K-1 World GP 2004

March 27, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

Tokyo, Japan

Updated 3/24/04

Stop the presses!!! Srop the Presses!!! K-1 has released their updated line-up for their March 27th event and

boxer Shannon Briggs is on the card and with an opponent! ...Okay, so it's not earth shattering news but

we were getting a little annoyed at seeing Briggs on event cards without fighting.  We know, he hasn't fought

yet but at least this time around, he has an opponent. And an opponent he has in "The Big Cat," PRIDE

veteran Tom Erikson. "The Beast" Bob Sapp has also been added to the card as well as the "The White

Buffalo" Frans Botha. And former Sumo champion Akebono will have his hands full when he makes his

second appearance in K-1 against the 2003 GP runner-up Musashi. And to top off the event,  we'll see the

clash of the K-1 world champions as four time K-1 Grand Prix champion Ernesto Hoost will take on 2003

K-1 Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky.

All Bouts are three rounds (three minutes each round) with two round overtimes:

Fight 1 - K-1 Rules

Jerrel Venetiaan vs. Sergei Gur

Fight 2 - K-1 Rules

Mike Bernardo vs. Jan Nortje

Fight 3 - K-1 Rules

Cyril Abidi vs. Hiraku Hori

Fight 4 - K-1 Rules

Frans Botha vs.  Aziz Khattou

Fight 5 - K-1 Rules

Shannon Briggs vs. Tom Erikson

Fight 6 - K-1 Rules

Ernesto Hoost vs. Xhavit Bajrami - added - Remy Bonjasky out due to injury 

Fight 7 - K-1 Rules

Alexey Ignashov vs. Carter Williams

Fight 8 - K-1 Rules

Bob Sapp vs. Seth Petruzelli

Fight 9 - K-1 Rules

Akebono vs. Musashi

card subject to change

(3/16/04)