SENSHI 32 Grand Prix goes down on July 11 at the beach arena in St.Constantine and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria. The card marks the fourth Grand Prix in SENSHI history and the first held at 85 kg. Eight fighters enter the main bracket, two pairs are reserved in case of withdrawal, and two super fights fill out the evening in the -75 kg and 95+ kg divisions. To claim the middleweight belt, one man will have to win three times before the night is over.
You can watch the SENSHI 32 Grand Prix live and free worldwide on SENSHI's YouTube channel and TrillerTV. Viewers in the United States and Canada can tune in via Swerve Combat, while fans in Bulgaria can watch on Bulgaria ON AIR, DIEMA, and Max Sport 1.
Joshua Akingbade vs. Ali Yuzeir
{Joshua Akingbade} arrives from Dublin carrying a record of 14 wins and 1 loss with 11 knockouts from 15 professional outings. The 23-year-old trains out of Origins Muay Thai and has been building steadily through the Irish and British circuits.
He is a two-weight division Irish Muay Thai Champion, a two-weight division Four Nations Muay Thai Champion, and won the Battle of Barock four-man tournament in April 2026, his most recent competitive outing, a 85 kg decision win. At 187 cm, he switches stances comfortably, and the KWU Full Contact ruleset suits his Muay Thai base. SENSHI 32 is his debut in the promotion.
{Ali Yuzeir} is the home fighter in this matchup, born in Kubrat and based in Varna, fighting in front of his own city's crowd.
He is 27 years old, holds a record of 16 wins and 5 losses with 7 knockouts, and has already established a clean SENSHI record with two knockout wins. He stopped Seraly Abilkassym at SENSHI 4 in 2019 and knocked out Karim Mabrouk at SENSHI 29 in December 2025.
His title shelf stretches across multiple disciplines: 2018 Muay Thai World Champion, 2015 European Vice-Champion, 2017 Balkan Best Fighters K-1 Champion, and three-time WAKO World Cup winner. Yuzeir fights from both stances and his SENSHI record suggests he saves his best performances for this particular stage.
David Szabo-Toth vs. Fabian Lorito
{David Szabo-Toth}, "Gorilla," is a 25-year-old Hungarian fighting out of Gardony with Toparti Sport Club. He carries a professional record of 8 wins and 2 losses with 3 knockouts. His amateur career was extensive; he won the ISKA Amateur European Championship in 2025, the XFC Amateur World Championship in 2024, and the WAKO World Cup in 2024, in addition to more than ten consecutive Hungarian national titles between 2021 and 2026. As a professional, he has won his last three fights: a unanimous decision over Vito Kosar in Zagreb in April 2026, a third-round TKO over Karol Lasiewicki in Poland in November 2025, and a unanimous decision over Harrison Martyn at Total Kombat 2 in London in September 2025. He is making his SENSHI debut and steps in with momentum behind him.
{Fabian Lorito} is 26 years old, based in Switzerland with Italian roots, and flies the Italian flag at SENSHI 32. He has 19 professional wins, 12 knockouts, and 2 losses from 29 pro bouts, and claims 35 wins and 20 knockouts across his full fight career including amateur competition. He holds the WAKO Pro K-1 European Championship from 2025, the WAKO Pro Low Kick World Championship from 2024, and the WKU European Championship from 2024. He has competed in Japan, China, Portugal, Serbia, France, and Germany. In SENSHI, he went 1-1: a KO win over Alexandru Velenciuc at SENSHI 29 in December 2025, and a unanimous decision loss to Ulric Bokeme at SENSHI 27 in July 2025.
Ulric Bokeme vs. Juri De Sousa
{Ulric Bokeme}, "Black Fantome," is 35 years old, Swiss-Congolese, and one of the most active fighters in the SENSHI middleweight division over the past year. He trains at Singto Gym in Geneva and has been competing professionally since 2013. His record stands at 30 wins, 17 by knockout, and 5 losses.
He is the Swiss Kickboxing Champion and a WFC European Champion. All three of his recent SENSHI appearances ended in unanimous decision victories, over Joilton Lutterbach at SENSHI 26, Fabian Lorito at SENSHI 27, and Francis Goma at SENSHI 29. He enters the Grand Prix on a three-fight SENSHI winning streak, having faced and beaten a man who is now on the other side of his bracket.
{Juri De Sousa}, "Bad News," is 31 years old, German-born, and competes under the Portuguese flag out of Sousas Elite Gym in Mannheim. His record covers 70 professional fights, 56 wins, 21 knockouts, and 14 losses, a volume of competition that gives him a significant experience edge over most of the field. He is a World, European, and German Kickboxing Champion.
In 2026, he won the It's Fight Time tournament in Germany with a first-round KO of Redouan Yaakoubi on June 6, giving him a very recent finish heading into this event. He also won the Mix Fight Championship in December 2024 by decision over Niko Nikolov. His only setback in recent fights was a loss to Francys Gomis at Glory Kickboxing in July 2024.
Miles Simson vs. Olivier Langlois-Ross
{Miles Simson}, "The Punisher," is 34 years old and represents Suriname while training in Haarlem, Netherlands with Team Simson. He has been competing for 20 years and carries a professional record of 84 fights, 69 wins, 15 losses, and 26 knockouts.
His title list includes two Enfusion ECE World Championships, the SLAMM Muay Thai World Championship, the WFCA Dutch Kickboxing Championship, the WFCA Dutch Thaiboxing title, and the WMTA Dutch Muay Thai Championship. He fights from both stances and brings a career built in some of the deepest kickboxing circuits in Europe. Like Akingbade, Simson is making his SENSHI debut in this tournament.
{Olivier Langlois-Ross} is 35 years old, Canadian, and currently lives and trains in Novi Sad, Serbia. He fights southpaw and has been competing for over 20 years. His professional record is 52 wins, 37 losses, and 15 knockouts. He is a former K-Energy eight-man tournament champion from 2019, a 2018 WMO Thailand Champion, and a 2014 Thepprasit Stadium Super Heavyweight Champion. Langlois-Ross has appeared in SENSHI four times previously: wins over Sebastian Lutaniuc at SENSHI 18 and Ivan Bartek at SENSHI 15, and losses to Lukas Achterberg at SENSHI 16 and Stefan Latescu by KO at SENSHI 12.
Angelo Mirno vs. Ricardo Luckei - Reserve Fight
{Angelo Mirno}, "The Bull," is a 23-year-old Italian fighting out of Foggia with Team Mirno. He has been training since he was a child and carries a record of 32 wins, 6 losses, and 23 knockouts from 38 professional fights. He is the WKU World Champion at 85 kg from 2025 and a WFMC European Champion. His last three fights were a win over Raciti in Dubai in May 2026, a loss to Avramidis in March 2026, and his WKU world title win over Sam Plet in October 2025. Mirno is in the reserve position but has a finish rate that would make him a threat to anyone in the main bracket.
{Ricardo Luckei} is 28 years old and fights out of Guaíba, Brazil, training with SENSHI RS. He holds a 1st Dan grade and competes under KWU Full Contact and SENSHI rules. His career covers 35 fights.
He is the KWU SENSHI World Cup Champion from 2024, a double WKA World Champion in both K-1 Rules and Full Contact in 2025, and the ISKA South American Champion from 2024. He also picked up the Best Technique award at the SENSHI World Cup. His last three fights are all finishes: back-to-back KO victories at the WKA World Championship over Andre Kapp and Micha Tejza in October 2025, and a decision title defense over Cristian Perin at JVT Fight Night 9. Luckei is a credentialed world champion sitting in reserve and would slot into the bracket with genuine championship pedigree.
Ramy Deghir vs. Sharif Ben Mabrouk - Reserve Fight
{Ramy Deghir} is 30 years old, based in Le Plessis Trevise, France, and competes for Algeria. He trains at Mahmoudi Gym and has been active in the sport for 11 years, with a professional record of 8 wins and 3 losses. He holds the French Professional Championship from 2023 and two WAKO European Universities silver medals. His most recent wins include a unanimous decision over Cauwenberg Mamba in June 2025. Outside of fighting, Deghir works as an accountant in Paris for an organisation that supports young people with professional development.
{Sharif Ben Mabrouk}, "The Monster," is 22 years old, based in The Hague, Netherlands, and represents Tunisia. He trains at ARJ Gym and has been competing professionally for around 12 fights. He is the Honor Fight League World Champion from 2025 and a Honor Fight League 7 winner. His recent form includes a doctor stoppage win over Rudsel Zinhagel, a TKO win over John Granville at Honor Fight League, and a points loss to Soufiane Abdelkhalek at Heresh XL. At 190 cm and 22 years old, he is one of the tallest and youngest athletes across the entire SENSHI 32 card.
Nathan Cook vs. Francesko Xhaja - Heavyweight Super Fight
{Nathan Cook}, "Bone Setter," is 29 years old and fights out of Reading, England. He stands at 198 cm and competes at heavyweight with a walking weight of 117 kg. His record shows 7 wins, 6 by knockout, and 3 losses. He is the MTGP Muay Thai British Champion, Muay Thai European Champion, and ISKA British Champion. He has been training since 2018 and holds a Master's degree in Osteopathy alongside his fighting career. Cook makes his SENSHI debut on July 11 against one of the promotion's most active heavyweights.
{Francesko Xhaja}, "Smile," is 32 years old, born in Tirana, Albania, and now lives in Treviso, Italy. He stands 194 cm and carries a professional record of 21 wins, 8 knockouts, and 8 losses. He is a former Ultimate Fight Night winner from 2021 and Megdan 8 winner from 2020. In SENSHI, Xhaja has fought six times and knows the format well: wins by KO over Marius Munteanu at SENSHI 26 and Abdarhmane Coulibaly at SENSHI 27, a KO loss to Rhys Brudenell at SENSHI 28, and a unanimous decision win over Giannis Stoforidis at SENSHI 30 in February 2026.
Daniele Valente vs. Zhulien Rikov - Welterweight Super Fight
{Daniele Valente} is 23 years old and fights out of Foligno, Italy, with MKG. He competes at 73 kg, fights from both stances, and holds a professional record of 3 wins, 2 losses, with 1 knockout from 5 pro fights. He is the Italian Kickboxing Champion and the Italian and World XFC Champion. He made his SENSHI debut at SENSHI 24 in December 2024, taking a unanimous decision win over Petar Stoykov. This fight with Rikov brings him back to Bulgaria for the second time.
{Zhulien Rikov} is 20 years old and trains at Desant Kickboxing in Dobrich, Bulgaria. He stands at 190 cm and fights orthodox. His SENSHI record is 5-0, all five wins coming within the last 12 months. In February 2026, he won the SENSHI 30 Welterweight Grand Prix at 75 kg by defeating three opponents in one night, Christian Baya, Constantin Rusu, and Carlos Barbosa, to claim the belt and earn the nickname "Lionheart" from the crowd. Before that, he beat Marius-Cristian Cimpoieru at SENSHI 29 and Corneliu Lisii at SENSHI 27.
Away from SENSHI, he is a two-time World Cup winner, a two-time European Cup champion, and an eight-time Bulgarian national champion. His February Grand Prix performance caught the attention of Dutch kickboxing legend Albert Kraus, who returns to Varna as part of the officiating team for July 11. Rikov won a belt in February. He is back on the same beach looking to add another performance to a record that is still growing at 20 years old.
Source: beyondkick.com