With four knockouts, relentless battles, and spectacular clashes, SENSHI 32 crowned a new -85 kg champion at the beach arena in Varna, Bulgaria.
Ireland's Joshua Akingbade is the new SENSHI Grand Prix Middleweight Champion. Following an outstanding performance and two knockout victories on his road to the title, he won the historic SENSHI 32 Grand Prix tournament in -85 kg category, held on July 11 at the beach arena in St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort near Varna, Bulgaria.
The international fight gala delivered unforgettable action, featuring four knockouts and highly competitive bouts between 16 professional fighters from 13 countries. After a series of uncompromising contests, Akingbade advanced to the final, where he knocked out Italy's Fabian Lorito to claim the championship title at the third Grand Prix event of the year. Lorito finished as runner-up, while his compatriot Angelo Mirno secured the bronze medal.
The audience also witnessed two spectacular Super Fights. Bulgarian star Zhulien Rikov confirmed his excellent form by defeating Italy's Daniele Valente via technical knockout in the -75 kg division. In the heavyweight Super Fight (+95 kg), England's Nathan Cook knocked out Albania's Francesko Xhaja to earn a dominant victory.
Full Results of SENSHI 32 International Fight Gala:
SENSHI Grand Prix (-85 kg)
• Joshua Akingbade (Ireland) defeated Ali Yuzeir (Bulgaria) by unanimous decision.
• Ulric Bokeme (Switzerland) defeated Juri de Sousa (Portugal) by unanimous decision.
• Olivier Langlois-Ross (Canada) defeated Miles Simson (Suriname) by unanimous decision.
• Fabian Lorito (Italy) defeated David Szabo-Toth (Hungary) by split decision.
Grand Prix Reserve Bouts
• Angelo Mirno (Italy) defeated Ricardo Luckei (Brazil) by unanimous decision.
• Sharif Ben Mabrouk (Tunisia) defeated Ramy Deghir (Algeria) by decision.
Semi-finals
• Joshua Akingbade defeated Ulric Bokeme by knockout.
• Fabian Lorito defeated Olivier Langlois-Ross by split decision.
Third-Place Bout
• Angelo Mirno defeated Olivier Langlois-Ross by technical knockout to claim the bronze medal.
Final
• Joshua Akingbade defeated Fabian Lorito by knockout to win the SENSHI 32 Grand Prix title.
Super Fights
• Nathan Cook (England) defeated Francesko Xhaja (Albania) by knockout in the +95 kg division.
• Zhulien Rikov (Bulgaria) defeated Daniele Valente (Italy) by technical knockout in the -75 kg division.
The award ceremony was attended by legendary names in world kickboxing and Kyokushin karate - Semmy Schilt, Ernesto Hoost, Albert Kraus, Andy Souwer, Sam Greco, and Akira Masuda - who presented the trophies to the evening's top performers. The SENSHI 32 Grand Prix Special Awards went to Joshua Akingbade for “Best Technique”, Daniele Valente for “Fighting Spirit”, and Nathan Cook, who received the “Knockout of the Night” award.
Following the success of SENSHI 32, attention now turns to the next edition of the international fight gala. SENSHI 33 Grand Prix will take place on September 5 in Varna, Bulgaria, once again bringing together some of the world's best fighters for another night of elite combat inside the ring.
SENSHI 32 Grand Prix is organized with the support of the KWU International Professional League and the special support of Armeec Insurance Company, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M Car Group – BMW Dealer, and St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding.
Media partners of SENSHI 32 Grand Prix are Boec.bg and Boec.com, Bulgaria ON AIR, MAX Sport, TrillerTV, Beyond Kickboxing, Gol.bg, Sportal.bg, Dir.bg, Topsport.bg, KWUSENSHI.com, KWUnion.com, KyokushinKarate.News, Fighto.News, and Fight Sports Insider 24/7.
