All combat stars successfully passed the official weigh-in of the event, which took place today
With less than 24 hours to go until the highly anticipated 20th-anniversary edition of the SENSHI 20 Fighting Gala, the emotions and excitement definitely peaked today when the official kick-off of the event was set. With spirits high, many official guests, and fighting legends from the country and the world, the SENSHI fighters faced each other for the first time, not in the ring, but in front of their first challenge – the scale. It took place at 11:30 am at the Astor Garden Hotel in the St. St. Constantine and Helena resort in Varna, Bulgaria.
All professional fighters from 15 countries managed to enter their categories and on February 24 at 18:00 in the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna will show the best they are capable of in 13 fights in the ring in the different rules of the circuit – KWU FULL CONTACT, KWU SENSHI and KWU OPEN.
Immediately after the SENSHI weigh-in, the event’s official press conference was held in the hall. It was hosted by K-1 champion and martial arts master Shihan Nicholas Pettas, and the media and fans were told about their expectations for the upcoming fight by the Bulgarian contenders Ognyan Mirchev and Jivko Stoimenov, as well as their opponents Urus Neskovic, who will face Mirchev, and Drame Cherif from Benin, who will face Stoimenov.
The press conference was also attended by Ahmed Krnjic from Bosnia and Herzegovina and his opponent Florin Ivanoaie from Romania, who we will see in the final match of SENSHI 20.
Among the special guests at the official SENSHI weigh-in were world greats in the field of martial arts, including Shihan Akira Masuda, some of the doyens of Kyokushin and K-1: Shihan Francisco Filho, Shihan Glaube Feitosa, Shihan Semmy Schilt and Ernesto Hoost. Grand K-1 Max champions Albert Kraus and Andy Souwer, respected fighting legends Sensei Yusuke Fujii, Sensei Tariel Nikoleishvili, Jan Soukup, Sensei Zahari Damyanov, Sensei Petar Martinov, also present at the official weigh-in, and congratulated the fighters before the clash. Other special guests at the event were the president of ISKA Europe – Paul Hennessy, and Grant Waterman – International Ring Announcer, former UFC MMA, and K-1 Referee.
And here are the official SENSHI 20 weight-in results:
Fight #1
Cat. -70 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Ognyan Mirchev, Bulgaria (66 kg) – Uros Neskovic, Serbia (65,9 kg)
Fight #2
Cat. -70 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Konstantin Stoykov, Bulgaria (69,5 kg) – Carlos Garcia, Spain (66,8 kg)
Fight #3
Cat. -70 kg KWU SENSHI
Niall McGreevy, Ireland (67,9 kg) – Marc Dass Rey, Spain (68 kg)
Fight #4
Cat. -75 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Atanas Bozhilov, Bulgaria (73,8 kg) – James Lemarié, France (73,2 kg)
Fight #5
Cat. -70 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Gregoire Gottardi, France (67 kg) – Manuel Pereira, Spain (67 kg)
Fight #6
Cat. -70 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Dragomir Petrov, Bulgaria (69,4 kg) – Marian Lapusneanu, Romania (70 kg)
Fight #7
Cat. -80 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Nikola Todorovic, Serbia (77,9 kg) – Edon Agushi, Kosovo (77,8 kg)
Fight #8
Cat. -85 kg KWU OPEN
Jivko Stoimenov, Bulgaria (83 kg) – Drame Cherif, Benin (82,4 kg)
Fight #9
Cat. -85 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Nicola Stosic, Serbia (85 kg) – Loic Njeya, Cameroon (85 kg)
Fight #10
Cat. -95 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Oly Yves Roland, Côte d’Ivoire (94,3 kg) – Jacub Klauda, Czech Republic (94,4 kg)
Fight #11
Cat. -95 kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Milos Cvjeticanin, Serbia (94,9 kg) – Enrico Pellegrino, Italy (95 kg)
Fight #12
Cat. 95+ kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Asdren Gashi, Belgium (123,3 kg) vs. Kadir Yildirim, Türkiye (112,7 kg)
Fight #13
Cat. 95+ kg KWU FULL CONTACT
Ahmed Krnjic, Bosna and Herzegovina (124,8 kg) – Florin Ivanoe, Romania (110,2 kg)
Stay tuned for more information about all bouts in the SENSHI 20 Fight Card.Follow the SENSHI social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram for more details about the upcoming sporting event and the fighters facing each other in the ring.
The SENSHI 20 fights in the ring can be watched live and for free on Bulgaria ON AIR, Max Sport 1, and Kod Sport in Bulgaria, on Arena Sport in Serbia, on Sport Extra in Romania, and worldwide online on Triller TV, Senshi.com, Boec.bg, Boec.com, Kwunion.com, and KyokushinKarate.News.
SENSHI 20 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.
SENSHI’s media partners are Boec.BG and Boec.COM, the national television Bulgaria ON AIR, the American online martial arts television Triller, Gol.bg, Topsport.bg, Kwunion.com, the information portal Kyokushin Karate News, Fighto.News and Novinata.bg.
