The interim strawweight (125-pound) belt can be on the road when
Jarred
Brooks and Gustavo
Balart sq. off at
ONE on Prime Video 24 on Aug. 2.
The Singapore-based promotion on Tuesday introduced the bout, which
was necessitated by an damage to reigning 125-pound champion
Joshua
Pacio. ONE on Prime Video 24 takes place at Lumpinee Boxing
Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and airs on Prime Video. In response to
a launch, Pacio can be sidelined indefinitely attributable to a torn
ACL.
Brooks misplaced the 125-pound title when he was disqualified for utilizing
an unlawful slam on Pacio of their bout at ONE 166: Qatar this previous
March. Previous to that, “The Monkey God” had been victorious in his
first 4 promotional appearances. Brooks claimed the divisional
throne with a five-round verdict over Pacio of their first assembly
at ONE 164 in December 2022.
Balart, a adorned wrestler from Cuba, has received 4 straight
contests below the ONE banner. “El Gladiator” is coming off a
split-decision triumph towards Koha Minowa
at ONE 165 on Jan. 28.
