Chingiz Allazov talks about the importance for young fighters to have an amateur career

Before he became a world champion in ONE Championship, Chingiz Allazov honed his skills in the amateur ranks for a long time. It was a path that he is glad to have taken as it prepared him well to take on bigger challenges.

‘Chinga’ became ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion on January 13 at ONE Fight Night 6 in Bangkok by dethroning local hero Superbon Singha Mawynn by way of a second-round knockout.

In his post-fight interview, Chingiz Allazov shared how his days as an amateur fighter taught him the value of hard work and staying consistent in his game, and he would like young and upcoming fighters to take cues from that:

“Yes, I had a long amateur career. I am a five-time world champion in Muay Thai with WMC, and in other promotions. I’ve had many amateur fights. For me, I fought 5-10 fights in one month, it was normal. My coach tells me to prepare for a fight and [I do it]. We’ve had more than 200, maybe 250 fights. I only lost three fights. I fought before in kickboxing and MMA.”

Chingiz Allazov added:

“You know this is good for the young fighters. This is good for your career, this is good.”

ONE shared that Chingiz Allazov picked up Muay Thai at the age of 10 as a form of self-defense and steadily progressed in the sport and in others from there. Prior to becoming the featherweight kickboxing king, he won the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix which earned him a shot at ONE gold.

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ONE Fight Night 6: Superbon Singha Mawynn vs. Chingiz Allazov full results

Azerbaijani-Belarusian fighter Chingiz Allazov is the new ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion.

‘Chinga’ ascended to the top of his division by demolishing former titleholder Superbon Singha Mawynn at ONE Fight Night 6 on January 13 in Bangkok by way of a second-round knockout win.

Check out the video below:

Chingiz Allazov showed tremendous punching power, which Superbon just could not handle, on his way to a KO win and a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

Following a relatively even opening round between the fighters, Allazov picked up the intensity inside the opening minute of the second round. He initially dropped Superbon twice with massive right hands. Seeing how he already had his opponent on the ropes, Allazov went for the finish from there, landing a huge overhand right that sent the Thai fighter to the mat for the third and final time.

The referee officially stopped the contest at the 1:03 mark of round 2. Following his victory, Allazov made it known that he intended to seek new challenges and compete for world titles in other sports and divisions.