In the upcoming "ONE: Invincible" event, which will be held on Friday, January 28, the semi-finals of the Featherweight World Eight will continue, with the four promoters competing for places in the final.
In the semi-finals, Marat will play Against Arazov. Both players won the first round of the match (T)KO, with Marat ending veteran Boxing Champion Andy Suva and Arazov killing Sammy Sana, who had beaten Yasanklay in a second.
In the other set, Sittychai will play against Davit Chilia. Sittica defeated Tyvan Hoskan in a divided decision in the first round, while Chilia ended Enrique Cole's promotion.
Among these four players, it can be said that Marat and Sitichai are the biggest players, and they are also the most optimistic favorites to win the championship before the game. But judging by the performance in the first round, Marat almost played against Andy, the oldest and in the worst form of the eight-man game, but the game process was not as crisp and clean as Arazov and Kilia.
Sittychai became the only one of the four qualified players to win by judgment, and the advantage was not obvious. Compared to Marat, Sitichy is in a worrying state today.
Before the match, many people thought that the final of the eight-man tournament would be played between Marat and Sitich, but now that the semi-final is still very suspenseful, it is still unknown whether the six-legged battle between the two can be staged.
But it is undeniable that in this "kick boxing world war" that brings together the world's top 70KG players, the gap in the strength of the players is still very small, and what kind of results are produced in such a competition can be understood and accepted.
Moreover, the champion of the World Eight will also be qualified to challenge the featherweight world champion, that is, Subobang, and it will be obvious whether he can sit in the world number one position with subobang's level.
In any case, today's ONE Championship featherweight has become the focus and core of the world's kickboxing, and it is also a truly unified battle for featherweight over the years, let us wait and see.