Tomasz
Narkun will soon return to attempt his sixth title defense in
January.
A person with knowledge of the situation told Sherdog that the
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 205-pound champion Narkun would face
Ibragim
Chuzhigaev on the upcoming KSW 66 card in the co-main event.
The source asked to stay anonymous since the Polish promotion
hasn’t officially confirmed the matchup.
In his latest appearance, Narkun (18-4, 10-3 KSW) failed in his
attempt to become a two-division champion after current heavyweight
kingpin Philip De
Fries stopped “Giraffe” with punches at the 3:37 mark of Round
2 in their rematch, which served as the KSW 60 headliner. Before
that, Narkun was on a two-bout winning streak after submitting both
Przemyslaw
Mysiala and Ivan Erslan
via rear-naked choke at KSW 50 and KSW 56, respectively. The
32-year-old titleholder seems particularly vicious in his light
heavyweight championship fights, as none of his opponents have
survived for more than two rounds.
Chuzhigaev (15-5, 0-0 KSW) is making his promotional debut after a
long stint with the Absolute Championship Berkut, now known as
Absolute Championship Akhmat. He is currently riding a six-fight
winning streak and has lost just once in his last 12 appearances.
His list of victims includes Ultimate Fighting Championship alums
David
Mitchell, Alex
Garcia, and Mike Rhodes,
as well as KSW vet Piotr Strus
and One Championship graduate Igor Svirid,
to name a few. The 30-year-old Chuzhigaev boasts a finishing rate
of 66%, with eight knockouts and two submissions to his credit.
KSW 66 will go down at the Netto Arena in Szczecin, Poland, on Jan.
15. The headliner is a lightweight championship affair between
Marian
Ziolkowski and Borys
Mankowski. The card will also see the return of former
middleweight titleholder Michal
Materla against a yet-to-be-announced opponent. Tomasz
Romanowski and Rafal Moks
will have a spot at the event as well.