“I was born to fight” - Johan Estupinan gunning for even bigger things in 2025 after breakout year

Johan Estupinan will fight as many times as ONE Championship lets him in 2025.

Making his promotional debut in May 2024, 'Panda Kick' got straight to work, earning four massive wins before the end of the year, including highlight-reel KOs against Kouta Omori, Sean Climaco, and Zakaria El Jamari.

Now, the 26-0 Colombian sensation is focused on making this year even better than the last.

"If I'm offered five fights next year, I’ll be ready," Estupinan said in an interview with the promotion. "I had four fights last year and I’ve had four fights in one day as an amateur. I was born to fight, and I want to prove to everyone that I’m the best in the world."

It all starts this Friday, January 24, when ONE Championship delivered another loaded fight card in Bangkok.

Emanating from Impact Arena, ONE 170 will see Johan Estupinan put his 'O' on the line against teen phenom Johan Ghazali.

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Johan Estupinan ready to bring pride and glory to Colombia

If all goes according to plan for Johan Estupinan, 2025 will be the year he shows ONE Championship that he's ready for the main event spotlight and an opportunity to bring 26 pounds of gold back to his home country.

"I will bring a belt to Colombia. When ONE sees how much I’ve improved in 2025, they’ll know that I’m ready for a title shot."

But first, he'll have to get through Johan Ghazali, an 18-year-old young gun who has looked nothing short of spectacular, scoring five straight wins including sub-one-minute knockouts against Padetsuk Fairtex and Edgar Tabares.

In his most recent outing, 'Jojo' put away Mexican slugger Josue Cruz in the opening round following a brief, but bloody brawl at ONE 168: Denver.

Who comes out on top when two of ONE's most exciting prospects square off?

ONE Championship fans can catch ONE 170 live on Friday, January 24 at watch.onefc.com.