Rico Verhoeven came out victorious on June 14 when he faced Artem Vakhitov in the main event of Glory 100. The kickboxing event took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands, featuring four championship bouts, a series of super fights, and the next round of the Last Man Standing tournament.
Verhoeven defeated Vakhitov by unanimous decision, with all judges scoring the fight 50-45. With the victory, the 36-year-old Dutch champion made his 13th successful defense of the heavyweight title and improved to 66-10, 21 KOs.
Former two-time light heavyweight champion Vakhitov fell short in his bid to win a title in his second weight class. The 34-year-old dropped to 22-7, 8 KOs.
Among other Glory 100 results, Sergej Maslobojev (42-7, 26 KOs) of Lithuania became a two-time light heavyweight champion, defeating Morocco’s Tarik Khbabez (52-12-1, 28 KOs) via TKO in a rematch. The official time of the stoppage was 2:06 into the fourth round.
Donovan Wisse (23-1, 10 KOs) of Suriname retained his middleweight title in a rematch against Ghana’s Michael Boapeah (21-5-1, 9 KOs). The scores were 47-48, 49-46, 48-47, 48-47, and 48-47.
Additionally, Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (175-41-3, 27 KOs) of Thailand retained his featherweight title in a rematch against Portugal’s Miguel Trindade (18-4, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 49-44, 50-43, 50-43, 50-43, and 50-43.