Rome, Italy, 29th November 2025, OKTAGON one of Europe’s leading Kickboxing promotions presented OKTAGON ROME featuring an official qualifying round for the K-1 WORLD MAX WGP 2026 at the sold-out Pala Pellicone, Live on DAZN. ISKA World Champions Lorenzo Di Vara (Italy) and Taras Hnatchuk (Ukraine) reached the final of the 4-Man GP, Di Vara won a decision against Lissandre Mercier (France) and Hnatchuk stopped Tom Kirk (England). In the final Di Vara dropped Hnatchuk with a front kick to the face confirming a unanimous decision victory. Lorenzo Di Vara moves on to the next round of the K-1 WORLD MAX WGP 2026 in Fukuoka, Japan, 20th July 2026.

K-1 WORLD MAX Europe WGP Semifinals:

Taras Hnatchuk def. Tom Kirk TKO R2 2:28

Lorenzo Di Vara def. Lissandre Mercier Dec. 2-1

Final: Lorenzo Di Vara def. Taras Hnatchuk Dec. 3-0