The event will be held as part of the first Kickboxer 2024 Russian Mediasports Forum.

On 22 February 2024, RED ARENA in the Krasnaya Polyana Gaming Zone will host the Russian Kickboxing Federation’s RKF PRO 8 tournament.

This tournament will feature ten bouts fought as per the K1 professional rules. The highlight of the evening will be a three five-minute round fight between Mikhail Ivanov and Tamerlan Bashirov. The main card also includes fights between kickboxers already well-known to sport’s fans: Daria Kuvakina vs. Yelena Okhapkina, Ivan Buldakov vs. Anton Salchak, and Armen Minasyan vs. Magomed Shamsayev.

The audience of the evening’s highlight will be treated to a spectacular, breathtaking fight between two experienced kickboxers. Now entering the ring as professional athletes, Ivanov will try to get his own back after his defeat by Bashirov in amateur kickboxing tournaments. Mikhail Ivanov will try to prove that he lost owing to unfortunate turns of events, while Tamerlan Bashirov will endeavour to retain his invariable leadership in his weight class.

The co-main fight will feature two renowned kickboxers, Konstantin Glukhov and Alexey Stoyan. Glukhov won the 2008 K1 Gran Prix Qualifier in Riga and the 2010 K1 Gran Prix Qualifier in Istanbul; he is Europe’s kickboxing champion, Asia’s kickboxing champion, and world kickboxing champion. He has won over 50 victories in more than 80 fights. Stoyan is a world-class master of sports and Thai boxing world champion. His kickboxing track record is not as impressive as Glukhov’s but it is still a worthy 8-1-0! Alexey is a powerful puncher, this making an early end to the fight all the more likely.

The preliminary card features athletes from the Krasnodar Region, Dagestan and St. Petersburg.