ONE: ‘King of the Jungle’ might be taking place behind closed doors due to concerns about the coronavirus. But a fight between two top welterweight prospects was added to the card this week with Bae Myung Ho taking on Murad Ramazanov.
During his peak Myung Ho (17-6-1) was one of the most sought after properties in Asian MMA. The 33 year old’s career was interrupted by mandatory military service in South Korea but he has won nine out of his last 11 fights.
Meanwhile Ramazanov (8-0) is an undefeated prospect who will be looking to establish himself as an immediate contender for the welterweight title. The Russian has fought intermittently since making his debut in 2014 but won three fights out of three last year.
As previously announced Stamp Fairtex will defend her atomweight kickboxing title against Janet Todd in the main event of ONE: ‘King of the Jungle. In the co-main event Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is set to challenge Rocky Ogden for the inaugural strawweight Muay Thai title.
In the atomweight division two top contenders collide. Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi (21-11-1) will be looking for her fifth straight win when she faces Denice Zamboanga (6-0). The card will be headlined by a kickboxing rematch between atomweight champion Stamp Fairtex and Janet Todd.
Sam-A will be one of six Evolve MMA fighters on the card. Local favourite Amir Khan (12-6) has been booked to take on ONE Warrior Series veteran Kimihiro Eto (16-5-2) in a lightweight fight.
The card also sees the return of ‘Sexyama’. Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-7) had a disappointing debut at ONE: ‘Legendary Quest’ and will be looking for a better result when he faces Egypt’s Sherif Mohamed (9-5) in a welterweight bout.
Meanwhile Japanese strawweight Ayaka Miura (10-2) will be looking to make it two wins in two months when she faces Singapore’s Tiffany Teo (8-1) in another potential title eliminator.
ONE: ‘King of the Jungle’, Singapore, February 28th
Kickboxing: Stamp Fairtex (c) vs. Janet Todd (For atomweight title)
Muay Thai: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs. Rocky Ogden (For strawweight title)
Amir Khan vs. Kimihiro Eto (Lightweight)
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Sherif Mohamed (Welterweight)
Bae Myung Ho vs. Murad Ramazanov (Welterweight)
Mei Yamaguchi vs. Denice Zamboanga (Atomweight)
Stefer Rahardian vs. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (Strawweight)
Troy Worthen vs. Mark Abelardo (Bantamweight)
Honorio Banario vs. Shannon Wiratchai (Featherweight)
Tiffany Teo vs. Ayaka Miura (Strawweight)
Ritu Phogat vs. Wu Chiao Chen (Atomweight)
Kickboxing: Hiroki Akimoto vs. Azwan Che Wil (Catchweight)
Adrian Mattheis vs. Hexigetu (Strawwweight)
Radeem Rahman vs. Jeff Chan (Bantamweight)
