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Bryan Lang vs Vincent Naxos for WKN lightweight title official at Cristal Boxing Event 5 in Baccarat, France
PhilBoxing.com Sat, 18 Jun 2022

Lightweight contenders Bryan Lang and Vincent Naxos successfully made the required weight limit for their WKN World title bout. The pair squares off in the headliner of Cristal Boxing Event #5 taking place tonight (Saturday, June 18) at Pôle Sportif Josette Renaux in Baccarat, France.
Both fighters weighed-in under the 64.4 kg (142 lbs) making the championship bout official, as per World Kickboxing Network’s announcement on its Twitter page (@WKNkickboxing). Bryan Lang of France came in at 63.7 kg. Vincent Naxos of Réunion showed 64.2 kg. The contest is scheduled for five rounds under oriental rules (K-1 style).
Lang is a reigning WKN European super featherweight champion. Naxos is a recent WKN European super lightweight title challenger. The bout is set to headline a spectacular night of international kickboxing held in Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
“I look forward to Cristal Boxing Event 5 - the world-class event presented by Vincent Marinetto tonight in Baccarat, France,” said President of World Kickboxing Network, Stephane Cabrera. “Bryan Lang and Vincent Naxos – two of the best fighters from France and Réunion - compete in a true world championship bout for a prestigious WKN lightweight title.”
The rest of fight card features a series of kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts. The full Cristal Boxing Event 5 lineup can be found below.
Cristal Boxing Event 5 fight card
• Bryan Lang vs. Vincent Naxos – WKN lightweight title, oriental rules
• Sofiane Gelin vs. Mathieu Ceva
• Mehdi Cherif vs. Pierre Marchal
• Leo Jefferson vs. Stéphan Ellapin
• Sofiane Akkari vs. Raf Fartass
• Sofiane Mechri vs. Valentin Thibaut
• Alkazour Gadaev vs. Mickael Brillon
• Loup Bentz vs. Didier Sid
• Abdelhak Grine vs. Mael Maire
• Nimo vs. Mateo Busic
• Noemi Cuny vs. Marie Estelle Burchill
• Ilke Tasgin vs. Matheo Magnier
• Djabber Bakir vs. Pierre Contaux
• Diego Gomes vs. Noa Martin
• Nikola Neu vs. Geoffrey Renauld
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