taygym
08-04-2014, 13:17
van de Glory site:
http://cdn.glorysportsinternational.eu/news/0001/14/thumb_13897_news_promo.jpeg Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken (84-11, 44 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/9)is out of his GLORY 16 DENVER (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/events/view/140) fight for the World Welterweight Championship.
Holzken was due to face the accomplished Muay Thai stylist Marc De Bonte (86-11-1, 28 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/1262) in the inaugural welterweight title fight but lingering injuries from a recent car crash have forced him into taking a break.
“On January 6 I suffered some injury in a car accident. That was why I wasn’t able to fight at GLORY 14 ZAGREB in March as originally planned,” says Holzken.
“I have been having some shoulder trouble and I have been trying to get around it by fighting mostly in southpaw stance, because I can fight from both stances.
“But it became too painful and when I went for an MRI scan they said there is still signs of damage. I was told that I need to rest my shoulder or face the possibility of ending my career early.”
De Bonte remains in the fight. Holzken has been replaced by Karapet Karapetyan (43-9-2, 4 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/1228). The relentless Armenian welterweight most recently had seen using his machine-gun technical combinations to outclass the Ukrainian standout Artur Kyshenko at GLORY 14 ZAGREB.
Karapetyan lost a decision to Holzken in December during the GLORY 13 TOKYO tournament. De Bonte is coming off a superb first-round KO of the highly-regarded L'houcine Ouzgni by way of a knee strike at GLORY 6.
“I will take a few months off to heal and then I will be back. I am very disappointed but there is nothing I can do except try to get back in action as fast as possible,” says Holzken.
“In the meantime I wish Marc De Bonte and Karapet Karapetyan the best of luck and I look forward to fighting the winner on my return.”
GLORY 16 DENVER takes place on Saturday May 3 at the 1ST BANK CENTER in Denver, Colorado.
This coming Saturday April 12, GLORY touches down in Istanbul, Turkey.
GLORY 15 ISTANBUL features a four-man Light-Heavyweight Championship Tournament between Tyrone Spong (90-5, 60 KO’s), Gokhan Saki (79-16, 56 KO’s), Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett (57-4, 45 KO’s) and Saulo Cavalari (28-2, 18 KO’s).The winner will emerge with the GLORY Light-Heavyweight World Title. The event airs in the US on SPIKE TV at 9pm ET and will air in over 150 territories worldwide.
http://cdn.glorysportsinternational.eu/news/0001/14/thumb_13897_news_promo.jpeg Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken (84-11, 44 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/9)is out of his GLORY 16 DENVER (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/events/view/140) fight for the World Welterweight Championship.
Holzken was due to face the accomplished Muay Thai stylist Marc De Bonte (86-11-1, 28 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/1262) in the inaugural welterweight title fight but lingering injuries from a recent car crash have forced him into taking a break.
“On January 6 I suffered some injury in a car accident. That was why I wasn’t able to fight at GLORY 14 ZAGREB in March as originally planned,” says Holzken.
“I have been having some shoulder trouble and I have been trying to get around it by fighting mostly in southpaw stance, because I can fight from both stances.
“But it became too painful and when I went for an MRI scan they said there is still signs of damage. I was told that I need to rest my shoulder or face the possibility of ending my career early.”
De Bonte remains in the fight. Holzken has been replaced by Karapet Karapetyan (43-9-2, 4 KO’s) (http://www.gloryworldseries.com/en/fighters/view/1228). The relentless Armenian welterweight most recently had seen using his machine-gun technical combinations to outclass the Ukrainian standout Artur Kyshenko at GLORY 14 ZAGREB.
Karapetyan lost a decision to Holzken in December during the GLORY 13 TOKYO tournament. De Bonte is coming off a superb first-round KO of the highly-regarded L'houcine Ouzgni by way of a knee strike at GLORY 6.
“I will take a few months off to heal and then I will be back. I am very disappointed but there is nothing I can do except try to get back in action as fast as possible,” says Holzken.
“In the meantime I wish Marc De Bonte and Karapet Karapetyan the best of luck and I look forward to fighting the winner on my return.”
GLORY 16 DENVER takes place on Saturday May 3 at the 1ST BANK CENTER in Denver, Colorado.
This coming Saturday April 12, GLORY touches down in Istanbul, Turkey.
GLORY 15 ISTANBUL features a four-man Light-Heavyweight Championship Tournament between Tyrone Spong (90-5, 60 KO’s), Gokhan Saki (79-16, 56 KO’s), Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett (57-4, 45 KO’s) and Saulo Cavalari (28-2, 18 KO’s).The winner will emerge with the GLORY Light-Heavyweight World Title. The event airs in the US on SPIKE TV at 9pm ET and will air in over 150 territories worldwide.