MUAY THAI / KICKBOXING NEWS
Yuki Yoza’s bantamweight kickboxing clash against ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 173 on November 16 carries the weight of unfinished business that isn’t entirely his own.
The centerpiece matchup of ONE 173 features Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon seeking redemption against living legend Nong-O Hama for the vacant ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title.
Professional sports often present competitors with obstacles that seem insurmountable on paper but prove conquerable through preparation, technique, and unwavering self-belief.
In professional athletics, the most significant opportunities often arrive without advance notice, disguised as someone else’s misfortune.
The Jesolo Lido will play host to the WAKO Youth European Championship this week, as the best up-and-coming kickboxers on the continent go for gold in Italy from September 12-21.
Stella Hemetsberger didn’t just capture the vacant ONE women’s strawweight Muay Thai world championship — she blazed a trail no athlete from her country had ever walked.
Championship opportunities don’t announce themselves with fanfare. They arrive disguised as dangerous opponents with everything to lose and dreams of their own to protect. For Bampara “Bambi” Kouyate, that opportunity wears the face of Shadow Singha Mawynn, a Thai powerhouse standing directly between him and a shot at featherweight Muay Thai gold.
Every champion faces that moment when invincibility meets reality. For Tawanchai PK Saenchai, that reckoning came in Tokyo against Masaaki Noiri, when the Thai superstar experienced his first finish loss in ONE Championship. Now, at ONE Friday Fights 126 on September 26, the road back to two-sport greatness begins.
When Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa steps into the ring against Denis “The Bosnian Menace” Puric at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on November 16, he’ll be fighting for something more valuable than rankings or recognition – he’ll be battling to reclaim his place among the world’s elite.
Some fights are won with words before the first punch is thrown. George Jarvis made that fatal mistake when he questioned Regian Eersel’s Muay Thai credentials, providing the Dutch-Surinamese fighter with all the motivation he needed.
Bampara Kouyate and Shadow Singha Mawynn meet in a potential title eliminator at ONE Fight Night 35 inside Lumpinee Stadium, with the winner possibly earning the opportunity of a lifetime.
