Takeru eager to give Lumpinee crowd a wild show at ONE Friday Fights 81: "Demonstrate my strengths"

At this stage in his career, Japanese superstar Takeru Segawa is competing for the love of the game. The former K-1 world champion still loves training but ultimately, he's motivated by what comes after a long camp.

Putting on a show for the fans has always been his priority and that is why he has been able to build such a big fanbase in his native Japan. Now, Takeru looks to bring his star quality to Bangkok when he steps inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium on Sept. 27.

He will face Thant Zin at ONE Friday Fights 81 in what should be an absolute firecracker for the fans. The lethwei style fighter isn't one to back down from his opponent, and that's exactly what the Japanese fighter is looking for.

In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, Takeru spoke about how this fight is important to him because he wants to make a good impression:

"Yes, I want to show a winning performance and demonstrate my strengths. I want to have a fight that excites the audience like the ones I've had while fighting in Japan."

Watch the full interview below

Takeru did that at ONE 165 but didn't get the win

Takeru Segawa was able to show what he is all about in his ONE Championship debut earlier this year.

His fight with Superlek for the ONE flyweight kickboxing world championship in Japan was an instant classic but at the end of the day, the champion retained the belt.

Now it's on Takeru to get the win inside Lumpinee Stadium, and work his way back to a title shot.

'The Natural Born Crusher' as always, is looking to send the fans home happy by going head-to-toe with his opponent in his return to ONE Championship.

ONE Friday Fights 81 will air live at Asia primetime on watch.onefc.com.