The 2025 kickboxing season kicks off with the highly anticipated GLORY 98 event on February 22 at the RTM Theater in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This fight card promises a night packed with action, featuring the return of Jamal Ben Saddik, title fights, and intense battles between top fighters.

The K-1 WORLD GP 2024 in Sarajevo takes place on June 29, 2024, at KJP Centar "Skenderija" in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Heavyweight Tournament with fighters like Nidal Bchiri, Claudio Istrate, Kadir Yildirim, and Ivan Bartek. Additional bouts include Mihailo Ćulafić vs. Haris Biber and Mesud Selimović vs. Ernest Dupljak as superfights. It marks the Eastern European qualifier for the K-1 World GP Final later in 2024. The night delivers intense action in K-1’s global return.