The Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland will host eight of New Zealand’s top welterweight fighters who will go head-to-head on Saturday and battle for the NZ$10,000 grand prize under K-1 rules at King in the Ring.
The 2019 King in the Ring champ, Arshia Ebadi, is not defending his title, leaving it vacant for the eight contenders.
The eight kickboxers named to compete in the tournament are Jon Anderson, Kayne Conlan, Doug Higgins, Rob Horrocks, Tony Jaggard, Yury Mamic, Adam Manisy, and Connar Wilson.
Also on the card, in a light-heavyweight WKBF world title bout, Mike ‘Blood Diamond’ meets Brazilian Diego Beneduzzi.
How to watch the 8-Man Eliminator anywhere in the world?
The event will be live in New Zealand, broadcast by TVNZ on the free-to-air channel DUKE. Worldwide audiences can catch it via Cleeng Streams with a PPV listing of USD$34.95.
What time will the 8-Man Eliminator take place in New Zealand?
Locally in Auckland, the broadcast will begin at 7:30pm NZDT on Saturday 27 March 2021.
What time will the 8-Man Eliminator take place in Australia?
The event broadcast is scheduled to start at 5:30pm AEDT/2:30pm AWST on Saturday 27 March 2021.
Fight Card:
Eliminator Participants:
- Kayne ‘Insane’ Conlan
- Doug ‘Dynamite’ Higgins
- Jon ‘Hell Raiser’ Anderson
- Rob ‘El Hurto’ Horrocks
- Connar ‘Pretty Boy’ Wilson
- Adam ‘Fancy’ Manisy
- Tony ‘Killa’ Jaggard
- Yury Mamic
Reserve Fight:
- Shem ‘Money’ Murdoch vs Ben ‘Brawla’ Sisam
Super Fights:
- Nyrne ‘Neutron Bomb’ Crowley vs. Ayisha ‘Baby Mumble’ Abied
- Rik ‘The Rock” Barclay vs. David ‘Titan’ Tuitupou
- Mike ‘Blood Diamond’ vs. Diego Beneduzzi – Light-heavyweight WKBF title
*Last Updated: 24 March 2021
