Former ONE Championship featherweight king Superbon Singha Mawynn is able to bounce again after shedding his gold. Crammed with the need to redeem himself, he’ll return on June ninth. The primary man on his highway again to the highest will likely be #5-ranked contender Tayfun Ozcan at ONE Struggle Evening 11.
Superbon forward of ONE FN11: “It’s some extent of no return”
Superbon stood atop the kickboxing world and seemed like he may very well be on the prime of that mountain for some time. Nonetheless, Chingiz Allazov rapidly modified that with a surprising knockout of the Thai king. However that defeat has allowed Superbon to see the silver lining about rising after the autumn.
“Athletes can lose. However while you lose, you will need to get well your self and get again to preventing as rapidly as potential. And, it is a crucial accountability to show that you are able to do higher subsequent time,” Superbon instructed ONE.
“>Superbon has discovered the arduous approach that each issue have to be thought-about forward of an vital occasion. For the match towards Allazov, Superbon wouldn’t compete at his ordinary time. ONE Struggle Evening could be broadcast in U.S. primetime, which means he must compete early within the morning in Bangkok.
However adjusting to the time of competitors was not the one issue, in response to the previous titleholder. The 32-year-old admitted to not giving his opponent as a lot credit score as he deserved. These errors are one thing Superbon guarantees he has addressed forward of his return at ONE Struggle Evening 11.
“One other issue is that I may need underestimated my opponent a bit. His recreation plan was higher than anticipated. I need to give credit score to his good preparation. And, you already know, I haven’t misplaced up to now [five] years. It made me overlook my very own weaknesses. However after I misplaced, I watched the replay, and I may actually see my weaknesses. That was my mistake,” Superbon recalled.
“>Fueled with the motivation to get a shot on the gold, Superbon is worked up about assembly Ozcan. He’s the lone member of the present ONE rankings that Superbon has not confronted and defeated. It provides him cause to imagine a win may web him a return bout for the prize he covets essentially the most.
“Tayfun Ozcan is the one contender within the rankings who I’ve by no means fought. And I need to beat him if I need to clear out everybody within the rankings and get a rematch with Chingiz Allazov,” Superbon mentioned.
Whereas Superbon is supremely assured in his unbelievable talent set, it’s the motivation following the knockout loss that he believes provides him the sting. The Thai famous person is aching to proper the wrongs of his earlier efficiency. His starvation to reclaim the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship supersedes every little thing else.
“I feel I’m hungrier than Ozcan as a result of I misplaced extra painfully. I misplaced on my turf and received KO’ed earlier than I had an opportunity to point out what I practiced. I’ve extra motivation than him this time. I need to take again the belt and defeat everybody within the rankings. And crucial factor is that I can’t lose once more. It’s some extent of no return for me. If I lose, every little thing I’ve accomplished till now will disintegrate within the blink of a watch,” Superbon mentioned.
ONE Struggle Evening 11 airs stay on Prime Video on Friday, June ninth. The motion begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The occasion is free for all U.S. and Canadian Amazon Prime members.
