Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-03, nice and tough fight between Badr Hari and Hesdy Gerges 2: it gets three stars.The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 106-13-1 (93 KOs=88%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Rico Verhoeven (arm injury, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari); before this bout, in 2015, he had beat Ismael Londt (Hari vs Londt).
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has an official record of 50-19-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the heavyweight division but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Tomas Hron in 2017 (Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron); after this fight he lost to Mladen Brestovac. In their first bout Hari lost to Gerges beacause he was disqualified for kicking Hesdy when he was down; this second fight is the main event of Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: Glory 51: Rotterdam – Bad Blood
Date: 2018-03-03
Where: Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Division: heavyweight (over 210 lbs, 95.5 kg)
Hari’s previous fight: Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari
Hari’s next fight: Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2
Hari vs Gerges 2 fight video:
Official video
Nice fight and good come back for the “bad guy” Hari but a good and seasoned fighter. However, he looks different, he isn’t as spirited as he was before quitting, may be because lose weight, or because he is older. It is going to be though for him before he adapt again to this rough environment