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13.04.2024

SENSHI 21 – Arena for Champions: Bulgarian Legends Take the Stage

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The SENSHI 21 Fighting Gala Night, with its spring edition, will take place in Varna, Bulgaria on April 20, 2024, at 6:00 PM EET / 11:00 AM EST in the Congress Hall of the Palace of Culture and Sports. The audience will enjoy 14 spectacular fights featuring 28 renowned fighters from 17 countries.

SENSHI 21 is where champions showcase their best, push their limits, and deliver unforgettable emotions to combat sports fans in Bulgaria.

Rusi Minev, a six-time Bulgarian MMA champion and debutant at SENSHI, has never lost at the national level. His accolades include a bronze at the 2018 World Championships and a victory at the Armageddon Pro tournament. Minev has three wins and one loss in his MMA career.

Mihail Velchovski, a four-time kickboxing champion of Bulgaria, is a rising star in SENSHI, with three appearances in the ring and a SENSHI 16 "Fighting Spirit" award from his debut in 2023. He has two wins in SENSHI so far.

Atanas Bozhilov, a SENSHI legend, holds 18 wins in the SENSHI ring and is the current SENSHI European champion in the 75 kg category. Bozhilov is a world champion in KGP (2018) and WAKO PRO (2017, 2019).

Vladimir Valev, The Pitbull, will end his legendary career with a SENSHI 21 benefit match. With over 300 fights across amateur and professional levels, Valev is a multiple world, European, and Balkan champion. He was the WAKO PRO world champion in 2016 and Tai-boxing world champion in 2013. His first match was also in Varna, and on April 20, the crowd will cheer him on one last time.

The SENSHI 21 gala will deliver epic battles, and tickets are available from Eventim.bg. Don’t miss out on this prestigious combat sports spectacle!

SENSHI Gala 21 is organized in cooperation with the KWU International Professional League, as well as with the special support of Armeec Insurance Company, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M Car Group – BMW dealer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Service and St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding.

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