Rising star and flyweight Muay Thai talent Johan Ghazali recently paid a visit to the Superbon Training Camp to sharpen his skills and pick up the brains of the reigning ONE interim featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon.
In a recent Instagram post published by ONE Championship, Superbon gave his assessment of Ghazali, and they captioned the video with:
"Iron sharpens iron 🛠️ Will Superbon skills and precision be enough to claim the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title from Tawanchai at ONE 170? @superbon_banchamek @johanghazali_ @superbontrainingcamp"
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The interim ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion said that 'Jojo' has an incredible desire to be a great fighter and become a massive star for the sport.
Fans echoed this sentiment by the Thai superstar, especially users @lastmilelost7, @iqbl.khwrzmi, @yield_tonaught, and @jaymunners, who commented:
"Future face of Muay Thai, The rising star 🌟 @johanghazali_"
"Go little rock star @johanghazali_"
"Johan will ko ppl now by head kicks, Mark my words🙌🔥🔥🔥"
"Dude is an absolute beast"
The 18-year-old Malaysian phenom is fresh off a first-round knockout win against Josue Cruz last Sept. 6 at ONE 168: Denver to redeem himself after suffering a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of veteran contender Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat from his prior match.
Johan Ghazali to face undefeated contender Johan Estupinan on Jan. 24 at ONE 170
Another tough opponent will face Ghazali on Jan. 24 as part of the stacked ONE 170 card. He is scheduled to face undefeated upstart Johan Estupinan in a flyweight Muay Thai contest inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Rentap Muaythai Gym representative looks to snap the four-fight win streak of the Colombian rising star and, in the process, earn a spot in the top five rankings of the division.