K-1 set the full Revenge II card for Nov. 23 in Tokyo: Verdonk vs. Kim Hyun Jun in the main event and Ouyang Feng vs. Koya Saito in the semi-final.
From 2 reports by 2 outletsLatest K-1 announces full Revenge II card and running order; Ouyang Feng vs. Saito is the semi-final 2 outlets
What we know
- K-1 Revenge II takes place Nov. 23 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo; K-1 announced the Verdonk vs. Kim pairing on Oct. 9 and has now published the full card and running order.
- Darryl Verdonk vs. Kim Hyun Jun at 70 kg is the main event, not a championship fight; Verdonk is on a three-fight losing streak after a first-round exit at the September World Max tournament.
- Semi-final: Ouyang Feng, the former K-1 super welterweight champion returning after a year, meets Krush welterweight champion Koya Saito, who is on a four-fight winning streak after a knockout win at Rizin.
- Bout 7: Alassane Kamara vs. Krush super lightweight champion Shu Inagaki; both lost title fights to Taio Asahisa. Bout 6: former K-1 featherweight champion Ryudai Ishida moves up in weight to meet ISKA world featherweight champion Torei.
- Bouts 2 to 4 are a three-fight survival series to pick challengers for super bantamweight champion Rimmu; only two of the three winners advance, chosen by K-1 producer Sudo on knockout time and aggression, with a final on Dec. 29 at Yokohama Buntai and a title challenge in February.
- Bout 1: Daizo Sasaki, a two-division Krush champion with 17 years as a pro, faces knockout artist Yuki Sakamoto in the opener.
Reported, not confirmed
- Kim holds the EMA and Kick Heros welterweight titles and won his K-1 contract by beating Hiromu Oda on Sept. 19 in Sangju. MiddleEasy
- Bouts are three three-minute rounds with one possible extension round; tickets run from 10,000 yen to 70,000 yen in five reserved-seat tiers. MiddleEasy
Darryl Verdonk gets a quick chance to put his World Max exit behind him. The Dutch-Indonesian fighter, a 2025 World Max runner-up, drew a newcomer for K-1 Revenge II: South Korea's Kim Hyun Jun, in a 70 kg bout with no title at stake.
Verdonk lost a decision to Lorenzo Di Vara in the Sept. 12 opening round, which ended his run in this year's tournament. He is a former Enfusion champion, orthodox, trains at Fight Team Ringer and is listed at 18-10 with 11 knockouts. The November fight is a standalone assignment rather than a step in a bracket.
Kim comes from the other direction. He beat Hiromu Oda by decision at K-1 Fighting Network in Sangju on Sept. 19, and K-1's announcement identifies that win as what earned him a contract and a place in Japan. The southpaw from Busan, who fights out of Taehan Muay Thai Gym, holds the EMA and Kick Heros welterweight titles and is listed at 12-3-1 with three knockouts. He is 180 cm, three centimeters taller than Verdonk.
The rest of the card has its own storylines. Former super-welterweight champion Ouyang Feng meets Krush welterweight champion Koya Saito, who withdrew from a planned September title defense through injury. Alassane Kamara and Shu Inagaki meet at super-lightweight, each having lost a title shot against Taio Asahisa.
Contests are three three-minute rounds with one possible extension round. No running order or broadcast schedule is specified yet, so the order of bouts is unconfirmed. Watch for those details, and for how Kim handles the step up against a veteran of the World Max.
Verdonk lost a decision to Lorenzo Di Vara in the Sept. 12 opening round, which ended his run in this year's tournament. He is a former Enfusion champion, orthodox, trains at Fight Team Ringer and is listed at 18-10 with 11 knockouts. The November fight is a standalone assignment rather than a step in a bracket.
Kim comes from the other direction. He beat Hiromu Oda by decision at K-1 Fighting Network in Sangju on Sept. 19, and K-1's announcement identifies that win as what earned him a contract and a place in Japan. The southpaw from Busan, who fights out of Taehan Muay Thai Gym, holds the EMA and Kick Heros welterweight titles and is listed at 12-3-1 with three knockouts. He is 180 cm, three centimeters taller than Verdonk.
The rest of the card has its own storylines. Former super-welterweight champion Ouyang Feng meets Krush welterweight champion Koya Saito, who withdrew from a planned September title defense through injury. Alassane Kamara and Shu Inagaki meet at super-lightweight, each having lost a title shot against Taio Asahisa.
Contests are three three-minute rounds with one possible extension round. No running order or broadcast schedule is specified yet, so the order of bouts is unconfirmed. Watch for those details, and for how Kim handles the step up against a veteran of the World Max.
- Summary
- K-1 set the full Revenge II card for Nov. 23 in Tokyo: Verdonk vs. Kim Hyun Jun in the main event and Ouyang Feng vs. Koya Saito in the semi-final.
- Key points (one per line)
- Darryl Verdonk vs. Kim Hyun Jun at 70 kg is the main event at Korakuen Hall.
Ouyang Feng vs. Koya Saito is the semi-final; Kamara vs. Inagaki is bout 7.
Three survival bouts decide challengers to the super bantamweight champion, with a final on Dec. 29.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/kickboxing/darryl-verdonk-kim-hyun-jun-k1-revenge2-november23/
Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25286
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