[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div]
Never say never in the fighting world, and in the case of Remy Bonjasky being retired, chalk that up to “not yet.” Bonjasky had to bow out of action a few years ago due to an eye injury as well as a few others that have plagued him for the last few years of his career. It had looked like that was the end of the line for the three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. There were talks of a possible retirement fight for the thirty-six year old “Flying Gentleman” but that he was looking for a cool million dollar payout for that last fight. With K-1 in dire straits over the last year and It’s Showtime not having that kind of money at their disposal, it looked like we had heard the last of Bonjasky for a while.
There have been reports of a possible return for Remy Bonjasky, as well as a million dollar prize for this year’s K-1 World Grand Prix that looks to be pulling Bonjasky back into action. After speaking with a few of our sources, we can confirm that Remy Bonjasky will be back in action this year with K-1, but that the rumored fight with Daniel Ghita is simply not happening yet. Bonjasky was offered the fight with Ghita, but instead turned it down citing it being too big of a challenge for a comeback fight. The date being tossed around circles in Europe right now is May 27th will be the comeback of K-1, and could possibly be when Bonjasky competes for K-1 next, although there is talk of him taking a warmup fight in April before jumping into the deep end of the pool.
