KSW 60 set for April 24, sees Tomasz Narkun shoot for champ-champ status in rematch with Phil De Fries

A rematch two years in the making heads KSW 60, with heavyweight champ Phil De Fries putting his title on the line against Tomasz Narkun.

A rematch two years in the making headlines KSW 60, with KSW heavyweight champ [autotag]Phil De Fries[/autotag] putting his title on the line against light heavyweight titleholder [autotag]Tomasz Narkun[/autotag].

De Fries (19-6) scored a five-round decision win over Narkun (18-3) in their initial meeting, which took place in March 2019. The loss serves as Narkun’s lone setback over his past 10 appearances.

The rematch now headlines KSW 60, which takes place at April 24 at an undisclosed studio in Lodz, Poland. As with all KSW events, the card streams live on KSWTV.com.

De Fries, a five-time UFC veteran, claimed the KSW title in April 2018 and has gone on to defend his belt four times, including the first win over Narkun. Meanwhile, Narkun claimed his light heavyweight belt in October 2015 and has since defended the belt five times. During that stretch, he also claimed a pair of wins over longtime veteran Mamed Khalidov.

Additionally at KSW 60, lightweight champ Marian Ziolkowski (22-8-1) puts his title on the line against Maciej Kazieczko (7-1) in the night’s co-main event.

The KSW 60 lineup currently includes:

  • Champ Phil De Fries vs. Tomasz Narkun – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Marian Ziolkowski vs. Maciej Kazieczko – for lightweight title
  • [autotag]Thomas Narmo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Izuagbe Ugonoh[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Vojto Barborik[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Krzysztof Klaczek[/autotag]

KSW 57 results: Phil De Fries, Antun Racic retain titles; new champ crowned at lightweight

KSW 57 took place Saturday in Lodz, Poland, with three championship fights featured on the card.

KSW 57 took place Saturday in Lodz, Poland, with three championship fights featured on the card.

In the main event, [autotag]Phil De Fries[/autotag] battered [autotag]Michael Kita[/autotag] to retain his heavyweight title. And in the co-main event, [autotag]Marian Ziołkowski[/autotag] was impressive before ultimately finishing [autotag]Roman Szymanski[/autotag] to claim the vacant lightweight title in their rematch.

Also, [autotag]Antun Racic[/autotag] staved off a tough challenge from [autotag]Bruno Santos[/autotag] to rally for a close unanimous decision win and retain the bantamweight title.

Check below for complete results and video highlights from the KSW 57.

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England’s KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries chats to MMA Junkie’s Simon Head ahead of his title defense against Michal Kita at KSW 57 on Dec. 19.

England’s KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries chats to MMA Junkie’s Simon Head ahead of his title defense against Michal Kita at KSW 57 on Dec. 19.