competitive tournament field in the
history of kickboxing’s featherweight division,” said GLORY Sports
International Managing Director Marcus Luer. “We are bringing
together the best possible group of talent from all parts of the
world in order to determine who the reigning king of this division
is.”
The 25-year-old Ezbiri has made waves both in his native Europe as well as in Japan where he was the winner of another eight-man tournament in 2011 and finished as runner-up after a controversial decision loss in the championship stage of a 67! kilogram/148 pound tournament at the hands of Japanese phenom Yuta Kubo on Jan. 14.
Amrani, a 25-year-old, former intercontinental Muay Thai champion, rose to power after stopping Thai champions Anuwat Kaewsamrit and Bovy Sor Udomson in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Amrani also boasts a victory over Moroccan southpaw phenom Ibrahim Chiahou. His tournament start marks a drop in weight after a stint at 70 kilograms/154 pounds.
For more information, visit www.gloryworldseries.com.
About GLORY: GLORY World Series (www.gloryworldseries.com) is the world's new premiere kickboxing league, producing live events across the globe and offering up to $2 million in prize money to the winners of one-night, 16-man ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments, which are open to only the best fighters in each of six d! ifferent weight classes. The fight series also includes 8-man ‘Slam’ tournaments and events with traditional single bouts.
With television deals spanning every continent, online live video streaming of all shows and the world's largest online martial arts library, GLORY is one of the world's most widely distributed sporting organizations.
Owned and operated by Glory Sports International (GSI), the organization has offices in the UK, Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and soon in the US. Its personnel include an unprecedented mix of accomplished entrepreneurs and senior level executives from the diverse worlds of finance, sports marketing, television and martial arts fighting.
In 2013, GLORY launched the ROAD TO GLORY tournament fight series to identify and develop new kickboxing talent in the United States, Japan and elsewhere around the globe into future champions and superstars of the sport.
