SENSHI 30 will take place on February 28, featuring the first-ever lightweight Grand Prix tournament with elite fighters and three super fights
The anniversary editon SENSHI 30 will be held on February 28 starting at 7:00 PM EET /12:00 PM EST/ at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria and will offer the first historic Grand Prix tournament in the up to 75 kg category, as well as three super fights. Fighters from 13 countries will step into the ring at SENSHI 30 – Japan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, DR Congo, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, Moldova, Albania, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria. Tickets for the spectacular evening can be purchased from Eventim.bg.
Twelve professional fighters will compete for the first SENSHI Grand Prix championship title in the up to 75 kg category, including three Bulgarians. In the main tournament bracket, Konstantin Stoykov and Zhulien Rikov will enter the ring, while Viktor Krashevski will take part in the reserve bouts.
Local Varna Fighter with Title Ambitions
The 22-year-old Konstantin Stoykov, an 11-time Bulgarian kickboxing champion and three-time Pro Fight winner, will once again fight in front of a home crowd. The Varna native has two wins and one loss in SENSHI and is determined to give his all in the historic Grand Prix. In his first qualifying bout, he will face a serious opponent – Spain’s Jordi Requejo, WAKO World Champion for 2025 and multiple-time world and European title holder.
Young Hope from Dobrich
The other Bulgarian name in the main bracket is Zhulien Rikov – a two-time world champion, two-time European champion, and eight-time national champion. At just 19 years old, Rikov already has two wins in SENSHI and is among the most promising Bulgarian fighters. His opponent in the first round will be Gasham Mammadov from Azerbaijan – a SENSHI debutant with medals from WAKO world championships and World Cups.
A Fighter with Great Potential
In the reserve fights, we will also see Viktor Krashevski, a five-time Bulgarian kickboxing champion, with his most recent title from January 2026. The 19-year-old talent from Sofia is also a semifinalist at the 2025 IFMA European Championship. He will face Aibek Amanov from Kazakhstan – winner of the KWU SENSHI Amateur World Cup in July 2025 in the up to 75 kg category and Asian Kyokushin champion (2021, 2023, and 2025).
Bulgarian Participation in the Super Fights as Well
In addition to the Grand Prix tournament, SENSHI 30 will also feature three super fights, one of which will again include Bulgarian participation. In the up to 70 kg category under KWU FULL CONTACT rules, Diyan Dimitrov will step into the ring, known to the audience from his debut bout at SENSHI 26 Gladiators. The 19-year-old fighter from Dobrich is a two-time WAKO world champion and will face Greece’s representative Haralambos Digkas – ISKA and WKU Greek kickboxing champion.
More details about what awaits on February 28, as well as information about the Grand Prix tournament fighters and SENSHI 30, can be found on the organization’s social media profiles on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
SENSHI 30 is organized in cooperation with the KWU International Professional League, as well as with the special support of Armeec Insurance Company, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M Car Group – BMW dealer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Service, and St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding.
The media partners of SENSHI 30 are Boec.bg and Boec.com, Bulgaria ON AIR, MAX Sport, TrillerTV, Beyond Kickboxing, Gol.bg, Sportal.bg, Dir.bg, Topsport.bg, KWUnion.com, KyokushinKarate.News, Fighto.News and Vechtsportinfo.nl.
