2015 in Glory First date February 6 Last date December 4 Total events 9
The year 2015 was the 4th year in the history of
Glory , an international
kickboxing promotion. 2015 starts with
Glory 19: Virginia , and ends with
Glory 26: Amsterdam . The events were broadcast through television agreements with
Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.
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Event Title
Date
Arena
Location
1
Glory 19: Virginia
February 6, 2015
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, Virginia, USA
2
Glory 20: Dubai
April 3, 2015
Dubai World Trade Centre
Dubai, UAE
3
Glory 21: San Diego
May 8, 2015
Valley View Casino Center
San Diego, California, USA
4
Glory 22: Lille
June 5, 2015
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille, France
5
Glory 23: Las Vegas
August 3, 2015
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
6
Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1
September 19, 2015
SAP Center
San Jose, California, USA
7
Glory 24: Denver
October 9, 2015
Magness Arena
Denver, Colorado, USA
8
Glory 25: Milan
November 6, 2015
PalaIper
Milan, Italy
9
Glory 26: Amsterdam
December 4, 2015
Amsterdam RAI
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Glory 19: Virginia was a
kickboxing event held on February 6, 2015 at the
Hampton Coliseum in
Hampton, Virginia, USA .
[1]
[2]
The event was originally announced and scheduled to be held on December 19, 2014. However, in late November 2014, the promotion announced it would be delayed until February 2015.
[3]
This event featured world title fight for the
Glory Heavyweight Championship of
Rico Verhoeven vs.
Errol Zimmerman as headliner and middleweight fight of
Joe Schilling vs. Robert Thomas as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man
Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the
Glory Welterweight Championship .
[4]
Glory 19 had average of 542,000 and peak of 825,000 viewers on
Spike TV .
[5]
Glory 19: Virginia
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg
Rico Verhoeven (c)
def.
Errol Zimmerman
TKO (knee injury)
2
2:17
For the
Glory Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg
Nieky Holzken
def.
Raymond Daniels
TKO (punches)
3
1:25
Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg
Joe Schilling
def.
Robert Thomas
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg
Cedric Smith
def.
James Hurley
TKO
2
0:56
Welterweight 77 kg
Nieky Holzken
def.
Alexander Stetsurenko 1
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg
Raymond Daniels
def.
Jonatan Oliveira
TKO (referee stoppage)
2
2:15
Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg
Andy Ristie
def.
Steve Moxon
TKO (referee stoppage)
1
2:43
Heavyweight 120 kg
Xavier Vigney
def.
Everett Sims
TKO
1
1:44
Lightweight 70 kg
Josh Jauncey
def.
Max Baumert
TKO (doctor stoppage)
3
0:37
Light Heavyweight 95 kg
Brian Collette
def.
Myron Dennis
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Welterweight 77 kg
Francois Ambang
def.
Stephen Richards
KO
2
2:14
[6]
1
Artur Kyshenko was replaced with
Murthel Groenhart , and later
Alexander Stetsurenko .
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 20: Dubai was a
kickboxing event held on April 3, 2015 at the
Dubai World Trade Centre in
Dubai, UAE .
This event featured two world title fights for the
Glory Lightweight Championship of
Robin van Roosmalen vs.
Andy Ristie as headliner and inaugural
Glory Featherweight Championship of
Gabriel Varga vs.
Mosab Amrani as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man
Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the
Glory Middleweight Championship .
[7]
Glory 20 had average of 359,000 viewers on
Spike TV .
[8]
[9]
[10]
1
Andrei Stoica was replaced with
Saulo Cavalari .
[11]
2
Pat Barry was replaced with
Dustin Jacoby .
3 Elias El Rayess was replaced with Max Baumert.
2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 21: San Diego was a
kickboxing event held on May 8, 2015 at the
Valley View Casino Center in
San Diego, California, USA .
This event featured world title fight for the
Glory Middleweight Championship of
Artem Levin vs.
Simon Marcus as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man
Heavyweight Qualification Tournament which will grant the winner entry into the
Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament to be held later.
[12]
Glory 21 had average of 488,000 and peak of 797,000 viewers on
Spike TV .
[13]
Glory 21: San Diego
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 85 kg
Artem Levin (c)
draw
Simon Marcus
Decision (majority)
5
3:00
For the
Glory Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg
Xavier Vigney
def.
Chi Lewis Parry
KO
2
1:50
Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Final
Welterweight 77 kg
Raymond Daniels
def.
Justin Baesman
KO
1
0:51
Heavyweight 120 kg
Chi Lewis Parry
def.
Demoreo Dennis
KO
1
1:40
Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg
Xavier Vigney
def.
Maurice Jackson
KO
1
1:32
Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg
Mike Lemaire
def.
Casey Greene
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Lightweight 70 kg
Giga Chikadze
def.
Ken Tran
KO
3
2:19
Heavyweight 120 kg
Maurice Greene
def.
Ashley Epps
KO
1
2:12
Light Heavyweight 95 kg
Manny Mancha
def.
Andre Walker
KO
3
0:19
Welterweight 77 kg
Omari Boyd
def.
Chris Carradus
Decision (majority)
3
3:00
[14]
2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Xavier Vigney
KO
Maurice Jackson
1R.
Xavier Vigney
KO
Chi Lewis Parry
2R.
Demoreo Dennis
1R.
Chi Lewis Parry
KO
Glory 22: Lille was a
kickboxing event held on June 5, 2015 at the
Stade Pierre-Mauroy in
Lille, France .
[15]
This event featured world title fight for the
Glory Heavyweight Championship of
Rico Verhoeven vs.
Benjamin Adegbuyi as headliner and light heavyweight fight of
Zack Mwekassa vs. Carlos Brooks. Also this event featured 4-Man
Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the
Glory Lightweight Championship .
[15]
Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on
Spike TV .
[16]
[17]
1 Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly.
2
Freddy Kemayo was replaced with Mamoudou Keta.
3
Karim Ghajji was replaced with
Cédric Doumbé .
4 Djimè Coulibaly was replaced with
Serhiy Adamchuk .
2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 23: Las Vegas was a
kickboxing event held on August 7, 2015 at the
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA .
This event featured world title fight for the vacant
Glory Welterweight Championship of
Nieky Holzken vs.
Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man
Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the
Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament to be held later.
[18]
Glory 23 had average of 295,000 viewers on
Spike TV .
[19]
Glory 23: Las Vegas
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
Nieky Holzken
def.
Raymond Daniels
TKO (cut)
3
1:36
For the vacant
Glory Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg
Dustin Jacoby
def.
Casey Greene
TKO (punches)
2
1:19
Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg
Xavier Vigney
def.
Daniel Sam
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Middleweight 85 kg
Casey Greene
def.
Quinton O'Brien
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg
Dustin Jacoby
def.
Ariel Sepulveda
KO (punches)
1
2:59
Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg
Jamal Ben Saddik
vs.
Anderson Silva
No Contest (overturned)
3
2:55
Originally a TKO win for Ben Saddik; overturned after he tested positive for at least one prohibited substance.
[20]
Middleweight 85 kg
Matt Baker
def.
Edward Hyman
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Welterweight 77 kg
Chad Sugden
def.
Murthel Groenhart
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Featherweight 65 kg
Anvar Boynazarov
def.
Giga Chikadze
Decision (split)
3
3:00
[21]
2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1
Glory 24: Denver was a
kickboxing event held on October 9, 2015 at the
Magness Arena in
Denver, Colorado, USA .
This event featured a fight between
Joe Schilling and
Jason Wilnis as headliner with the winner expected to get a title shot against
Glory Middleweight Champion
Artem Levin .
This event also featured a 4-Man
Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the
Glory Heavyweight Championship .
This was the last GLORY event that aired on
Spike and marked the end of the 2-year agreement with Spike.
Glory 24: Denver
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight 85 kg
Joe Schilling
def.
Jason Wilnis
TKO
2
3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
Benjamin Adegbuyi
def.
Jahfarr Wilnis
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg
Dustin Jacoby
def.
Wayne Barrett
KO
3
1:40
Heavyweight 120 kg
Benjamin Adegbuyi
def.
Mladen Brestovac
TKO
3
1:47
Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg
Jahfarr Wilnis
def.
Ben Edwards
TKO (2 knockdowns)
2
1:36
Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg
Robert Thomas
def.
David Radeff
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Welterweight 77 kg
Casey Greene
def.
Francois Ambang
KO
2
1:38
Featherweight 65 kg
Kevin Vannostrand
def.
Justin Houghton
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
Jason Lee
def.
Steve Paprocki
KO
2
2:59
Middleweight 85 kg
Zack Wells
def.
Chris Trammell
KO
1
1:56
[22]
[23]
2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 25: Milan was a
kickboxing event held on November 6, 2015 at the
PalaIper in
Milan, Italy .
This event featured a title fight for the
Glory Lightweight Championship between
Robin van Roosmalen and
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong as headliner, a fight between
Giorgio Petrosyan and Josh Jauncey as co-headliner, and a title fight for the
Glory Featherweight Championship between
Gabriel Varga and
Serhiy Adamchuk in superfight series.
This event also featured a 4-Man
Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the
Glory Welterweight Championship .
[25]
[26]
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
International broadcasting
Glory 26: Amsterdam was a
kickboxing event held on December 4, 2015 at the
Amsterdam RAI in
Amsterdam, Netherlands .
This event featured a two title fights for the
Glory Welterweight Championship between
Nieky Holzken and
Murthel Groenhart as headliner, and for the
Glory Heavyweight Championship between
Rico Verhoeven and
Benjamin Adegbuyi as co-headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man
Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the
Glory Featherweight Championship .
[27]
[28]
2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket