The world’s premier kickboxing league GLORY announced it’s nominees for the “2019 Fighter of the Year” award on his Instagram account.
The winner will be selected via fan voting which begins on January 13. There are four candidates for the prize, as all 4 of them are current champions.
Featherweight ruler Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (163-36-3) is the first nominee. The Thai fighter had 2 wins and one draw during 2019, defending his strap two times.
#Petch’s 2019 Resume:
Record: 2-0-1
Opponents Defeated: Serhii Adamchuk, Anvar Boynozorv
Titles: Two featherweight title defenses2019 Fighter of the year? Voting begins Monday, January 13! pic.twitter.com/VGzBxWdT0r
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) January 7, 2020
The lightweight titleholder Marat Grigorian (63-11-1) is also on the shortlist. The 28-year-old Armenian won all three of his fights in 2019. He captured the lightweight belt at GLORY 65 in May, defeating Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong.
.@maratgrigorian's 2019 Resume:
Record: 3-0 (1 KO)
Opponents Defeated: Sitthichai, Tyjani Beztati, Elvis Gashi
Titles: Captured Lightweight title, two defenses2019 Fighter of the year? Voting begins Monday, January 13! pic.twitter.com/vpUzt87I0A
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) January 6, 2020
The third nominee is the welterweight champion, Cedric Doumbe (73-6-1). “The Best” won his two bouts in 2019, capturing and defending the title.
.@Doumced’s 2019 Resume:
Record: 2-0 (2 KO)
Opponents Defeated: Harut Grigorian, Alim Nabiyev
Titles: Captured Welterweight Title, One Defense2019 Fighter of the year? Voting begins Monday, January 13! pic.twitter.com/c1BKrmiF8e
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) January 6, 2020
The big favorite for the award is the middleweight and the interim light heavyweight champion of GLORY – Alex Pereira (32-6-0). “Po Atan” had an amazing 2019, defeating all three of his opponents and securing himself a title fight against the light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov in 2020.
#AlexPereira’s 2019 Resume:
Record: 3-0 (3 KOs)
Opponents Defeated: Jason Wilnis, Donegi Abena, Ertugrul Bayrak
Titles: Two middleweight title defenses, captured interim light heavyweight title
2019 Fighter of the year? Voting begins Monday, January 13! pic.twitter.com/Br1MwlUx8l
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) January 7, 2020
