Glory Underground: Kwasi vs. Beztati 2 is a kickboxing event held by Glory Kickboxing on May 1, 2025, at the Betr Warehouse in Miami, Florida, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card
Welterweight 77 kg Netherlands Chico Kwasi (c) vs. Morocco Tyjani Beztati Welterweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Romania Ștefan Lătescu vs. Ghana Michael Boapeah
Welterweight 77 kg Morocco Younes Smaili vs. Suriname Don Sno
Welterweight 77 kg United States Gary Mack vs. Serbia Andrija Stankovic
Heavyweight +95 kg United States Delvin Nichols vs. United States Demitri Lyman
Background
Glory Underground will be a private, invite only, special event limited to 100 spectators and streamed live on Youtube. The event will feature Welterweight champion Chico Kwasi in a rematch against Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati for the Welterweight title.
GLORY, the world's leading kickboxing organization and one of the world's top combat sports properties has to launched GLORY Underground: a groundbreaking, invite-only kickboxing event series poised to revolutionize the sports entertainment landscape. Ahead of the landmark event on Thursday, May 1 at the Betr headquarters in Miami, a full five-fight card was officially unveiled, featuring some of GLORY’s biggest names.
Headlining the first high-octane event of the partnership is a highly anticipated champion vs. champion rematch with GLORY welterweight world champion Chico Kwasi (44-5-1, 23 KO) set to defend his title against GLORY lightweight world champion Tyjani “The Wonderboy” Beztati (27-4-1, 9 KO). The two 27-year-old fighters last faced off at GLORY 96 in October 2024 in a tense encounter that resulted in a draw, leaving fans eager for a definitive conclusion to their rivalry. As Kwasi and Beztati step into the ring once again, the stakes have never been higher, and viewers can anticipate an unforgettable battle to determine who will emerge as the undisputed champion.
A thrilling light heavyweight contest will be featured in the co-main event as Romania’s Stefan ‘Golden Boy’ Latescu (17-6, 8 KO) takes on the number one ranked middleweight Michael ‘Timebomb’ Boapeah (20-4-1, 8 KO). Latescu, 23, is known for being one of the most explosive & dynamic punchers in the division while Boapeah, 24, recently made a huge splash in his light heavyweight debut this past February winning by KO in the third round. This contest pits two of kickboxing’s new generational talents and is guaranteed to provide fireworks on Thursday, May 1.
Other announced fights include growing social media starlet Don Sno (5-2, 3 KO), who is fresh off an emphatic KO victory in February, against the experienced & always entertaining Younes Smaili (42-3, 19 KO), United States champion Gary ‘The Silverback’ Mack (21-2-1, 7 KO) taking on Florida-based Serbian powerhouse Andrija Stankovic (27-4, 14 KO), and an all-American heavyweight clash between Delvin Nichols (1-2) and the Alex Pereira inspired US amateur champion Demitri Lyman (0-0).
