Glory 89: Hari vs. Jürjendal is an upcoming kickboxing event produced by Glory that is scheduled to take place on October 7, 2023, at the Arena Burgas in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Fight Card
Main Card
Heavyweight 95+ kg Morocco Badr Hari vs. Estonia Uku Jürjendal 2023 Heavyweight Grand Prix Qualifier
Featherweight 65 kg Thailand Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (c) vs. United Kingdom David Mejía
Lightweight 70 kg Bulgaria Stoyan Koprivlenski vs. Romania Sorin Căliniuc
Heavyweight 95+ kg Netherlands Levi Rigters vs. Netherlands Martin Terpstra 2023 Heavyweight Grand Prix Qualifier
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Netherlands Luis Tavares vs. Romania Bogdan Stoica
Middleweight 85 kg Bulgaria Aleksandar Petrov vs. Austria Karim Mabrouk
Middleweight 85 kg Morocco Mohamed Touchassie vs. Bulgaria Eduard Aleksanyan
LSFC 2
Welterweight 77 kg Romania Eduard Gafencu vs. Bulgaria Teodor Hristov
Lightweight 70 kg Germany Chris Wunn vs. Bulgaria Dragomir Petrov
Background
It is official, Badr Hari (106-16, 92 KO) will compete at GLORY 89 in Burgas, Bulgaria, on October 7. Originally set to compete at GLORY 88 in Paris earlier this month, Hari withdrew on compassionate grounds following the devastating earthquake which struck his home country of Morocco.
The kickboxing legend will now go head-to-head with Estonia’s Uku Jürjendal (19-8, 15 KO) with the winner qualifying for the GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix this December.
“We are excited to provide a quick turnaround and get Badr Hari back in the ring,” said Robbie Timmers, GLORY matchmaker. “Unfortunately, James McSweeney has scheduling conflicts and could not compete on the new date. As a result, Uku Jürjendal has thankfully stepped up. This will be an action-packed contest.”
The event is expected to be headlined by a title bout between Glory featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 and the promotional newcomer David Mejia. A lightweight rematch between former Glory Lightweight Championship challenger Stoyan Koprivlenski and former Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Champion Sorin Căliniuc is expected to serve as the co-headliner.
