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ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK.Saenchai would seemingly have a lot of pressure on his shoulders going into his next fight, but he isn’t feeling it.
In the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video, the world champion will defend his belt for the first time in front of his home fans in Bangkok, Thailand.
On top of that, he is coming off a breakout year in 2022 that saw him named ONE Championship’s Muay Thai Fighter of the Year.
A lot of fans are expecting the world champion to establish a dominant reign that starts with his first defense against Jamal Yusupov on February 24.
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In his pre-event interview, the defending world champion said:
“I wouldn't say that I am under a lot of pressure. But I will never underestimate my opponent and have prepared myself well. So I would like to succeed in defending my title this time.”
ONE Fight Night 7 is scheduled to take place at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium, which has hosted so many of Muay Thai’s greatest-ever competitors.
On February 24, Tawanchai will look to add his own name to the history books and kick off his 2023 by carrying the momentum from the previous year over with him.
Tawanchai’s world title defense against Yusupov, as well as the entire ONE Fight Night 7 card, is available live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.
Tawanchai believes that Jamal Yusupov “hardly has any weaknesses” ahead of first world title defense
Tawanchai PK.Saenchai knows better than to underestimate any of his opponents inside the circle if he wants to keep his hands on his world championship.
At ONE Fight Night 7 on February 24, he will look to defend his ONE featherweight Muay Thai world championship for the first time against Turkey’s Jamal Yusupov in the co-main event of the evening.
Though the world champion is on an incredible run in ONE Championship, so is his opponent, who has earned his shot at the title by producing three wins inside the circle to find himself as the No.2-ranked featherweight contender.
Speaking to ONE Championship about Yusupov, Tawanchai said:
“[Yusupov’s] strength is heavy, strong punches. He hardly has any weaknesses. He’s one of the strongest fighters. You can’t underestimate him in any way.”
Since signing with ONE Championship in 2019, Jamal Yusupov has produced some very impressive performances with three wins over Yodsanklai, Samy Sana and Jo Nattawut.
It was only a matter of time before Yusupov got his shot at the world champion and whilst Tawanchai knows the dangers of fighting an opponent like the Turkish challenger, he is looking forward to facing competitors from all over the world.
