Superbon Wins ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Friday Fights 68

Superbon is back at the top of the featherweight division by putting a definitive end to his chapter with an old rival. At the main event of ONE Friday Fights 58 this past weekend, the Thai superstar won a close five-round war against Marat Grigorian to clinch the ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Title inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Grigorian looked determined to get his first taste of ONE Championship gold, coming out with unrelenting pressure against Superbon. The Superbon Training Camp representative used his distance control to try and neutralize his opponent’s attacks. 

Superbon climbs his way back to the top

With both men getting their moments of brilliance entering the championship rounds, they continued to lay it all on the line in order to get ahead. As the final bell rang, their corners celebrated with them in the ring with both sides believing they had done enough to secure a victory. 

In the end, though, it was Superbon’s hand that was raised, to the delight of fans in attendance. It was the 33-year-old’s second victory over Grigorian in three matches in their careers. The Armenian striker got the best of Superbon in their initial encounter back in 2018 before they were part of the world’s largest martial arts organization. 

At ONE X in 2022, Superbon avenged his loss by outclassing his rival to successfully defend the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship. After winning the interim belt, the Thai superstar is now looking forward to avenging another loss against Chingiz Allazov and unifying the division’s top prize. Here’s a look at their previous bout.

He also made it known that he will be looking for a rematch against featherweight Muay Thai king Tawanchai PK Saenchai in the future. On the same night, Nong-O Hama also claimed a huge win with a unanimous decision victory over the streaking Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai in their bantamweight Muay Thai showdown.

Other highlights from the event

Another streak was broken on the same card, as Seksan Or Kwanmuang’s eight-fight win streak came to an end at the hands of Yutaro Asahi in the Japanese fighter’s promotional debut. Nakrob Fairtex and Muangthai PK Saenchai brought the house down too.

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All of it with their three-round classic, while Kongthoranee Sor Sommai earned a US$100,000 contract after winning his seventh straight contest in the promotion. Another notable debut of the night was differently-abled fighter Jake Peacock turning in an impressive performance to claim a dominant unanimous decision victory over Japan’s Kohei Shinjo.

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