Oktagon rebooked Patrik Kincl vs. Dominik Humburger for Jan. 30 in Liberec after the Karlovy Vary bout fell through; Kincl admits returning to camp was hard.
What we know
- The Kincl vs. Humburger fight in Karlovy Vary did not happen after Humburger did not make weight.
- Oktagon confirmed a replacement date: Jan. 30 in Liberec.
- Kincl said on Fight and Talk that returning to the gym after the cancellation was hard.
A fight week that ended without a fight now has a new finish line. Patrik Kincl and Dominik Humburger will meet on Jan. 30 in Liberec, months later than planned, after their Karlovy Vary bout collapsed.
According to Fights.cz, Humburger failed to make weight and the situation then escalated badly, so by Friday it was clear the fight would not happen. Oktagon booked the replacement date on the spot, and both men now have to stretch a demanding camp to the end of January, Christmas included.
The move to Liberec helps Humburger, who is from the city and will have the crowd behind him. Fights.cz notes that Kincl, a former Oktagon champion, is used to hostile rooms, so the atmosphere is unlikely to be new to him.
The bigger cost may be mental. Kincl told the Fight and Talk show that he did not feel like going to training on the Monday after the cancellation. He said he is working toward the fight and still loves the sport, but closing himself in the gym again without the payoff of the fight was hard, and by the end of a camp, in his words, you have had enough.
That is the risk of the extended build-up for both sides: a second full camp, with the holiday period spent on weight and discipline. Humburger, whose weight problem caused the delay, will be under particular watch.
What to watch next is the weigh-in. Nothing else about the rebooked fight has been announced yet, but the scale will decide whether the Jan. 30 date holds.
According to Fights.cz, Humburger failed to make weight and the situation then escalated badly, so by Friday it was clear the fight would not happen. Oktagon booked the replacement date on the spot, and both men now have to stretch a demanding camp to the end of January, Christmas included.
The move to Liberec helps Humburger, who is from the city and will have the crowd behind him. Fights.cz notes that Kincl, a former Oktagon champion, is used to hostile rooms, so the atmosphere is unlikely to be new to him.
The bigger cost may be mental. Kincl told the Fight and Talk show that he did not feel like going to training on the Monday after the cancellation. He said he is working toward the fight and still loves the sport, but closing himself in the gym again without the payoff of the fight was hard, and by the end of a camp, in his words, you have had enough.
That is the risk of the extended build-up for both sides: a second full camp, with the holiday period spent on weight and discipline. Humburger, whose weight problem caused the delay, will be under particular watch.
What to watch next is the weigh-in. Nothing else about the rebooked fight has been announced yet, but the scale will decide whether the Jan. 30 date holds.
- Summary
- Oktagon rebooked Patrik Kincl vs. Dominik Humburger for Jan. 30 in Liberec after the Karlovy Vary bout fell through; Kincl admits returning to camp was hard.
- Key points (one per line)
- Kincl vs. Humburger was scrapped in Karlovy Vary after Humburger reportedly missed weight.
Oktagon set a replacement date: Jan. 30 in Liberec, Humburger's home area.
Kincl said he did not feel like training after the cancellation.
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- Fights.cz | https://www.fights.cz/ceska-scena/tezky-navrat-do-pripravy-nechtelo-se-mi-priznava-patrik-kincl-795437
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