Kiatmookao Petchpanomrung Successfully Defends Featherweight Title at Glory 67
The world’s leading kickboxing promotion on Friday returned to
American soil, as Glory 67 took place in Orlando, Florida.
In the main event, Glory champion Kiatmookao Petchpanomrung (163-36-2, 27 KO) proved that he is the best featherweight in the world. “The Professor” soundly outlanded challenger Anvar Boynazarov (95-27-2, 53 KO) and connected with devastating leg kicks that did visible damage. In the end, Boynazarov just could not deliver the one big punch for which he was looking and lost all five rounds on all three of the judges’ scorecards.
In the co-main headliner, featherweight Asa Ten Pow looked to maintain his undefeated Glory record in a battle with Houssam El Kasri. He managed to do just that, but El Kasri (2-3, 2 KO) was more competitive on the feet than many expected. However, Ten Pow (10-1, 5 KO) still outstruck his counterpart and knocked him down once in the first round to earn a unanimous decision with 30-26 scores from all three judges.
No. 5-ranked Kevin VanNostrand made a statement in the featured attraction of the SuperFight Series portion of the card. The American upset former featherweight champion Serhii Adamchuk (38-11, 14 KO) via unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27. In his post-fight interview, VanNostrand (19-3, 12 KO) called for a title shot against the winner of the main event.
In other action, D’Angelo Marshall (20-4, 11 KO) soundly defeated former training partner Jahfarr Wilnis (32-12-1, 8 KO) via unanimous decision, drawing 29-28 marks across the board; lightweight Elvis Gashi (23-0, 11 KO) made his case for a title shot by knocking out Justin Houghton with a body kick just 23 seconds into Round 1; undefeated prospect Abraham Vidales (14-0, 11 KO) stayed perfect, as he dominated Trevor Ragin (7-6, 3 KO) to a unanimous 30-27 decision on all three scorecards; Rebekah Irwin (6-2, 1 KO) kept her status as a super bantamweight prospect to watch, as she defeated Taylor Jenkins (0-1) via unanimous decision, earning 30-27 scores from all three judges; Peter Stanonik (7-0, 4 KO) managed to drop Vince McGuinness (1-3, 1 KO) once and cruised to a decision victory with unanimous 30-26 cards from the judges; Ross Levine (3-0, 3 KO) needed only 43 seconds to finish off Thomas Diagne (10-4) with a high kick; Keemaan Diop (3-1, 2 KO) proved too much for John Morehouse (10-9), as he won a clear-cut unanimous decision with 30-27 scores from all three judges; Nick Chasteen (10-4) dominated Javanis Ross (0-1) and wound up winning via second-round TKO after his opponent could not continue after injuring his leg; and Taylor Krahl (6-2, 5 KO) defeated Paul Banasiak (10-6, 7 KO) via majority decision: 29-27, 28-27, 28-28.
In the main event, Glory champion Kiatmookao Petchpanomrung (163-36-2, 27 KO) proved that he is the best featherweight in the world. “The Professor” soundly outlanded challenger Anvar Boynazarov (95-27-2, 53 KO) and connected with devastating leg kicks that did visible damage. In the end, Boynazarov just could not deliver the one big punch for which he was looking and lost all five rounds on all three of the judges’ scorecards.
In the co-main headliner, featherweight Asa Ten Pow looked to maintain his undefeated Glory record in a battle with Houssam El Kasri. He managed to do just that, but El Kasri (2-3, 2 KO) was more competitive on the feet than many expected. However, Ten Pow (10-1, 5 KO) still outstruck his counterpart and knocked him down once in the first round to earn a unanimous decision with 30-26 scores from all three judges.
No. 5-ranked Kevin VanNostrand made a statement in the featured attraction of the SuperFight Series portion of the card. The American upset former featherweight champion Serhii Adamchuk (38-11, 14 KO) via unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27. In his post-fight interview, VanNostrand (19-3, 12 KO) called for a title shot against the winner of the main event.
In other action, D’Angelo Marshall (20-4, 11 KO) soundly defeated former training partner Jahfarr Wilnis (32-12-1, 8 KO) via unanimous decision, drawing 29-28 marks across the board; lightweight Elvis Gashi (23-0, 11 KO) made his case for a title shot by knocking out Justin Houghton with a body kick just 23 seconds into Round 1; undefeated prospect Abraham Vidales (14-0, 11 KO) stayed perfect, as he dominated Trevor Ragin (7-6, 3 KO) to a unanimous 30-27 decision on all three scorecards; Rebekah Irwin (6-2, 1 KO) kept her status as a super bantamweight prospect to watch, as she defeated Taylor Jenkins (0-1) via unanimous decision, earning 30-27 scores from all three judges; Peter Stanonik (7-0, 4 KO) managed to drop Vince McGuinness (1-3, 1 KO) once and cruised to a decision victory with unanimous 30-26 cards from the judges; Ross Levine (3-0, 3 KO) needed only 43 seconds to finish off Thomas Diagne (10-4) with a high kick; Keemaan Diop (3-1, 2 KO) proved too much for John Morehouse (10-9), as he won a clear-cut unanimous decision with 30-27 scores from all three judges; Nick Chasteen (10-4) dominated Javanis Ross (0-1) and wound up winning via second-round TKO after his opponent could not continue after injuring his leg; and Taylor Krahl (6-2, 5 KO) defeated Paul Banasiak (10-6, 7 KO) via majority decision: 29-27, 28-27, 28-28.
