ONE Championship: Ilias Ennahachi ‘not scared of Superlek’, tells Petchtanong ‘the title is mine’
- Ennahachi enjoys quick KO on bantamweight kickboxing debut, having been stripped of flyweight title in January
- ‘I want to fight with the big boys, because I am the big boy,’ he says – ‘Next time I go to fight on the big event’
After spending two years on the sidelines and seeing his ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing title stripped from his possession, Ilias Ennahachi silenced his doubters in the best way possible.
The 26-year-old Dutch Moroccan finally returned to action last week, dismantling Aliasghar Ghodratisaraskan for a second-round knockout via left hook at ONE Friday Fights 6 inside Bangkok’s famed Lumpinee Stadium.
And this time he felt more at home, in his more natural weight class.
“I can always be better,” Ennahachi said after his win. “But it was very good, and I’m very happy. I showed people I’m always strong in bantamweight.”
Placed on the earlier portion of the evening’s card, and with no television interview let alone a performance bonus after his win, it would have been easy to feel bitter, as if he was being snubbed.
His coach Said El Badaoui certainly seemed less than happy, voicing some discontent from off camera during his fighter’s interview with the Post backstage.
