Oktagon 95: Humburger misses weight, Kincl refuses the fight, Škvor vs Narkun moves to the main event

Oktagon 95 lost its main event at the scales. On Friday, October 16 in Karlovy Vary, Dominik Humburger came in at 85.8 kg, then 85 kg on his 2nd attempt, above the 84.4 kg maximum. Patrik Kincl, on weight at 84.3 kg, refused to fight, as he had warned he would. Daniel Škvor vs Tomasz Narkun becomes the main event on Saturday at Mattoni Arena.

Full event coverage: Kincl vs Humburger: the former middleweight champion headlines Oktagon 95

Key takeaways

Oktagon 95: the weigh-in that changed everything

The 1st attempt

For this non-title middleweight bout the limit was 83.9 kg with a 500 g allowance, so 84.4 kg at most. Humburger stepped on at 85.8 kg, according to Czech site Top-Fight.

The 2nd attempt

He was given 2 hours to shed the excess. He came back at 85 kg, still 600 g over the maximum, iSport and Sportnet report.

Kincl’s refusal

Kincl, at 84.3 kg, had warned he would not face an opponent over the limit. He kept his word, and Oktagon confirmed the cancellation on Instagram.

Why Kincl said no

A deliberate penalty

Kincl told Ruik.cz that cancelling the fight is a bigger punishment for his opponent than a loss, even though he loses his purse. He wants to face Humburger at his best, not drained.

Humburger’s camp

His coach, Petr Kníže, played down the gap as 500 g. Some fans thought Kincl too harsh over 600 g, others backed him.

Oktagon

The promotion’s boss, Ondřej Novotný, said he respects Kincl’s decision, which was his right, and wants to stage the fight later, according to Sportnet.

I would like to beat him, I would like to punish him, but this will be a bigger punishment.
Patrik Kincl, to Ruik.cz (translated from Czech)

The new Oktagon 95 lineup

Škvor vs Narkun

The light heavyweight bout between Daniel Škvor (93.1 kg) and former KSW champion Tomasz Narkun (93.5 kg) moves to the top of the card. Narkun is coming off a loss in his Oktagon debut.

2 more misses

On the 1st attempt, Marco Elpidio weighed 73 kg for a 72 kg catchweight, and Daniel Hromek 77.75 kg for a 77.6 kg maximum. Oktagon has not said what happens to those 2 bouts.

Follow the night

Patrik Kincl’s, Daniel Škvor’s and Tomasz Narkun’s profiles and records are in the FightHub app.

Oktagon 95 Humburger misses weight, Kincl refuses the fight, Škvor vs Narkun moves to the main event