Rodtang Jitmuangnon, ONE on TNT 1 Credit score: ONE Championship
One thing of a dream battle for putting followers will headline ONE 172 in Saitama, Japan this March.
ONE Championship officers introduced in a press launch issued on Monday that Takeru Segawa will face Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a five-round kickboxing contest on the Saitama Tremendous Area on March 23, 2025.
Japan’s Takeru is a former Okay-1 champion and grand prix winner, with over 40 wins in kickboxing and Muay Thai. The 33-year previous, preventing for RISE on the time, took half in a cross-promotional bout referred to as The Match in 2022 with RIZIN rival Tenshin Nasukawa, dropping the battle by unanimous determination.
Takeru signed with ONE Championship in 2024, posting a 1-1 report to begin his run with the corporate.
Rodtang has lengthy been one of many greatest stars in Muay Thai, and largest stars in ONE Championship. Regardless of being simply 27, he boasts 273 recorded wins in kickboxing and Muay Thai. A former ONE flyweight Muay Thai champ, he was stripped of his title after lacking weight for a battle with Jacob Smith in November.
The Thai star turned one thing of a family title for fight sports activities followers when he competed in a blended guidelines battle with Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at ONE X in 2022, the place he was choked out within the second spherical by way of rear-naked choke.
No fights past Takeru vs. Rodtang have been introduced for ONE 172. The occasion continues one thing of a return to the highway for ONE Championship, who host ONE 171 in Qatar in February.
