On 28 January, Wu Zun made his promotional debut against ONE Flyweight (61kg) kickboxing champion Superlek in the main event of ONE Championship. Familiar to all martial arts fans, after losing to Nasugawa Tenshin in 2022, Takezun took a long break to recuperate, and in June 2023 he returned to fight with British fighter Sageden.
Superlek (left) VS Wu Zun (right)
In this match, Wu Zun was supposed to fight Thai star fighter Rodtang Luo, but Rodtang retired due to injury, so Martial Zun also ushered in the opportunity to compete for the gold belt. However, this match was also unlucky for Wu Zun, with Superlek beating Rodtang in September last year and playing in a very tough style. And Superlek is in the year of the fight, and is currently in a 10-game winning streak.
At the beginning of the match, Wu Zun, who had not faced the world's top players for a long time, played more cautiously, and Superlek was also not in a hurry to fight Wu Zun, but kept killing Wu Zun's legs with kicks. In the second round, Wuzun began to step up his forward press, but Superlek's counterattack in the retreat was just as sharp, and he quickly knocked Wuzun into a swollen head.
After all, Wu Zun is also the world's top player, and his forward pressure in the third round was effective, and he once beat Superlek very embarrassed. With a minute left in round three, Wu Zun unleashed a ferocious wave of attacks that nearly doubled Superlek's hard hit.
However, in the rest of the match, Superlek steadied his position, and his kicks were successful in restricting Wuzun's movement. Although Wu Zun was already limping when he walked, he was always the one who took the initiative to attack in the game and played quite toughly. In the end, the two sides fought for five rounds, and Superlek defeated Wu Zun by decision and successfully defended the belt. Wu Zun shed tears in the post-match interview, and his tenacious fighting spirit also won the respect of fans.