Jonathan Haggerty will put his bantamweight Muay Thai world championship on the line against Superlek Kiatmoo9 in a match-up that pits two of the best strikers in the world against one another; Haggerty and Superlek will fight on September 6 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
Wednesday 3 April 2024 14:44, UK
Jonathan Haggerty is set for an outstanding world title defence against Superlek Kiatmoo9, live on Sky Sports.
Haggerty will put his will put his bantamweight Muay Thai world championship on the line against Superlek in a match-up that pits two of the best strikers in the world against one another.
They will fight on September 6 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Superlek is stepping up a division to take on the brilliant Briton, who is a two-sport champion holding both the kickboxing and Muay Thai world titles at bantamweight.
Thailand's Superlek, known as "The Kicking Machine," is the reigning ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing world champion. He is coming off a highly impressive performance when he defeated Japanese star Takeru Segawa over five rounds.
Last year he also beat another great of the sport, Rodtang Jitmmuangnon in an historic Muay Thai collision.
But Haggerty is no stranger to toppling legends. A former flyweight champion, he is a two-weight world champion as well as being a current two-sport titlist.
Last year he spectacularly knocked out Nong-O Gaiyanghadao to win the Muay Thai bantamweight title before then stopping Fabrício Andrade to win the kickboxing crown too.
Most recently he came through a thriller when he beat Felipe Lobo in a Muay Thai championship defence, which he ultimately won inside the distance too.
On the same card the ONE atomweight MMA world champion superstar Stamp Fairtex will challenge Xiong Jing Nan for the ONE strawweight MMA world title.
The first three-sport world champion in ONE history, Stamp will be looking to become a two-division titleholder and cement her legacy as one of the most decorated athletes in combat sports.
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