"He beats Goku" - Fans proclaim massive superlatives after Superlek's surgical one-shot knockout of Jonathan Haggerty in Denver

Newly minted ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 impressed in his U.S. debut when he defeated former two-division bantamweight world champion Jonathan Haggerty in the headliner of ONE 168: Denver at the Ball Arena in Colorado this past weekend.

His crowning moment was posted by the world's largest martial arts organization on Instagram:

"The TWO-DIVISION, TWO-SPORT World Champion 🏆🏆 @superlek789"

'The Kicking Machine', who's also the reigning ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion, enjoyed the two 26-pound golden belts on his shoulders as he celebrated with his coaches and teammates in the middle of the circle.

This incredible moment was lauded by fans and got them hyped for him, as users @rylan_gutz, @mawino009, @paul.chrw, @8tribemuaythai, and @tigertom02 showered with love with their comments:

"Superlek just proved so many things, he's the P4P best, he's one of the goats, he's definitely a hall of famer in the future, and lastly, he beats Goku"

"Arriving 5 days before the fight and move up to fight him and knocked him what an animal Superlek is 🔥🔥🔥"

"Actions speaks louder than words ⚡️🤫🇹🇭 Congrats to the new bantamweight king, and hope JH bounces back stronger 💪🏻"

"On another level 🇹🇭"

"Well done superlek Nong o will be very proud of you ❤️"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Superlek tips hat to Liam Harrison for being an absolute legend and amazing role model

Following his outstanding performance during the event, Superlek has given former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title contender Liam Harrison his well-deserved flowers by saying he is an absolute legend and a fantastic role model for the next generation of fighters.

The Thai megastar also stated that the British combat sports superstar should not be sad about being able to go out with a defeat in his last match against Thai legend Seksan at ONE 168.

Superlek shared this during his interview with Nick Atkin and said:

"Liam doesn't have to be sad. He is an absolute legend and an amazing role model and an example for future fighters of the sport."

See the interview below:

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE 168: Denver via the free event replay.