GLORY World Series Hits Rome, Italy With 'Final 8' Championship Kickboxing Tournament on Nov. 3

ROME, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Albert Kraus, Robin van Roosmalen and Six Other Superstars Go To War In One-Night, Single-Elimination Mega-Event

$300,000 Grand Prize At Stake

The eight remaining contenders in the GLORY World Series single-elimination tournament will travel from the four corners of the earth to battle it out on NOV 3 2012 at the historical PalaLottomatica venue, where Muhammad Ali won his Olympic gold medal.

The greatest prize in the sport of kickboxing will be on the line.

The overall winner of the GLORY World Series Final 8 will have fought three times that night and earned a grand prize of $300,000 before a capacity crowd.

"GLORY kickboxing is a combination of both Art and War, the pinnacle of stand-up fighting, and Rome with its history and legendary martial tradition is the perfect fit for our Final 8 tournament," said Marcus Luer, Managing Director of GLORY Sports International.

"Rome provides a beautiful and appropriate backdrop. The battles that took place in the Coliseum have been immortalized in countless movies but I can assure you the bouts that will take place in November will rival anything you have seen on film or in the ring."

Set for battle in the Final 8 are Giorgio Petrosyan (Italy), Albert Kraus (The Netherlands), Robin van Roosmalen (The Netherlands), Shemsi Beqiri (Switzerland), Ky Hollenbeck (USA), Tim Thomas (England), Davit Kiria (Georgia) and Sanny Dahlbeck (Sweden).

Ticket on-sale information will be announced soon.

About GLORY:

GLORY World Series (http://www.gloryworldseries.com) was established a decade ago, but the company's heritage stretches back to 1999 with the creation of Golden Glory, one of the most successful martial arts teams in history.

In 2011, the people who drove that success partnered with some of the world's top financial investors and sports marketers to create GLORY Kickboxing, the ultimate in Stand-Up fighting. Owned and operated by Glory Sports International (GSI), the organisation has offices in the UK, Holland, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

With events staged around the globe and over 30 nationalities represented on its roster, GLORY is truly the World Cup of Kickboxing. Its prestigious 16-man tournaments offer unmatched rewards, including a total of $1,000,000 in prize money to its winners.

GLORY reaches a global audience through television deals it has in place in all the world's major regions - plus internet video streaming on http://www.gloryworldseries.com powered by Invideous, a cutting-edge online pay-per-view system.

In July 2012, GLORY acquired and absorbed the fighter roster of  iconic European competitor 'It's Showtime.'. The deal brought all the world's top-ranked kickboxers under one roof, making possible the kind of matches which fans could previously only dream of.

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