SBC Welterweight Championship | Sparta Wyoming IV | & Matchup Previews

You have patiently waited, and the weekend has finally come
Colorado MMA Fans… For Sparta’s historic event that will not only
feature a World Lethwei Championship fight between living legend,
Dave Leduc and multiple time world champion, Cyrus Washington,
but it will also be a showcase for some of Colorado’s top rising
fighters and the future of local mixed martial arts talent. On
top of that, Bojan Velickovic of Elevation Fight Team with
friend, cornerman, and striking coach, Sean Madden in towe will
be fighting for a Welterweight championship belt in his Serbian
home town of Novi Sad for the Serbian Battle Championship
promotion. Welcome to your Colorado MMA News, Weekend Preview..


Two fight cards involving Colorado fighters go down on Saturday
night. Half way across the world, Bojan “Serbian Steele”
Velickovic of Elevation Fight Team will take on Vladislav Kanchev
for the SBC Welterweight Championship title. Fighting in front of
his hometown, Velickovic will have the opportunity to pick up the
18th win of his pro career while also winning a professional
title with the support of his friends and family.


Then just north of Colorado, Sparta Wyoming IV will go down on
Cheyenne with a historic matchup in the main event…


Reigning World Champion, Dave Leduc will face Cyrus Washington
for a Lethwei World Title fight. This will be Leduc’s 5th
potential title defense and would provide him with the
opportunity to get revenge for a previous draw to Washington.
Multiple time Muay Thai world champion, Cyrus Washington will be
looking to get his first Lethwei world championship title with a
win over the current champ.


Some other notable bouts to watch for on Saturday night include:


Multiple time Amateur US Muay Thai Champion, Chris Lockhart of
Pound 4 Pound Fitness vs Joshua Oppenheimer in a Muay Thai fight
at 205 lbs.


In a showdown for Sparta’s amateur featherweight championship
belt, Geno Shvedov (4-1) of Factory X vs past Sparta champion,
Noufel El Kasri (4-0) of Elevation Fight Team.


Nikki Cruz vs Khortni Kamyron of Fusebox Sambo in an 125 lb
kickboxing title fight.


And Payton Hayes of Victory MMA vs Llorvic Acevedo of Factory X
in what should be a high action fight to keep an eye on.


Other matchups on the card include...


A late addition of a fight between Christopher Deluca of High
Altitude Martial Arts vs Nehemiah Richardson of Fusebox Sambo in
a Kickboxing match at 150 lbs.


Isiah Trujillo of AFA Boxing vs DeMarcus Patterson of High
Altitude Martial Arts in a 140 lb kickboxing match.


Justin Carrico from Muay Thai of Colorado vs John Spoelstra of
High Altitude Martial Arts in a 155lb Kickboxing bout.


Shane Lall of Peak Training Center vs Ilias El Kasri of High
Altitude Martial Arts in a 125 lb kickboxing match.


Josh Hernandez of Hybrid Nation MMA vs Rich Morquecho of High
Altitude Martial Arts in a 145 lb MMA fight.


Sam Gaffney of High Altitude Martial Arts vs Joseph Her in a
Kickboxing match.


And Zakaria Krapf of Factor X vs Joe Sanderson in a 153 lb Muay
Thai fight.