ONE Championship: Superbon’s brutal head kick KO broke Giorgio Petrosyan’s jaw
- Petrosyan’s brother Armen reveals to ONE commentator Michael Schiavello that ‘The Doctor’ is set to undergo surgery
- ‘Prayers for the greatest and wish him a swift recovery,’ tweets Schiavello after shocking finish to First Strike main event
New ONE Championship featherweight kickboxing champion Superbon Banchamek’s vicious knockout of Giorgio Petrosyan in Friday night’s First Strike main event left “The Doctor” with a broken jaw.
The Thai star stunned the combat sports world after knocking Petrosyan out cold with a second-round head kick, sending the Armenian-born Italian legend falling to the canvas stiff as a board at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
It was just the second knockout defeat of Petrosyan’s career, and his first since 2013. The 35-year-old had looked near invincible in his previously-unbeaten run in Asian martial arts promotion ONE, where he claimed the US$1 million featherweight kickboxing grand prix title in 2019.
“So many people asking me about Giorgio’s condition,” ONE commentator Michael Schiavello tweeted on Saturday. “His brother Armen Petrosian just informed me that Giorgio has a broken jaw and undergoes surgery today.”
“Prayers for the greatest and wish him a smooth surgery and swift recovery. God bless you, Giorgio,” added Schiavello, who was ringside for the stunning knockout.
Petrosyan is widely-regarded as the kickboxing “GOAT” (greatest of all time), winning consecutive K1 Max tournament championships at middleweight in 2009 and 2010, and further cementing his legacy by winning the 2012 Glory Lightweight Slam tournament.