https://www.scmp.com/rss/517329/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The co-main event of ONE Fight Night 14 between Jo Nattawut and Luke Lessei was the only fight in the eight-bout card to go the distance on Saturday at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, yet it was the most exciting and arguably the best Muay Thai showdown of 2023. Coming off a hotly contested unanimous decision defeat in a featherweight kick-boxing showdown with ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai last October, Nattawut looked to get himself back in the winning... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3244537/one-fight-night-14-jo-nattawut-agrees-fans-says-he-and-tough-luke-lessei-deserved-performance-bonus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3244537/one-fight-night-14-jo-nattawut-agrees-fans-says-he-and-tough-luke-lessei-deserved-performance-bonus?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Dec 2023 06:03:01 +0000 Teenage Muay Thai sensation Johan Ghazali needed just 36 seconds to add to his growing reputation at ONE Fight Night 17, which is how long it took him to knock out Edgar Tabares on Saturday. The 17-year-old landed a vicious left shot to his opponent’s body at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, taking his ONE Championship career record to 5-0, with four of those wins via knock out. It was a performance that would have normally earned the fighter a hefty financial bonus, but because the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244500/teen-sensation-johan-ghazali-fires-out-36-second-win-one-fight-night-17-wants-next-bout-make-some?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244500/teen-sensation-johan-ghazali-fires-out-36-second-win-one-fight-night-17-wants-next-bout-make-some?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 08:20:57 +0000 Roman Kryklia lived up to his promise to knock out Alex Roberts, dropping the Australian in the second round to win the heavyweight Muay Thai belt at ONE Fight Night 17 on Saturday. The Ukrainian, who is the reigning ONE Championship light heavyweight kickboxing world champion, is now a world champion in two sports, and remains undefeated in the ring. Kryklia came out swinging in the opening minute of the fight at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, and while Roberts looked to counter he eventually got... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244486/one-fight-night-17-roman-kryklia-claims-muay-thai-heavyweight-title-roberts-ko-dedicates-win-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244486/one-fight-night-17-roman-kryklia-claims-muay-thai-heavyweight-title-roberts-ko-dedicates-win-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 04:48:40 +0000 Reigning ONE light heavyweight kickboxing world champion Roman Kryklia said he was going to make short work of Alex Roberts in their Muay Thai title clash at ONE Fight Night 17 on Saturday. The towering 32-year-old Ukrainian, who has more than 50 professional fights under his belt, has yet to lose since making his ONE Championship debut in 2019. And while he is new to Muay Thai, there is plenty of evidence to suggest he will follow through on his promise in the pair’s heavyweight bout in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244481/one-fight-night-17-kryklia-says-hell-knock-out-roberts-eyes-two-sport-domination-australian-believes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244481/one-fight-night-17-kryklia-says-hell-knock-out-roberts-eyes-two-sport-domination-australian-believes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:54:02 +0000 Roman Kryklia and Alex Roberts will battle it out for the inaugural ONE heavyweight Muay Thai title in Bangkok after coming through their respective weigh ins. The pair are headlining ONE Fight Night 17 at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, and have vowed to be in the shape of their lives for the most anticipated clash on the card. Kryklia, who is yet to taste defeat under the bright lights of ONE Championship, tipped the scale at 225.5lbs while his opponent Alex Roberts came in at 233.5lbs. “I am in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244382/one-fight-night-17-kryklia-and-roberts-come-through-weigh-unscathed-five-fighters-miss-targets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/muay-thai/article/3244382/one-fight-night-17-kryklia-and-roberts-come-through-weigh-unscathed-five-fighters-miss-targets?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:27:32 +0000 Jhanlo Sangiao will enter an arena full of roaring fans at ONE Friday Fights 44 on Friday, but he won’t be there to throw punches or grapple with an opponent. Rather, the bantamweight prospect will be at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok as coach and cornerman to Team Lakay colleague Carlo Bumina-ang, for his three-round clash with Ilyas Dursun. Despite only being a professional fighter for five years, Sangiao grew up with some of the best mixed martial artists in the Philippines in Eduard Folayang,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3244301/jhanlo-sangiao-preparing-life-after-fighting-will-coach-teammate-bumina-ang-one-friday-fights-44?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3244301/jhanlo-sangiao-preparing-life-after-fighting-will-coach-teammate-bumina-ang-one-friday-fights-44?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:10:42 +0000