All 32 Heavyweights Revealed for GLORY’s ’Last Heavyweight Standing’ Tournament

GLORY Kickboxing has officially revealed all 32 participants for its highly anticipated tournament, Last Heavyweight Standing, which is set to kick off on Apr. 5, 2025, at GLORY 99 in Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands. This tournament is being touted as the largest heavyweight tournament in combat sports history, featuring a year-long competition across five events.

GLORY’s Last Heavyweight Standing

The tournament will begin with a night of action, featuring sixteen heavyweight bouts determined by a random draw. Fighters will compete in qualifying tournaments throughout the year, ultimately leading to a one-night showdown where the final eight competitors will battle it out for the title of ‘Last Heavyweight Standing’ in Dec. 2025.

32-Man Tournament

The field includes notable heavyweights from around the globe:

1. Ionut Iancu (30-10, 12 KO) – Romania
2. Ahmed Krnjić (14-3-1, 4 KO) – Bosnia & Herzegovina
3. Uku Jürjendal (20-9, 16 KO) – Estonia
4. Tariq Osaro (26-4-1, 13 KO) – Nigeria/Netherlands
5. Bahram Rajabzadeh (70-4, 61 KO) – Azerbaijan
6. Jamal Ben Saddik (36-9, 29 KO) – Morocco/Belgium
7. Rade Opačić (21-6, 16 KO) – Serbia
8. Murat Aygün (32-4, 8 KO) – Turkey
9. Sofian Laïdouni (37-4-1, 18 KO) – France
10. Benjamin Adegbuyi (35-8, 20 KO) – Romania
11. Nico Horta (23-10, 3 KO) – Cape Verde/Netherlands
12. Yuri Farcas (13-3-1, 6 KO) – Italy/Romania
13. Oleh Pryimachov (16-5, 5 KO) – Ukraine
14. Anis Bouzid (45-4, 36 KO) – Morocco/Belgium
15. Asdren Gashi (18-4-1, 9 KO) – Albania
16. Luigi Gashi (15-4, 4 KO) – Albania
17. Miloš Cvjetićanin (11-3, 8 KO) – Serbia
18. Christian Ristea (44-25, 13 KO) – Romania
19. Colin George (23-12, 21 KO) – Suriname/Netherlands
20. Cihad Kepenek (23-7, 16 KO) – Turkey
21. Alin Nechita (16-1, 7 KO) – Romania
22. Nicolas Wamba (75-7, 24 KO) – France
23. Petr Romankevich (29-9, 10 KO) – Belarus
24. Asadulla Nasipov (10-1, 5 KO) – Russia
25. Iraj Azizipour (69-7, 27 KO) – Iran
26. Brian Douwes (42-26-1, 31 KO) – Netherlands
27. Tomáš Možný (21-10, 7 KO) – Slovakia
28. Nidal Bchiri (19-4-1, 4 KO) – Morocco
29. Miroslav Vujovic (11-7, 8 KO) – Montenegro
30. Nathan Cook (7-2, 6 KO) – United Kingdom
31. Sina Karimian (16-4, 8 KO) – Iran
32. Nabil Khachab (29-5-1, 4 KO) – Morocco/Netherlands

The prize for GLORY’s Last Heavyweight Standing tournament will exceed $1 million in total prize money, which will be distributed throughout the tournament.

This tournament promises to be an unforgettable event for fight fans and a defining moment in the careers of the participating athletes. They will strive to prove themselves among the elite in heavyweight kickboxing.