The Fight Card Of SENSHI 11 Is Official – Take A Close Look At It!
Do not miss the big professional fight night on February 26 at 12 pm ET live at FITE, Senshi.com and Boec.com
The fight card of SENSHI 11 is here and once again is promises a great show! On February 26th combat sports fans from all over the world will see 11 huge fights under KWU SENSHI and KWU Full Contact rules between martial arts masters from 13 countries. The bouts will include some of the big battle stars from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Italy, Estonia, Germany, Russia, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran.
The start time of the Clash of the Titans will be given at 7pm EET/ 12 pm ET, and viewers will be able to watch the spectacular show both from the front row in the hall and live on FITE, Senshi.com, Boec.bg, Boec.com, Kwunion.com, Kyokushin Karate News and on the Bulgarian television networks Bulgaria ON AIR and Max Sport 1. Tickets for the live fighting show in Varna, Bulgaria, are sold on Eventim.
Here is the whole battle card of the 11th edition of SENSHI:
Fight #1
Cat. 70 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Davide Pietrollini, Italy, vs. Aik Danielian, Russia
Davide Pietrollini is 30 years old from Italy. He is a MAX Muay Thai super fight winner and an IMTKA World title challenger. This would be his debut on the ring of SENSHI.
His opponent Aik Danielian from Russia is 31 years old and you already know him from SENSHI. In July 2021 he became the first Senshi European Champion in the under 70 kg category. Danielian is also a European Kyokushin Champion from 2013 (70 kg) and in 2019 he became Russian Kyokushin Champion (70 kg category).
Fight #2
Cat. 70 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Sergio Sanchez Galan, Spain, vs. Dragomir Petrov, Bulgaria
Sergio Sanchez Galan is 35 years from Spain and he has a pretty serious awards record. His stage name is „Dinamita" and he is 2-times WAKO PRO European Champion, an Iberian Pro Champion and a Spanish Pro Champion. On February 26th he will make his first appearance at SENSHI´s arena.
Dragomir Petrov is 28 years from Bulgaria and he already has two big wins from SENSHI –in 2020 and 2021 he became SENSHI Champion. He is also a European muay thai champion from 2019, a winner from the Wizard tournament, Max fight, bronze medalist from the Balkan kickboxing championship in 2019 and 4-times Bulgarian kickboxing champion.
Fight #3
Cat. 70 kg, ruleset: KWU SENSHI
Alexandr Ivanov, Russia, vs. Petar Stoykov, Bulgaria
Alexandr Ivanov is 31 years old from Russia. The clash against Petar Stoykov will be his debut on SENSHI. The Russian is a Muay Thai Champion from the Bangla tournament boxing stadium, a K-1 WKF China champion in 2017 and two times winner of international WKF-KLF fights in China (2017-2018).
Petar Stoykov is 25 years old from Bulgaria. He is a European WAKO PRO Champion from 2021, a World muay thai champion. Petar Stoykov is also a SENSHI Cup champion in 2019. He also has 6 wins onSENSHI and he is a silver medalist from KWU Youth kyokushin World championship in 2013.
Fight #4
Cat. 75 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Cezar-Matei Buzdugan, Romania, vs. Atanas Bozhilov, Bulgaria
Cezar-Matei Buzdugan, a.k.a The Iron Mace is 34 years old from Romania. His debut on SENSHI will be against one of the most titled Bulgarian fighters and multiple SENSHI Champion Atanas Bozhilov. Buzdugan, however, has an impressive record. He is an European champion and a multiple national champion of Romania in Kickboxing.
Atanas Bozhilov is one of the most renowned Bulgarian kickboxers. He is the holder of the WAKO PRO World champion's belt in K1 for category 71.8kg. He is a KGP K1 World champion K1 and WAKO World cup champion in 2017. He has 8 wins from the arena of SENSHI. He is a silver medalist from the WAKO low kick European and World kickboxing championship
Fight #5
Cat. 80 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Vladyslav Tiurmenko, Ukraine, vs. Eduard Aleksanyan, Bulgaria
The 23 years old Vladyslav Tiurmenko from Ukraine will be the opponent in the red corner in the 5th clash of the titans. The Ukrainian is a winner from the World Cup kickboxing WAKO and from the international Wizard Open Ring 2018/2019 tournament
Tiurmenko is a Champion of Ukraine in kickboxing K1 WAKO.
Eduard Aleksanyan is 25 years old from Bulgaria. He won his WAKO PRO European champion K1 title in the 81.4 kg category here on the ring of SENSHI in 2021. He is a 2-times National kickboxing champion and Savages Kickboxing Champion. Aleksanyan has a total of 4 wins at SENSHI.
Fight #6
Cat. 70 kg, ruleset: KWU SENSHI
Alessio Malatesta, Italy, vs. Artеm Pashporin, Russia
Alessio Malatesta is 20 years old from Italy. On February 26 he will make his debut on SENSHI with a fight against one of the most competitive and attractive fight starts at the gala.
Malatesta has an impressive record. He is a MAX Muay Thai Champion, an IMTKA World and European champion and a MTGP Intercontinental champion.
His opponent - Artеm Pashporin, is 28 years old from Russia. He is a W5 World champion, GPRO World champion, WKU Intercontinental champion. He also has many accomplishments in Muay thai - Pashporin is S1 World champion, WMC European champion. Pashporin is also a winner from the prestigious Battles of Champions 10 in Russia. In 2021 he won a total of 4 SENSHI Championship belts!
Fight #7
Cat. 80 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Maxim Zaplitnii, Moldova, vs. Maikel Astur, Estonia
The seventh match of SENSHI will offer another intriguing clash. Maxim Zaplitnii from Moldova will make his debut at the gala. His nickname is "Mad Max". He is a European kickboxing champion, a Moldovan Thai boxing champion and a Moldovan kickboxing champion.
Mikel Astur from Estonia will be the opponent in the blue corner. In 2019 he became a bronze medalist at the WAKO K-1 World Championship, and in 2018 he won silver medal at the WAKO K-1 European Championship. Astur became Megdan fighting champion in 2020.
Fight #8
Cat. 80 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Ehsan Sajed, Iran, vs. Florin Lambagiu, Romania
Ehsan Sajet from Iran will make his debut at SENSHI on February 26. His nickname is "The Diamond", and his participation in the gala was one of the big surprises in the new edition of the chain. Sajet is 23 years old and he already is an International Kyokushin karate Champion. He is also a former member of the Iranian Kyokushin national team and he has 3 wins in Professional kickboxing.
Florin Lambagiu, Romania, a.k.a Rambo is named one of the best body punchers on the Romanian kickboxing scene. He is 25 years old and he is a Sambo National Champion in Romania, 2018. He is famous for his powerful left hook.
This will be the second time Lambagiu steps on the ring of SENSHI. During his first fight in the gala in Kamchia 2021 he managed to score a victory and became a SENSHI Champion.
Fight #9
Cat. +95 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Uku Jürjendal, Estonia, vs. Ahmed Krnjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Uku Jürjendal is an IFMA Muay Thai World Champion from 2014 and this will be his debut at SENSHI. He is 33 years old from Estonia and he is 192 cm tall.
His opponent Ahmed Krnjic from Bosnia and Herzegovina is known do SENSHI fans. He is 24 years old and nearly 2 meters tall. He is a WAKO PRO K-1 European Champion and a silver medalist from the WAKO K1 World and European Championship. Ahmed Krnjic is also a WAKO K-1 BALKAN Champion from 2017 & 2018.
Fight #10
Cat. 85 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Boban Ilioski, North Macedonia vs. Alexandar Petrov, Bulgaria
Boban Ilioski is 25 years old from Republic of North Macedonia He has won 2nd place at the IFMA World championship B class in 2018 in Mexico and he is a bronze medalist from the WAKO European championship in Slovakia in 2018.
Ilioski is also a holder of multiple World and European cup tournaments of WAKO
Alexandar Petrov from Bulgaria is 30 years old. He is a WAKO World kickboxing champion and WKN European kickboxing champion. He also is a Max Fight К1 champion and SFC champion. He is also a holder of 2 WAKO Balkan kickboxing championship belts.
At the last edition of SENSHI in December 2021, Petrov made a successful debut, winning a SENSHI Champion Belt.
Fight #11
Cat. 80 kg, ruleset: KWU Full Contact
Nikola Todorovic, Serbia, vs. Sergej Braun, Germany
The final clash of SENSHI 11 will offer a long-waited duel between fighters, who have long history between them. After COVID-19 ruined two planned matches between the two fighters, now on February 26 we will see finally who the big winner will be.
Nicola Todorovic is 23 years old from Serbia. He is world champion in kickboxing for amateurs (WAKO) for 2021 in the style of K-1, champion of the professional Serbian fight nights "Megdan" and he also has many victories in a number of national and international shows and tournaments.
The 32-year-old German fighter Sergej Braun is WAKO PRO world champion, winning his belt (style K-1, category 81.4 kg) in the seventh edition of SENSHI in February last year. He is also a two-time World Kickboxing Champion (WKU) and a Diamond Cup Kyokushin Karate Champion. In 2021 the National Combat Sports Association of Bulgaria, with Shihan Ivo Kamenov as Chairman, awarded Braun with the first of its kind annual award "Helmet of Spartacus". The trophy was awarded for brilliant performance and success on SENSHI's ring.
The start time of the Clash of the Titans will be given at 7pm EET/ 12 pm ET, and viewers will be able to watch the spectacular show both from the front row in the hall and live on FITE, Senshi.com, Boec.bg, Boec.com, Kwunion.com, Kyokushin Karate News and on the Bulgarian television networks Bulgaria ON AIR and Max Sport 1.
Tickets for the live fighting show in Varna, Bulgaria, are sold on Eventim.
Follow the official SENSHI channels on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, as well as the new website of the chain Senshi.com, for more information.
Special guests for the gala evening, the K-1 greats, the three-time and four-time K-1 heavyweight world champions Peter Aerts, Semmy Schilt and Ernesto Hoost will arrive in Bulgaria again, who will be referees and commentators of the matches. Another special guest, referee and commentator of SENSHI on February 26 will be the veteran and champion of the "K-1 Max" chain Albert Kraus.
The four martial arts legends will be instructors in a training seminar of the Professional League of the Kyokushin World Union in Varna, which will be held in the days around SENSHI. The training sessions with the greats start on February 25 and will last until February 27.
The 11th edition of SENSHI is organised with the cooperation of the KWU International Professional League, Armeec Insurance Group, Max Sport, Bulgaria Air, M-Car Group.
Media partners of the event are Boec.BG and Boec.COM, Bulgarian national TV Bulgaria ON AIR, US online platform for combat sports FITE, Gol.bg, Topsport.bg, Kwunion.com, Russian Union Of Martial Arts, Kyokushin Кarate News, Fighto.News and Kickboxing TV.