Yakymenko vs Morelli becomes the KSW 122 main event: Masaev injured, Bartosiński moved to KSW 123
Yakymenko vs Morelli will be the KSW 122 main event after all, on Saturday, October 10 in Rzeszów. Adam Masaev is injured and cannot challenge Adrian Bartosiński for the welterweight title, and that fight has been removed from the card. The champion will defend his belt at KSW 123 on November 21 in Szczecin against Tymoteusz Łopaczyk. The Rzeszów card has 2 other changes as well.
Key takeaways
- Adam Masaev is injured: the welterweight title fight against Adrian Bartosiński is off KSW 122.
- Vitalii Yakymenko (11-2) vs Marcello Morelli (8-4), for the bantamweight title, becomes the main event on October 10 in Rzeszów.
- Bartosiński (19-1) will defend his title at KSW 123 on November 21 in Szczecin against Tymoteusz Łopaczyk (14-4).
Yakymenko vs Morelli, the new main event
A bantamweight title on the line
Vitalii Yakymenko, 11 wins and 2 losses, defends his bantamweight belt for the 1st time. He won it in February at KSW 115 against Sebastian Przybysz.
The challenger
Marcello Morelli has 8 wins and 4 losses, 4 of them by KO. The fight was already on the card and now moves to the top.
Date and venue
KSW 122 takes place on Saturday, October 10 at Hala Podpromie in Rzeszów, Poland.
Masaev injured, Bartosiński at KSW 123
The withdrawal
According to KSW, Adam Masaev got injured and cannot fight for the welterweight title. FightSport reports a serious hand injury. The unbeaten challenger had 12 wins in 12 fights.
A new date for the champion
Adrian Bartosiński, 19 wins and a loss, will defend his belt at KSW 123 on November 21 in Szczecin. His opponent will be Tymoteusz Łopaczyk, 14 wins and 4 losses, ranked 3rd by the promotion.
What it changes for us
Our September 30 preview still announced Bartosiński vs Masaev as the headliner. It now carries an update note.
On October 10 at Hala Podpromie, Karkula's opponent will be Kamil Korzeniowski, who will thereby make his KSW debut.
The 2 other changes to the card
Ziółkowski vs Varela, the rematch
KSW adds former champion Marian Ziółkowski against Wilson Varela. Their 1st fight, in April 2024, ended in round 2 when Ziółkowski injured his shoulder.
A replacement for Karkula
Andrzej Karkula, 6 wins and a loss, was due to face Sebastian Decowski, who is injured. He will meet Kamil Korzeniowski at bantamweight, in Korzeniowski’s KSW debut.
Follow the event
The updated KSW 122 card, the fighters’ profiles and the results are in the FightHub app.
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