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Champion Petchmorakot to meet Jamal Yusupov at ONE’s muay thai world championship
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Eko Roni Saputra (The Jakarta Post/Courtesy of ONE Championship)
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hailand’s multiple-time world champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee will take on Jamal Yusupov for the main stage of the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship, which is slated to be held at the Istora Senayan sporting stadium on Feb. 7.
Petchmorakot, one of the most prolific strikers, has a career spanning over 200 professional bouts. He has claimed the Lumpinee Stadium World Championships in two divisions, as well as a WMC Muay Thai title, with victories over the biggest names in the sport, including the legendary Saenchai.
Yusupov, on the other hand, made a triumphant promotional debut last November, upsetting Thai legend Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex via second round knockout.
In another arena, top middleweight talent Leandro Ataides of Brazil will face Reiner de Ridder of The Netherlands. Ataides is currently riding a three-bout winning streak heading into this next contest, while de Ridder enters with a perfect professional record of 11-0.
Multiple-time Indonesian national wrestling champion Eko Roni Saputra is set to make his return to the ONE Championship ring, this time to face Cambodia’s Khon Sichan. Eko earned a quick technical knockout over Kaji Ebin in his last outing.
A bevy of Indonesian local martial arts talent is set to see action inside the ONE Championship ring.
Indonesian veteran Sunoto returns to action against China’s Yang Fei. Egi Rozten will take on fellow Indonesian Fajar, while Abro “The Black Komodo” Fernandes faces countryman Achmad Eko Priandono. Oscar Yaqut goes for his second victory when he meets Antonis Muyak.
