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ONE Championship reveals three title fights, including Superlek vs Rodtang for flyweight kickboxing gold

  • Flyweight Muay Thai champ Rodtang will challenge Superlek for kickboxing gold at ONE Fight Night 8 on March 25 in Singapore
  • Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and Regian Eersel also set to defend their Muay Thai titles, taking on Jonathan Haggerty and Sinsamut Klinmee respectively

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Rodtang Jitmuangnon (left) and Superlek Kiatmoo9 will fight for flyweight kickboxing gold at ONE Championship Fight Night 8 on Mar. 25 in Singapore. Photos: ONE Championship.

ONE Championship has added three big title fights to the calendar.

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The new matchups were revealed by Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong on Facebook on Monday.

Chief among Chatri’s announcements was a flyweight kickboxing title fight between champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Rodtang Jitmuangnon, ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai champ. They will meet at ONE Fight Night 8 on March 25 in Singapore.

Nong-O Gaiyanghadao celebrates his victory over Alaverdi Ramazanov at ONE Friday Fights 1.
Nong-O Gaiyanghadao celebrates his victory over Alaverdi Ramazanov at ONE Friday Fights 1.

It was also revealed that Nong-O Gaiyanghadao will defend his bantamweight Muay Thai belt against Jonathan Haggerty at ONE Fight Night 9 on April 22, in a to be announced location.

Lastly, lightweight Muay Thai champion Regian Eersel will defend his title against Sinsamut Klinmee at ONE Friday Fights 9 on March 17 in Bangkok, Thailand’s famed Lumpinee Stadium.

Superlek, from Thailand, became ONE’s flyweight kickboxing champion at ONE Fight Night 6 last month in Bangkok, when he defeated Daniel Puertas by decision to claim the vacant belt.

Rodtang Jitmuangnon lands a punch on Jiduo Yibu.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon lands a punch on Jiduo Yibu.

Thailand’s Rodtang was also in action on that card, defeating China’s Jiduo Yibu by decision in a flyweight kickboxing clash, asserting himself as one of the division’s top contenders in the process.

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