No one could have imagined that the upcoming 44-year-old Australian Legendary Muay Thai champion John Wayne Parr would quickly sign an ONE championship half a month after leading his disciples to the world championship failure, and the Australian veteran's ambitions were rekindled in Asia, hoping to climb to new heights in his career and create a new legend in the cage.
John Wayne started practicing boxing at the age of 11, played his first game at the age of 14, played professionally at the age of 16 and won his first Australian title at the age of 17. In order to pursue his Muay Thai dream, Wayne came to Thailand to train. After knocking down his opponents in Muay Thai, he would imitate the gunner's action of pulling a gun from the holster, earning him the nickname "Gunner". During his time in Thailand, Wayne won the ISKA and IMF Muay Thai MiddleWeweight World Championships.
John Wayne's name has long been juxtaposed with the greatest boxers. Upon his return, Wayne won the Australian MiddleWeight Boxing Championship, and then in K-1 he played against champion boxers such as Bog and Albert Klaus. In the international ring, Wayne has won three games against "computer fighter" Yasang Clay, two victories over "Genghis Khan" Dazhanba Asscroft, and defeated "Greek bald head" Mike Zambidis, winning the world championship title in WKN, Lion Fight, WMC and other events. Famed boxing champion Marate Grigorian suffered a defeat in his career that was also due to Wayne. Wayne has won the world championship ten times in his career, and now the ONE Championship is his next goal.
In "ONE Championship Match" on February 28, Wayne took his disciple, 20-year-old Loki Ogden, to the grassweight Muay Thai world champion, but in the end, Rocky lost five rounds to veteran Sam A.Gyyonha, losing the golden belt. "There are a lot of talented boxers in the ONE Championships, I've played in big tournaments all over the world, and now with ONE in Asia, I'm lucky to be here with Rocky." Although he was unable to take the golden belt home, Wayne was impressed by the ONE Championship, the rule of fighting with a split-finger glove that made his blood boil, and he was even more excited to see his old opponents and new challenges here, so he decided not to participate in it as a coach, but as a boxer.
"Yasan Clay also fought with ONE, and I've fought with him three times, but if we put on our finger gloves and fight in a cage, it's going to be very exciting. Jasan Clay was a terrifying heavy gunner, and he would have become even more terrifying if he had used the gloves of a split finger, but imagine how cool it would have been if I had won. I believe in the power of my fists and if I can beat Yasan Clay, my career will reach new heights. In addition to his old rivals, Wayne is equally interested in ONE featherweight kickboxing champion "Physician" George Petosio. "Giorgio Petosio is a talented boxer I really like and I always thought I would meet him on the field, but never got a chance. He's so good, he's played hundreds of games and only lost twice, he's a legend. If I can fight with him, whether I win or lose, I will be very proud, and the only way to become a legend is to compete with the legend. "
With the arrival of Wayne and the gathering of legendary boxers, there are more options for the stand-up fighting event of the ONE Championship, which is worth the expectations of boxing fans.