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After dropping his kickboxing crown in January, Alaverdi “Babyface Killer” Ramazanov is decided to show his fight sports activities profession round and re-establish himself within the ONE Tremendous Sequence Muay Thai ranks.
The previous ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion will swap again to “the artwork of eight limbs” and kick-start his highway to redemption towards Pongsiri PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym within the co-main occasion of ONE: NEXTGEN III, which premieres from Singapore on Friday, 26 November.
“I’m simply joyful to return to the Circle and to show my identify. I intend to [put on] a present and assert myself very severely,” Ramazanov says.
“I’ve been again in Thailand for fairly a very long time – 5 months – and I believe I’m now in my greatest kind and charged like by no means earlier than.”
However earlier than trying ahead, Ramazanov needed to look again.
Setbacks are part of a fighter’s journey, and the 26-year-old Dagestani has made peace along with his loss to Capitan Petchyindee Academy at ONE: UNBREAKABLE and has discovered from the errors he made in that battle.
“Nicely, I made plenty of errors, and my strategy to preparation was unprofessional,” he says.
“However I imagine in God, and for me, the defeat [was] predestined. I’m content material with the end result.”
Ramazanov can actually get again on monitor on this high-profile matchup with Pongsiri – a two-division Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Champion.
And whereas he’s a world-class kickboxer, Ramazanov believes {that a} return to “the artwork of eight limbs” will profit him, and he’s trying ahead to having all of his instruments out there on this essential bantamweight Muay Thai showdown.
“For me, every battle is essential. I need to simply win my subsequent battle, do my job, and clear my earlier defeat,” he says.
“I might say [competing in Muay Thai rules] is nearer to me as a result of I used Thai boxing within the majority of fights in my profession. I like utilizing my elbows, and Thai boxing is extra spectacular and extra attention-grabbing to me as a sport.”
Given Pongsiri’s wonderful resume and fierce combating model, Ramazanov – who’s at present the #5-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai contender – thinks a win might propel him proper to the highest of the division.
“I’m the sort of one who doesn’t prefer to dip into the longer term as a result of our Creator can typically handle your future unexpectedly for you,” he provides.
“However, on the identical time, I need to turn out to be the most effective on this weight class and reassert myself each in Muay Thai and kickboxing. This opponent may be very attention-grabbing to me due to his large identify, so victory over him will assist me assert myself on this weight class.”
Ramazanov is aware of that it gained’t be a straightforward activity, although. The PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym man comes from one of the profitable stables on the planet, and he’s a formidable foe with a high-pressure model that may trigger weaker opponents to falter.
Nonetheless, the Dagestani isn’t fazed.
Ramazanov isn’t any stranger to squaring off towards elite-level Thais, and he’s assured about how he matches up along with his rival – particularly since he owns an 11-centimeter top benefit.
“I’ve identified [Pongsiri] for a very long time. This fighter is the champion of Thailand who gained plenty of titles. I additionally know that his power is his expertise,” Ramazanov says.
“This was at all times the best way for me. I fought brief Thais all [throughout] my profession. I received used to them and really feel comfy with them. Their model suits into my model.”
Ramazanov tasted World Title success in ONE Tremendous Sequence as soon as earlier than, and he desires to do it once more. Step one towards reaching that aim is taking out a extremely regarded veteran in Singapore subsequent Friday.
For “Babyface Killer,” there may be merely no different possibility.
“No athlete steps up simply to battle. Every athlete steps as much as win, to get his hand raised up after the battle. So, my solely aim is to win. It’s both victory or nothing,” he says.
“I’ve just one intent: I need to show that I’m the most effective on this weight class. To do this, I undoubtedly should defeat [Pongsiri].”
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