All 16 fighters made weight for Sunday's Kickboxing Fes.3 GOAT in Tokyo; champion Ryusei promised an aggressive, TV-style fight against challenger Rodrigo Bogado.
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What we know
- All 16 fighters on the Kickboxing Fes.3 GOAT card made weight on the first attempt on Oct. 24
- Ryusei (58.95kg) defends the ISKA K-1 rules world super featherweight title against Rodrigo Bogado (58.25kg) in the main event, three rounds plus one extension round
- The card also has Vangelis Giorgis vs. Kenta Nanbara for the ISKA light cruiserweight title and Yuki Kasahara vs. Soheil Dridi for the vacant super lightweight title
- The event is on Sunday, Oct. 25 at TV Tokyo's Tennozu Studio, with the title bouts live on the TV Tokyo network
- Ryusei says he has built a more aggressive 'TV-style' approach for the broadcast; Bogado says it is his first fight in Japan
Every fighter on the Kickboxing Fes.3 GOAT card made weight on the first attempt at Saturday's official weigh-ins in Tokyo, according to Gong Kakutogi. All 16 fighters across eight bouts passed, clearing the way for the event at TV Tokyo's Tennozu Studio on Sunday, Oct. 25.
The card features three ISKA world title fights under K-1 rules. Super featherweight champion Ryusei weighed 58.95kg for his defense against Argentina's Rodrigo Bogado (58.25kg). Light cruiserweight champion Vangelis Giorgis of Greece came in at 83.90kg against challenger Kenta Nanbara (84.85kg), and Yuki Kasahara (61.95kg) meets France's Soheil Dridi (60.7kg) for the vacant super lightweight title.
The six title fighters faced off after the weigh-ins. The three title bouts will air live on the TV Tokyo network, Gong Kakutogi reports.
The card features three ISKA world title fights under K-1 rules. Super featherweight champion Ryusei weighed 58.95kg for his defense against Argentina's Rodrigo Bogado (58.25kg). Light cruiserweight champion Vangelis Giorgis of Greece came in at 83.90kg against challenger Kenta Nanbara (84.85kg), and Yuki Kasahara (61.95kg) meets France's Soheil Dridi (60.7kg) for the vacant super lightweight title.
The six title fighters faced off after the weigh-ins. The three title bouts will air live on the TV Tokyo network, Gong Kakutogi reports.
- Summary
- All 16 fighters made weight for Sunday's Kickboxing Fes.3 GOAT in Tokyo; champion Ryusei promised an aggressive, TV-style fight against challenger Rodrigo Bogado.
- Key points (one per line)
- All 16 fighters across eight bouts made weight on the first attempt on Oct. 24 in Tokyo
Main event: ISKA K-1 rules super featherweight champion Ryusei (58.95kg) vs. Rodrigo Bogado (58.25kg)
Ryusei says he built a 'TV-style' aggressive approach for the live broadcast and wants a knockout
Bogado, fighting in Japan for the first time, says he will show what world level looks like
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- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25210
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25214
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