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GLORY Grand Slam Heavyweight Kickboxing Mega-Event in Tokyo

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:22 pm
by keithlewis
GLORY Partners With Japan’s G-Entertainment To Bring “GLORY Grand Slam - Heavyweight” Kickboxing Mega-Event To Tokyo In December

Live event to return the world’s greatest stand-up fighters to the sport’s spiritual home


The world’s best heavyweights are set to return to Tokyo at last.

GLORY Sports International (GSI) today announced ‘GLORY Grand Slam – Heavyweight,’ which will take place in the Japanese capital this December.

The event will feature GLORY’s top fighters battling in a new and exciting format and promises the Japanese fans something they have been missing for a long time - a truly world-class kickboxing event featuring the sport’s most decorated superstars.

Additional details concerning ‘GLORY Grand Slam - Heavyweight’ - including the date and venue plus invited fighters and match-ups - will be announced soon.

The event is being staged with the assistance of local partners G-Entertainment, a brand new agency focused on fighting sports, formed by some of the most experienced people in Japan’s fight event production industry.

“This is a very exciting time for us. Bringing GLORY to the home of the martial arts, and taking our top fighters who are idolized by the Japanese fans, is a crucial moment for us,” commented Marcus Luer, Managing Director of GSI.

“We are delighted by the partnership with G-Entertainment. They have a team of top professionals behind them and we have no doubt that, together, we will produce a world-class spectacle.”