In addition to the traditional gold belt challenge format, the World Eights system introduced by the ONE Championship in recent years has been welcomed by boxing fans with greater suspense and more opportunities to participate. After the women's AtomicWeight World Eight and the Featherweight Kickboxing World Eight, a brand new battle is about to beat the drums of war, which is the FlyWeight Muay Thai World Eight on May 20.
As in past eight-man tournaments, the eight best boxers in the flyweight will decide where the championship belt belongs through three rounds. If there is anything that makes boxing fans more excited, it is that the flyweight Muay Thai world champion "Iron Man" Luo Tang changed the "bystander" attitude of the previous active world champion and could not wait to participate in the competition. His goal is very clear - to win the second championship belt!
Rotang is considered the most dangerous fighter in the Flyweight Muay Thai ring, not only has strong muscles like steel, but also a hard chin comparable to a diamond, and he will not retreat no matter what kind of attack he faces. His combination punches were like sharp cannonballs, his low legs were like sharp axes, and he kept moving forward in the ring, playing a record of 10 consecutive wins in the standing rules of the ONE Championship. Even in the just-concluded "ONE:X" Muay Thai MMA brawl, he was naked by the mixed martial arts flyweight legend "Hercules" Dimites Johnson, but under the first round of Muay Thai rules, Rotang still showed absolute dominance.
This Flyweight Muay Thai World Eight does not involve the gold belt on Rotang's body. If Rotang loses the race, he will continue to keep the gold belt and accept the challenge of the future eight-man champion. Although not betting on the gold belt, Rotang also gambled on the pride of the world champion, and the remaining seven contestants wanted to take the opportunity to beat the active world champion and prove themselves.
The seven are British rising star Jacob Smith, who will play against Rotag in the first leg, Jonathan Haggerty, currently ranked first, Former champion challenger Walter Goenkaves, second-placed Subak, Silent Sniper Daiki Naito, "Babyface Killer" Savas Michael and Amir Nasseri.
Rotang has defeated Haggerty twice, including one KO, but Haggerty has been preparing for three battles. By defeating Daiki Naito and Mongopage, Haggerty proves himself to be different. Coincidentally, his opponent Goenkavis also lost to Rotang in the defending battle. The two challengers who once lost to Rotang will go all out to fight for the opportunity to "avenge" Rotang.
"Sweeping Machine" Subok won back-to-backs with sharp legs sweeps until he lost to Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Illyas Ennahaki in the Kickboxing World Championship Challenge. But Subok's leg sweep in the game once made the champion very embarrassed, and Rotang said after the game that he thought the winner should be Subok. Su book's opponent Daiki Naito is a fast-paced boxer with flexible movements, who has previously defeated China's famous "Metal Storm" Wang Wenfeng and former kickboxing world champion "Baby Shark" Peter Dan, and his strength should not be underestimated.
The final pair was played by WMC Muay Thai champion "Babyface Killer" Savas Michael against ONE Championship rising star Amir Nasseri. Although the duo's spot on the eight-man roster isn't huge, their dedication to victory isn't lost to anyone. The addition of newcomers will also bring more variables to the eight-man competition.
The eight-man race is full of suspense, under the new format, can "Iron Man" Luo Tang still go forward and get the second gold belt as desired?
Who are you most supportive of the eight?