Today, the Thai {ONE Championship} Instagram account provided a surprise. {Tawanchai} will return to ONE Fight Night 13 on August 4, this time under kickboxing rules!
It's not the first time the 24-year-old Thai has competed under kickboxing rules. He has already fought several times at {Wu Lin Feng} as recent as three years ago, winning three of four fights. In his most recent outing before he was signed to ONE Championship, {Jia Aoqi} stopped him in the second round with a barrage of punches.
His opponent {Davit Kiria}, is currently ranked No. 10 in the Beyond Kickboxing Lightweight Rankings, and has won titles in {GLORY Kickboxing} and {Kunlun Fight}. He's faced the who's who in today's Lightweight division such as {Giorgio Petrosyan}, {Enriko Kehl} and {Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong}. His most recent wins have come outside of ONE against {Mickael Pignolo} in {France} and {Johannes Baas} in {Germany}.
This promises to be an exciting bout. Tawanchai, who's been vocal about wanting to follow the footsteps of {Regian Eersel} to become a double-sports champion has the opportunity put himself closer to the title against a solid opponent in Kiria. On the contrary, the former GLORY champion can prove he still belongs to the division's elite with a win against fan-favorite Tawanchai.
Source: beyondkick.com