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South China Morning Post
05-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Kryklia makes short work of Knowles at ONE Fight Night 30, waiting for ‘good opponents'
Already the holder of ONE Championship heavyweight kickboxing and Muay Thai world titles, Roman Kryklia rode a 14-fight winning streak into Bangkok, and added another victim to his list, flattening Britain's Lyndon Knowles in the first round of their clash at ONE Fight Night 30 on Saturday. Advertisement The Ukrainian's fifth consecutive knockout in the Muay Thai title bout came after an opening knockdown with a clean left hook. While Knowles beat the count, Kryklia sealed the deal with a clean right cross that left the Englishman flat on the canvas. It was another savage finish, and came with a US$50,000 performance bonus. Despite the frightening display of power, the double champ insisted he was only a threat inside the ring. Outside, he remains humble and composed. 'I want to say that I'm very dangerous only in the ring … but here outside, everything's good!' Kryklia told the Post. Advertisement 'Me and my friend, former ONE featherweight kickboxing champion Chingiz Allazov, we prepared many combinations, many difficult sides to analyse my opponent … but in reality, it was much easier. I threw my right arm – and everything else.'
Arab News
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Two Moroccan fighters set for ONE Fight Night 30 in Bangkok
DUBAI: Two fighters will represent Morocco at global martial arts organization ONE Championship's upcoming show ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles in the morning hours of this Saturday, April 5. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Mouhcine Chafi will face in-form English counterpart George Jarvis in a lightweight Muay Thai bout inside Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium. Nicknamed 'The Assassin,' Chafi will need to lean on his rich experience to bounce back from two consecutive defeats against top opposition, including former world title challenger Sinsamut Klinmee. Despite his difficult start at ONE Championship, the 27-year-old Moroccan has all the skills needed to revive his career in the organization. Chafi, who owns a 31-7 Muay Thai and kickboxing record, has beaten some of the most talented strikers in the world and picked up international Muay Thai titles, including the WBC Light Heavyweight Muay Thai championship. Meanwhile, Chafi's opponent, Jarvis, hopes to claim his fourth consecutive win in ONE Championship and to raise his 26-4 overall professional record. After a split-decision debut loss, the 24-year-old English fighter went on to pick up two decision wins against Iraq's Mustafa Al Tekreeti and Argentina's Ricardo Bravo before scoring a knockout win against Thailand's Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong. While Chafi will enter his third fight in ONE Championship, Elmehdi El Jamari will be making his promotional debut on the same fight card. El Jamari, who is the younger brother of ONE athlete Zakaria El Jamari, will face Thailand's Thongpoon PK Saenchai in a strawweight Muay Thai bout. The 27-year-old Moroccan fighter has won Muay Thai titles at the national, regional, and international levels. He is a seven-time Morocco Muay Thai champion, a two-time Arab Muay Thai champion, and a former world champion at reputable martial arts organizations WBC and K-1. The 27-year-old Thai fighter had opened his promotional account with four consecutive wins — including three knockout victories — before losing to his next opponent's older brother, Zakaria. Most recently, Saenchai recovered from a decision loss against Rui Botelho with an impressive technical knockout victory against former world title challenger Danial Williams. ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles will be headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, Ukraine's two-sport, two-weight division ONE world champion Roman Kryklia defends his ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai world championship against fellow England's WBC Muay Thai heavyweight champion Lyndon Knowles. Two-sport ONE world champion Regian Eersel will also defend his ONE Lightweight Kickboxing world championship in the show's co-main event against former divisional titleholder Alexis Nicolas. The two stars are eying a decisive win in an exciting trilogy with the score tied with one win for each fighter against the other. The show will also witness the returns of fan-favorite Seksan Or Kwanmuang, undefeated Uzbek star Sanzhar Zakirov, the debut of BJJ star Fabricio Andrey, and a pivotal featherweight Muay Thai contest between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Nico Carrillo with the latter hoping to recover from his heart-breaking first promotional loss against Algeria's Nabil Anane in their ONE Interim Bantamweight Muay Thai world title bout at ONE 170 in January.
Morocco World
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Morocco World
El Mehdi El Jamari to Make His ONE Championship Debut in April
Casablanca – Morocco's El Mehdi El Jamari is set to make his ONE Championship debut at ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs Knowles in the morning hours of April 5. The Moroccan fighter will face Thai fan-favorite Thongpoon PK Saenchai in a strawweight Muay Thai contest inside Bangkok's iconic Lumpinee Stadium. El Jamari joins compatriot Mouhcine Chafi on the ONE Fight Night 30 fight card as the latter faces England's George Jarvis in a lightweight Muay Thai bout . The Moroccan, who is the younger brother of fellow ONE Championship athlete Zakaria El Jamari who most recently suffered a defeat at ONE 172: Takeru vs Rodtang last Sunday, has won several international accolades, including the WBC and K-1 Muay Thai championship belts. The 27-year-old also dominated the Muay Thai scene in Morocco, picking up seven national championships, and has been crowned Arab champion twice. El Jamari faces an established fighter who will be looking to avenge his unanimous-decision defeat against the Moroccan's older brother in May 2024. Thongpoon most recently ended a two-loss streak with a stunning second-round knockout victory against former world title challenger Danial Williams. ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs Knowles is headlined by two huge world title bouts. In the main event, two-sport world champion Roman Kryklia will defend his ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai world championship against the experienced WBC Heavyweight Muay Thai world champion Lyndon Knowles. Meanwhile, Regian Eersel defends his ONE Lightweight Kickboxing world championship as he faces Alexis Nicolas for the third time with the stars tied at 1-1. ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs Knowles kicks off at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5 and will be broadcast live via beIN SPORTS. Tags: El Mehdi El Jamarimuay thaione championshipONE Fight Night
