Robin Van Roosmalen Meets Sittichai Sitsongpeenong In GLORY 25 Headline Bout For Lightweight Title

The PalaIper in Monza, Italy will host GLORY Lightweight World Champion Robin "Pokerface" van Roosmalen (34-6-0, 19 KO) defending his belt against GLORY 22 Contender Tournament winner Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (99-27-5, 26 KO) at GLORY 25 Mlan on Nov. 6. 

The Dutch title holder is riding a three-fight win streak under the GLORY banner, most recently defeating rival Andy Ristie at GLORY 20 Dubai in April.

"I'm going to pressure [Sitthichai]. He doesn't like being put under pressure and pushed backwards," said van Roosmalen. "It will be a great fight and I look forward to keeping hold of this belt for a long time."

The challenger from Thailand stormed onto the scene in his promotional debut at GLORY 22 Lille in June, knocking out former Lightweight champion Davit Kiria and notching a dominant unanimous decision victory over young contender Josh Jauncey in the same night to earn his No. 1 ranking and title shot.

"It is very difficult for an orthodox stance fighter to withstand the the damage from my powerful left kicks," said Sitthichai. "[Van Roosmalen] is tough and has good heart; he will be harder to hurt than my past opponents. He is also dangerous, a heavy puncher."

The recently announced bout match-up between returning Giorgio "The Doctor" Petrosyan (78-2-1, 35 KO) and 22-year-old rising star Josh Jauncey (23-5, 12 KO) will serve as the co-Headline bout for GLORY 25 Milan.

Additional bouts for GLORY 25 Milan, including GLORY's one-night, four-man Welterweight Contender Tournament will be announced at a later date. The tournament winner will earn the next shot at GLORY Welterweight World Champion Nieky Holzken.

Tickets for GLORY 25 Milan are on sale now, priced at 220 €, 77 €, and 33 €. Tickets are available for purchase at clappit.com and ticketone.it.

The next pure striking event, GLORY 24 Denver, takes place on Friday, Oct. 9 and is Headlined by No. 2 ranked Middleweight and American kickboxing star Joe "Stitch 'Em Up" Schilling (19-6, 11 KO) battling world No. 3, Dutch kickboxing specialist Jason "Psycho" Wilnis (24-5-1, 6 KO) in a pivotal bout for the division's title picture.

Tickets for GLORY 24 Denver are on sale now, priced at $150, $50, and $35. Tickets are available for purchase at http://bit.ly/GLORY24tix and the Magness Arena box office.