ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty believes there’s nonetheless extra to return of his rivalry with two-division king Superlek Kiatmoo9 sooner or later.
“The Normal” returns to motion this Thursday, February 20, within the co-main occasion of ONE 171: Qatar inside Doha’s Lusail Sports activities Area. There, he defends his kickboxing gold towards #1-ranked contender Wei Rui.
Again in 2023, Haggerty had the perfect yr of his profession. The 27-year-old claimed each the bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing belts to set him other than the remainder of the division.
However he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Superlek at ONE 168: Denver final September. Now Haggerty desires to reclaim the bantamweight Muay Thai crown. This time, he guarantees Superlek that it gained’t be executed and dusted inside one minute.
“You don’t know the way irritating it’s. I used to be tremendous prepared. It’s most likely the perfect I’ve ever felt other than this combat camp. Perhaps we’ll get a rematch, and we make it a win this time,” Haggerty informed the Bangkok Put up.
“Any rule set [is fine] actually, so long as I maintain my guard up this time and don’t rush in and be too keen. However one hundred pc I’d welcome him over to kickboxing – he’ll have an extended evening this time.”
