Top kickboxer Antonio Plazibat has again achieved a convincing victory in heavyweight on Saturday. The high-ranking Croatian knocked out the Romanian Raul Catinas in Bonn in the first round and again asked for a title fight with Rico Verhoeven.
Behind Verhoeven, Plazibat has been the next on the heavyweight ranking of kickboxing association GLORY for a long time. The 28-year-old Croat makes no secret that he wants a title fight with the Dutchman, who has held the championship belt for years.
Immediately after his victory in Bonn, Plazibat addressed Verhoeven once again when he received the microphone. “I only have one question: Rico Verhoeven, where are you?” shouted the Croat. “I want to kill you.”
With his convincing victory over Catinas – he brought his opponent to the ground with a series of hard blows after just one and a half minutes – Plazibat once again showed his calling card. He has now won seven of his eight GLORY fights. Of the last four, he won two by knockout and two by technical knockout.
Plazibat’s victory in Bonn will spark new discussions about who should be Verhoeven’s next opponent, who will step back into the ring at GLORY in spring 2023. For the time being, Verhoeven seems to be linked to Alistair Overeem.
Overeem successfully made his comeback as a kickboxer in October. The 42-year-old Dutchman, who has made a name for himself as an MMA fighter in recent years, settled with Badr Hari in the GelreDome in Arnhem.
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Zwaargewichtranglijst GLORY
- Wereldkampioen: Rico Verhoeven (Ned)
- 1. Antonio Plazibat (Kro)
- 2. Jamal Ben Saddik (Mar)
- 3. Levi Rigters (Ned)
- 4. Alistair Overeem (Ned)
- 5. Cihad Kepenek (Tur)
- 6. Nordine Mahieddine (Alg)
- 7. Gökhan Saki (Tur)
- 8. Benjamin Adegbuyi (Roe)
- 9. Badr Hari (Mar)
- 10. Raul Catinas (Roe)
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30 okt 2022 om 13:11
Zang, dans en een kiss cam: zo won Rico Verhoeven op zijn eigen evenement
30 okt 2022 om 00:15
Verhoeven merkte tegen Gerges dat hij een jaar lang niet had gevochten
