"Throwing with bad intentions" - Teen phenom Johan Ghazali's highlights reel has fans feeling his power and singing his praises

Teenage phenom Johan Ghazali is one of the most promising prospects in ONE Championship. He has shown as much by winning five of his six fights in the promotion.

All of his knockout finishes were recently reposted by the world's largest martial arts organization on Instagram:

"Johan Ghazali BURST onto the ONE scene with some dominant finishes 😳 Can the 17-year-old phenom start another winning streak against Josue Cruz at ONE 168: Denver? 💥 @johanghazali_"

'Jojo's' finishes over Edgar Tabares, Temirlan Bekmurzaev, Tai Sor Jor Piek Uthai, and Padetsuk Fairtex were featured in the post. These highlight-reel finishes were lauded by fans, as users @nurulwayer1, @mickrideore, @sultan.akn_, @hanif.ahmat, and @gbeag031901 commented:

"Make us proud again jojo!!"

"My man throwing with bad intentions!🔥👊🏽"

"Those liver shots tho 🔥"

"One of the best liver killer combo 🔥"

"time for comeback time @johanghazali_ rooting for you"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Johan Ghazali looks forward megafight between Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek at ONE 168: Denver

Although his focus is fully on his upcoming fight on Sept. 6 at ONE 168: Denver against Josue Cruz in a flyweight Muay Thai contest, the Malaysian-American rising star is also excited to watch the super fight main event between two-sport world champion Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek Kiatmoo9.

Haggerty, the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion, will defend his Muay Thai gold against the ONE flyweight kickboxing king.

In a recent interview, Ghazali stated that he has high hopes this much-awaited match between the two superstars will live up to the hype and deliver a fantastic outcome, as he said:

"Superlek and Jonathan [Haggerty] deserve this moment. I can't tell you much about the first fight, to be honest, but look at how they are now, you know? Both of them are at their peak. They're really in good form. So I expect this to be a really good fight between two of the best in this era."

ONE 168: Denver will air live from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.