Nearly 3 months later, the shock of "ONE: One Hit into the Soul" has not subsided for kickboxing fans around the world, and the most grand and luxurious kickboxing event in recent years represents the highest level of contemporary kickboxing. Especially in the featherweight World Eight, the wonderful performances of all the players seem to recreate the glory of kicking boxing many years ago.
After three months, the semi-final of the Featherweight Kickboxing World Eight was finally decided to be held in the "ONE: Invincible" large-scale fighting event on January 28. Marat Grigorian will compete with Chingiz Allazov, the "rich second generation boxer." And Sittichai Sitsongpeenong, the once-most dominant featherweight king, will compete with "Beard Killer" Davit Kiria for a chance in the final.
Marat has played five meetings with Sitichah, winning only the last one, but he is seen by many as the biggest winner favourite in this world eight-man race. The reason for this is his incredibly strong performance in recent years. Even Superbon Banchamek, who recently knocked out Ko Giorgio Petrosyan, who was crowned world champion, was KO-out by him in just 29 seconds.
In the quarter-finals of the Featherweight World Eight, he reached the semi-finals with an absolute advantage over TKO legend Andy Souwer. In the last three matches, he has won all with (T)KO. So it's no wonder why Malate is the most favored person in a competition that brings together all the world's top players.
But this time Marat's opponent, Arazov, will definitely not give up the ticket to the final. Previously, the two had met twice, and in the first duel, Arazov was injured due to Malat's unintentional elbow attack, and the match ended inconclusive. The two fought for three rounds in the second game, and in the end, Marat won.
But that was the story of 9 years ago, and today Arazov was the strongest of all the contestants on the night of "ONE: One Hit into the Soul". He kooed Samy Sana in just 39 seconds , the French man who ended an eight-year unbeaten run by Muay Thai king Yodsanklai Fairtex.
Moreover, before that, Arazov was the K-1 WGP 70KG Champion and the WAKO Champion. Among the opponents he defeated was Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee, Hinata, Dzhabar Askerov, Yasuhiro Kido and other world-class players. In addition, Arazov has also attracted much attention because of his prominent family, and has also been called "the second generation of rich boxing kings" by Chinese boxing fans.
Marat and Arazov have very different styles, but they have one thing in common, they both have the ability to combine high-frequency punches and legs, and both are very good at finding holes in their opponents in continuous attacks to defeat the enemy with one blow. Therefore, this game must be a wonderful battle with full firepower and high-frequency attacks throughout the whole process, and the number of blows between the two sides may also break the record, and this game is destined to be difficult to play three rounds.
The marat vs Arazov showdown, whatever the outcome, is bound to be a fantastic and intense match and one of the most anticipated kickboxing fights of 2022.