Tawanchai open to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong rematch


Tawanchai PK.Saenchai is more than pleased to run it again with the one man at hand him a loss underneath the ONE Championship banner.

Tawanchai is coming off a unanimous resolution victory over Petchmorakot Petchyindee to seize the ONE featherweight Muay Thai world championship. He’s scheduled to defend his belt towards harmful Turkish striker Jamal Yusupov within the ONE Battle Evening 7 on Prime Video co-main occasion.

Ought to he move his first take a look at as a ONE world champion, the Thai star could also be trying down the barrel of a rematch with Sitthichai Sitsonpeenong later this 12 months. On that, he informed ONE:

“It’s really as much as ONE. No drawback in any respect in the event that they watch to arrange a struggle between me and Sitthichai. There’s nothing to be avenged, although. As a result of he has my respect. But when ONE needs to make this struggle occur, then I’m completely satisfied to face him.”

The 2 Muay Thai icons met at ONE: Battleground III in August 2021, with Sitthichai popping out on prime through a carefully contested break up resolution.

Although Sitthichai sometimes competes in ONE’s featherweight kickboxing resolution, an opportunity to tackle a person he’s already defeated with a ONE world title on the road could also be too good of a chance to move up.

Followers in North America can watch Tawanchai’s subsequent struggle on February 24 stay and without cost on Prime Video with an Amazon subscription.


Iconic striker John Wayne Parr is a fan of Tawanchai out and in of the Circle

Legendary Muay Thai star John Wayne Parr is a fan of Tawanchai PK.Saenchai, calling the ONE featherweight Muay Thai titleholder one of many heaviest hitters on the promotion’s roster.

In terms of his demeanor outdoors of the circle, Parr dubbed the Thai warrior one of the crucial humble fighters he’s ever met in a current put up on Instagram:

“Among the finest elements of being concerned with @onechampionship is making pals with all of the fighters. One of the humble but most scary must be @tawanchay_pk. Tremendous humble within the lodge, but within the circle one of many hardest hitters on the roster.”

Parr, a former WMC Muay Thai world champion, wrapped up his iconic fight sports activities profession final 12 months at ONE Championship’s Tenth-anniversary showcase, ONE X.

Although Parr got here up brief in his last outing towards former ONE light-weight world champion Eduard Folayang, it did nothing to decrease his standing as one of many best strikers of all time.

‘The Gunslinger’ closed out his profession with 99 victories and a slew of world championship wins after 35 years of competition.





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