“I want to be a super fighter” - Alexis Nicolas aims to stay as active as possible in ONE Championship

Photo Credit: ONE Championship
Photo Credit: ONE Championship

Alexis Nicolas aims to be one of ONE Championship's most active fighters.

In April, 'Barboza' made the most of his first shot at ONE gold, scoring a shocking upset against former two-sport titleholder Regian Eersel at ONE Fight Night 21 to capture the ONE lightweight kickboxing world championship.

On Friday, Oct. 4, the two warriors will run it back when ONE Championship heads back to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, for a loaded ONE Fight Night 25 card airing live on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Canada.

Get the latest updates on One Championship Rankings at Sportskeeda and more

Ahead of their highly anticipated rematch, 'Barboza' sat down with the promotion to reflect on his big win and revealed his desire to stay active.

“I just want to fight," Alexis Nicolas said. "Like, if I can fight every three months, I’ll fight every three months. If I can fight more, I’m ready. Kickboxing is my life, so I don’t want to just be a superstar. I want to be a super fighter.”

Alexis Nicolas vs. Regian Eersel 2 headlines stacked ONE Fight Night 25 card

While Alexis Nicolas vs. Regian Eersel 2 is the headlining act at ONE Fight Night 25, the event is stacked from top-to-bottom with can't-miss clashes in mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, and kickboxing.

Thai prospect Kongthoranee Sor Sommai will return to the iconic venue in search of a bounce-back victory after coming up short against two-sport king Superlek Kiatmoo9 in June. This time, he'll take on Russian standout Tagir Khalilov in a bout that could bring about the next potential contender to the flyweight Muay Thai world championship.

Also on the show is another possible title eliminator as top-five ranked strawweight MMA contenders Bokang Masunyane and Mansur Malachiev battle it out in one of ONE Champioship's most stacked divisions.

On top of that, you've got the returns of Sinsamut Klinmee as he faces Youssef Assouik, atomweight star Jihin Radzuan meets Ayaka Miura, and three-sport star Danial Williams takes on China's Banma Duoji.

Which fight(s) are you most looking forward to?

ONE Fight Night 25 will air live via Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Canada on Friday, Oct. 4 in U.S. primetime.

Follow One Championship News, Schedule & Results at Sportskeeda.

Quick Links

Edited by Tejas Rathi
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications