The four bouts on the main fight card and the two reserve matches of the SENSHI Grand Prix tournament up to 75 kg have been confirmed, with all fighters successfully making weight during the official weigh-in held at 12:00 PM EET on February 27 at the St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort in Varna, Bulgaria. Below are the official weigh-in results of the tournament participants and the three super fights at SENSHI 30.
The elegant ceremony at Ensana Aquahouse Hotel was attended by some of the greatest combat sports legends in the world, including Semmy Schilt, Ernesto Hoost, Andy Souwer, Albert Kraus, Nicholas Pettas, Tariel Nikoleishvili, and Jan Soukup. A special guest at SENSHI for the first time was also six-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai, Ray Sefo. He expressed his gratitude for the honor of personally attending SENSHI 30 Grand Prix, gave valuable advice to the fighters, and called on combat sports fans to follow the event, stating that “SENSHI is the future of combat sports—where fighters want to be.”
The other combat sports legends also addressed greetings to the participants of the professional gala evening, the coaches, and fight fans around the world. This marked the final official test before the bouts, and the elite fighters are now fully prepared to deliver a spectacle of the highest class at SENSHI 30 Grand Prix. The event will take place on February 28 at 7:00 PM EET /12:00 PM EST/ at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria.
Official weigh-in results of SENSHI 30 Grand Prix:
Super Fight – KWU FULL CONTACT -70 kg
Hirokatsu Miyagi (Japan) – 70 kg
Samo Petje (Slovenia) – 69.8 kg
Super Fight – KWU FULL CONTACT -70 kg
Charalampos Digkas (Greece) – 66.1 kg
Diyan Dimitrov (Bulgaria) – 66.6 kg
Super Fight – KWU FULL CONTACT 95+ kg
Francesko Xhaja (Albania) – 116.1 kg
Giannis Stoforidis (Greece) – 110.2 kg
SENSHI Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Aibek Amanov (Kazakhstan) – 75 kg
Viktor Krashevski (Bulgaria) – 74.7 kg
SENSHI Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Fernando Tigre (Portugal) – 74.8 kg
David Kinhefner (Hungary) – 74.9 kg
Fight No. 1 – SENSHI Grand Prix Bout
Carlos Barbosa (Brazil) – 74.8 kg
Zhulien Rikov (Bulgaria) – 75 kg
Fight No. 2 – SENSHI Grand Prix Bout
Constantin Rusu (Moldova) – 74.9 kg
Florin Lambagiu (Romania) – 74.2 kg
Fight No. 3 – SENSHI Grand Prix Bout
Jordi Requejo (Spain) – 74.7 kg
Konstantin Stoykov (Bulgaria) – 74.9 kg
Fight No. 4 – SENSHI Grand Prix Bout
Jorge Davila (Spain) – 74.4 kg
Christian Baya (DR Congo) – 74.7 kg
The fighters confirmed their excellent physical condition and readiness to enter the ring at SENSHI 30 Grand Prix for some of the most spectacular clashes in the first Grand Prix tournament up to 75 kg. The emotions were palpable, and the fighters’ concentration and confidence clearly showed that the stage was set for a gala evening filled with adrenaline and battles that would determine the winner of the chain’s first championship title in this division.
The special 30th anniversary edition of SENSHI is one of the biggest and most international so far, with a total of 470+ guests, athletes, legendary instructors, trainers and media, coming from 35 countries: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, USA, Scotland and Bulgaria.
More than 420 participants from 27 countries, along with 11 world-renowned combat sports legends, are part of the international SENSHI training camp held in the days leading up to the fight gala night, while an additional 18 professional fighters from 13 countries further enhanced the event’s international character.
You can watch SENSHI 30 Grand Prix live on Bulgaria ON AIR and MAX Sport 1 for Bulgaria, via Swerve Combat for the USA and Canada, and worldwide online on the SENSHI YouTube channel, TrillerTV, Boec.com, KWUnion.com, KWUSENSHI.com, and Fighto.News.
SENSHI 30 is organized in cooperation with the KWU International Professional League, as well as with the special support of Armeec Insurance Company, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M Car Group – BMW dealer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Service, and St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding.
The media partners of SENSHI 30 are Boec.bg and Boec.com, Bulgaria ON AIR, MAX Sport, TrillerTV, Beyond Kickboxing, Gol.bg, Sportal.bg, Dir.bg, Topsport.bg, KWUnion, KyokushinКarate.News, Fighto.News и Vechtsportinfo.nl.
