Viksraitis, Rimkus Favored at KOK Classic
Sport betting company CBet.lt lists top KOK fighter Henrikas Viksraitis and rising star Dovydas Rimkus as betting favorites at Saturday’s KOK Classic event taking place in Lithuania.
Viksraitis, the KOK World Lightweight Champion, is moving up from 71 kg and facing Poland’s Denis Makowski in a non-title bout with a catch weight of 75 kg. Viksraitis is currently listed at 1.62 (American odds -161) to defeat Makowski (listed at +115).
Rimkus (4-1-1) takes on the more experienced Daniel Szott (6-3) in a lightweight bout. The charismatic Rimkus is currently listed at 1.60 (American, -167) to best the Pole, who is 2.20 (American odds +120).
Female prospect Ernesta Kareckaite has looked impressive in MMA and will cross over to fight in kickboxing Saturday. Kareckaite is favored at 1.70 (American, -143) versus Ilona Wojda (2.05, +105).
Saturday’s KOK Classic main card features six bouts in total. All bouts will be contested under KOK Kickboxing Rules (no elbows, no throws) and fought with 3 x 2 minute rounds.
The event will be televised internationally on the FightBox HD channel (available via Film Box Live) and streamed live and worldwide on KOK Fights TV.
27 June, 2020
KOK Classic
Vilnius, Lithuania
Promoter: King of Kings
Broadcast: FightBox HD, KOK Fights TV
(Start Time, 20:00 Local Time)
-77 kg; Pavel Mazurok (Latvia) vs Deividas Kaklauskas (Lithuania)
-80 kg: Raimondas Avlasevicius (Lithuania) vs Dominykas Dirkstys (Lithuania)
-60 kg; Ilona Wojda (Poland) vs Ernesta Kareckaite (Lithuania)
-86 kg: Deividas Bartaska (Lithuania) vs Ricardas Kulis (Lithuania)
-72 kg: Daniel Szott (Poland) vs Dovydas Rimkus (Lithuania)
-75 kg: Henrikas Vikstraitis (Lithuania) vs Denis Makowski (Poland)