New Fight Card announced for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Hawaii

with Scott Junk out and local Mike Malone now competing

April 28, 2007

Neal Blaisdell Center

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

 

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Officials for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Hawaii have announced changes to the

fight card with Scott Junk out now due to injury. Additions to the card include local Hawaiian powerhouse

Mike “Rocky” Malone (6’0” 215lbs) who will compete against the biggest K-1 fighter and champion of K-1

Seoul, Korea, Hong-Man Choi (7’2” 355lbs).  In addition, US fighter Julius “Towering Inferno” Long (7’1”

249 lbs) has been added to the card and will fight against Jan “The Giant” Nortje (6’11” 327lbs) from South

Africa.

Mike Malone

 

The updated fight card for the K-1 World GP 2007 on 28th April at the Blaisdell includes:

 

K-1 USA GP 2007 Tournament - 3Min. 3R Ext.1R

Mighty Mo (USA) vs. Kyoung Suk Kim (Republic of Korea)

Jan “The Giant” Nortje (South Africa) vs. Julius “Towering Inferno” Long (USA)

Gary Goodridge (Canada) vs. Patrick Barry (USA)

Alexandre Pitchkounov (Russia) vs. Tatsufumi Tomihira (Japan)

 

K-1 Heavyweight Title Match - 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Badr Hari (Morocco) vs. Yusuke Fujimoto (Japan)

 

Super Fight - 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Remy Bonjasky (Holland) vs. Glaube Feitosa (Brazil)

Junichi Sawayashiki (Japan) vs. Randy Kim (Republic of Korea)

Hong-Man Choi (Republic of Korea) vs. Mike “Rocky” Malone (USA)

 

Reserve Fight - 3Min. 3R Ext.2R

Jerrel Venetiaan (Holland) vs. Peter Graham (Australia)

 

** Please note that fighters may change due to injury.

 

Last held in 2005 at Aloha Stadium, this year’s top-notch event will also include the first-ever K-1

Heavyweight title bout between Moroccan bad boy Badr Hari (6’6” 203 lbs) and K-1 Asia GP 2006 Champion

Yusuke Fujimoto (5’10” 225lbs). 

 

All K-1 fighters in this event will be competing for the same goal, the title of K-1 USA GP Tournament

Winner, then the opportunity to advance towards the prestigious K-1 World Grand Prix Final and the ultimate

title of “King of Kings” in December 2007. 

 

Tickets to the event are on sale through Ticketmaster and priced at $40, $60, $100, $150, and VIP at $500

and doors will open at 5.00pm for a 6.00pm start. 

 

Tickets are available through:

Ticketmaster: 1-808-591-2211

Website:  www.ticketmaster.com

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- From K-1 Hawaii with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

- Photo courtesy of K-1 Hawaii

 

 

Subject to change

 

 

(4/16/07)