“Doing what I love” - Johan Ghazali all hyped up for crucial showdown against fellow phenom Johan Estupinan at ONE 170

Less than a day before he enters the Circle, Johan Ghazali is all fired up for what he described as the biggest fight of his career. The Malaysian-American phenom will take on fellow rising star Johan Estupinan in a pivotal flyweight Muay Thai matchup at the stacked ONE 170 card on Friday at Impact Arena.

Taking to Instagram, Ghazali wrote that he could barely hold his excitement less than 24 hours before his fated duel against the Colombian spitfire.

Johan Ghazali posted:

"On top of the world doing what I love, less than 24 hours out from the biggest fight of my life. ☝️"

The 18-year-old Ghazali burst onto the scene with his absurd power and charismatic energy in his first fight under the ONE Championship banner in Feb. 2023.

The teenage star quickly rose through the Muay Thai community with spectacular knockout wins against Padetsuk Fairtex, Tai Sor Jor Piek Uthai, Temirlan Bekmurzev, Edgar Tabares, and Josue Cruz.

Ghazali currently holds an impressive 6-1 record, with his only decision win coming at the expense of Samurai Seeopal in July 2023 in Bangkok. Already a star in his own right, 'Jojo' could see his stock rise further if he could get past Estupinan in their looming barnburner.

Estupinan holds a perfect 4-0 record in ONE Championship, with three electrifying knockouts against Kouta Omori, Sean Climaco, and Zakaria El Jamari.

The thrilling showdown between Ghazali and Estupinan, and the entire ONE 170 card is available live at watch.onefc.com.

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Johan Ghazali says there's no chance Johan Estupinan would beat him at ONE 170

Johan Ghazali is confident it would be a proper beatdown once he locks horns with Johan Estupinan at ONE 170.

In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Ghazali said he doesn't see any moment or instance where Estupinan could get the upper hand against him in their Bangkok showdown.

Ghazali said:

"I don't see a clear path to victory for him, if I'm honest. Not trying to sound cocky or what, but as good as he is, I'm very confident that I'll be able to stop him wherever the fight goes."