The ongoing Road FC tournaments will conclude in Wonju on October 29th. The card will be headlined by the final of the bantamweight Grand Prix with Soo Chul Kim going up against Akira Haraguchi
Kim (20-7-1) is a former Road FC bantamweight champion and the reigning Road FC featherweight champion. He was also the inaugural ONE Championship bantamweight champion over a decade ago.
At Road FC 66 he will be looking to win a tournament for the first time in his career. The 31 year old booked his spot in the final by beating Bruno Azevedo at Road FC 65.
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Japanese opponent
Kim had been booked to face Ji Yong Yang. But that bout appears to have been nixed and instead he has been matched with a Japanese opponent in the final.
Haraguchi (9-4-0-1) beat Je Hoon Moon in the quarter final but did not appear at Road FC 65 for some reason. He faces an opponent who has been with the promotion since 2010 and fought on the inaugural show.
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Familiar face
The final of the lightweight Grand Prix won’t feature any Korean fighters but Nandin Erdene will be a familiar face to Road FC fans. The Mongolian has been based in Seoul for over a decade and has fought for the promotion 21 times on various cards.
Erdene (17-8) comes into the lightweight Grand Prix final on a three fight winning streak. He faces Artur Soloviev (10-6) who has won his last five and won his two previous tournament bouts with a first round stoppage.
Also on the card is a bantamweight bout between beaten semi finalist Bruno Azevedo (19-4). He takes on Razhabali Shaydullaev (8-0) who won his quarter final but was unable to compete at the semi final stage for some reason.
The final fight on the card is an all Korean openweight bout. It pits Gun Oh Shim (7-4) against Kim Myung-Hwan (6-1) with both men coming off a run of Road FC wins.
Road FC 66, Wonju, October 29th
Soo Chul Kim vs. Akira Haraguchi (Bantamweight final)
Nandin Erdene vs. Artur Soloviev (Lightweight final)
Bruno Azevedo vs. Razhabali Shaydullaev (Bantamweight)
Shim Gin Oh vs. Kim Myung-Hwan (Openweight)
