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Scott Askham vs. Marcin Wojcik Preview
On October 6 at KSW 45 in The SSE Arena, Wembley the first round of a four-man middleweight tournament will take place to crown the new champion of the division after Mamed Khalidov vacated the title. This tournament features former champ Michal Materla (26-6) and Olympic medalist Damian Janikowski (3-0) on one side and the UK’s number one middleweight Scott Askham (16-4) and Marcin ’The Giant’ Wojcik (11-5) on the other.
Scott Askham made a huge splash in his KSW debut earlier this year with a first round KO win over Michal Materla at KSW 42. A former BAMMA champion and six-fight UFC veteran, Askham has risen to become the UK’s number one ranked middleweight and with ten career wins coming via TKO/KO he has established himself as one of the most dangerous finishers in the division.
Askham faces a different challenge at KSW 45 coming in the shape of ’The Giant’ Marcin Wojcik. A former KSW light heavyweight title contender, Wojcik is on an impressive 9-1 run with that lone loss coming against Tomasz Narkun. The Polish fighter contested his last fight at heavyweight and will be stepping down to middleweight for the first time against Askham. With his size and power the other fighters in the middleweight tournament will want to be at their best to deal with him.
KSW 45 Info:
KSW 45 will feature a heavyweight title fight between the UK’s very own Phil De Fries and former champion Karol Bedorf in the main event. This card will also see the rematch between two of the world’s most promising welterweights in champion Dricus Du Plessis and Roberto Soldic, a heavyweight contest between veterans James McSweeney and Thiago Silva as well as the beginning of a four-man tournament between former champ Michal Materla, Olympic hero Damian Janikowski, UFC vet Scott Askham, and ’The Giant’ Marcin Wojcik to crown a new KSW middleweight champion.
And who can forget the unpredictable heavyweight collision between the infamous Popek Monster and bodybuilder & social media star Erko Jun.
KSW 45: The Return to Wembley will be live around the world on www.KSWTV.com and tickets are on sale right now from AXS.com.
KSW 45 Fight Card:
Heavyweight Title
Phil De Fries (c) vs. Karol Bedorf
Heavyweight: Popek Monster vs. Erko Jun
Welterweight Title
Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Roberto Soldic
Opening Round of Middleweight Tournament
Michal Materla vs. Damian Janikowski
Scott Askham vs. Marcin Wojcik
Heavyweight: James McSweeney vs. Thiago Silva
Light Heavyweight: Wagner Prado vs. Max Nunes
Light Heavyweight: Akop Szostak vs. Jamie Sloane
Lightweight: Alfie Davis vs. Leszek Krakowski
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