Not many events in the kickboxing world can leave you speechless, but the retirement of one of Heavyweight Kickboxing's biggest stars in the past ten years will do just that. The big secret announcement from It's Showtime was originally scheduled for Friday but was then pushed back to today. In the meantime, word got out that Badr Hari would take on Gokhan Saki on January 28th for It's Showtime. To many, this was the big announcement that It's Showtime was trying to keep under wraps, but it would turn out to be much bigger.

Badr Hari has spoken about his desire to enter the world of Boxing for a long time now, much more seriously over the past year. This includes talk of possible Olympic Boxing that seemed to die off and talking with Michael Schiavello in a Voice Versus episode about possibly leaving kickboxing for boxing. Add in the steady decline of K-1 over the past few years and Badr Hari's legal troubles and kickboxing became less and less his passion.

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+10 # Guest 2011-09-27 23:59

What ?!? But his kicks were instrumental in his offensive arsenal !!

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+5 # Guest 2011-09-28 10:26

Its going to be hilarious if Badr faces a top 10 HW and when the fight isn't going his way, he knocks the guy out with a high kick.

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+9 # Guest 2011-09-28 00:52

fml

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+12 # Guest 2011-09-28 02:29

Vitali Klitschko did it.. I can see why Badr wants to give it a go. Saki got good hands too he should follow. All the best to him.. Its time to get paid

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+16 # Guest 2011-09-28 03:41

Kickboxing just died this morning.

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+5 # KevZeeBest 2011-09-28 07:31

so Hari leaving for boxing,Overeem only fighting for the UFC. saki probably fighting MMA, Bonjasky who retired without telling anybody.. that leaves Schilt/Gerges/G hita as the last legit "World class' heavyweight kickboxers, The Max division however is pretty strong. And the Muay thai Premier League is also looking good, So kickboxing is not dead, the heavyweight division however. Lost some Major players in the last 3 years.

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+3 # Lefthea D. Kick 2011-09-28 09:05

Boxing just got classier.

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