11-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
ONE Championship: newcomer Yoza already eyeing Haggerty battle ahead of debut
Yuki Yoza already has his sights set on bantamweight kickboxing champion Jonathan Haggerty as he prepares for his ONE Championship debut at ONE Friday Fights 109 on May 23.
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The former K1-champion's highly anticipated bow sees him face Russia's Elbrus Osmanov.
But, for Yoza, that is just the beginning.
'Within a year, I will take the belt from Haggerty,' Yoza told the Post. 'That is the goal.
The 10-fight-win-streak phenom praised the British fighter as a technical champion who has adapted well to kickboxing.
'He's strong and very good at adjusting, but I want to show I am better,' Yoza added.
