Former ONE flyweight kickboxing champion Ilias Ennahachi will face off in opposition to former ONE bantamweight kickboxing champion Petchtanong will throw down at ONE 171. the 2 bantamweight kickboxers will seemingly be gunning for prime contenders within the division dominated by Jonathan “The General” Haggerty. Who will likely be defending his title in the primary occasion of ONE 171.
Nonetheless, this isn’t only a match-up of former champions; it is a match of one of the best kickers in all the bantamweight kickboxing division in ONE. The 2 fighters are recognized for difficult-to-deal-with types, as each fighters have acquired fairly the scalps in ONE, with spectacular wins on each ends.
Petchtanong broke the Thai mould by proving himself a much better kickboxer than a Muay Thai fighter. He received Kickboxing titles in China and Europe and in addition managed to win the ONE Bantamweight title by defeating Hirkoi Akimoto again in late 2022. He displayed his brutal physique kicks and even outboxed the karate-style kickboxer. Nonetheless, he was stripped of the title the next yr, in 2023, resulting from a failed drug take a look at.
This wouldn’t cease Petchtanong as he would face Dagestani Russian Kickboxer and former ONE kickboxing champion Alvarediz Ramazanov. Making the Dagestani give up by outclassing him together with his glorious energy boxing and signature heavy kicks. Regardless of being 39 years of age, the Petchtanong is exhibiting no signal of stopping in his try and regain the title he misplaced in disgraceful trend.
Then again, Ilias Ennahachi, the previous ONE flyweight kickboxing champion, is one other embellished kickboxer with many elite-level wins, together with in opposition to Petchdam, Hiroki Akimoto, and even Superlek (though in fairly a controversial method). Ennahachi additionally misplaced his belt in a contentious method after his win in opposition to Superlek. The Durch-Morrocan fighter was set to face Superlek once more in a rematch.
Nonetheless, this wouldn’t occur, as Ennahachi would vacate the flyweight kickboxing title as a result of he couldn’t make the burden and cross the hydration take a look at. This led to him transferring as much as bantamweight, the place he was trying to defeat the a lot older Petfergus and face the winner, Johnathan Haggerty, and Wei Rui.
Ilias Ennahachi and Petchtanong struggle for a shot to reclaim the gold.
Johnathan Haggerty could have misplaced his Muay Thai title to Superlek, however he nonetheless holds essentially the most coveted belt in kickboxing, the ONE Kickboxing world title. And the bantamweight division of ONE’s kickboxing is stuffed with absolute killers, with two former champions, Ennahachi and Petchtanong, trying to earn a shot at him on the identical card he’s defending in opposition to a phenom In Wei Rui.
The bantamweight kickboxing division in ONE is deep proper now and in a battle between two kicking specialists in Ennahachi and Petfergus. We should always all prepare to take a seat again and watch the fireworks.
