07-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
ONE Championship rising star set for comeback in Bangkok at ONE Fight Night 32
Malaysian rising star Johan 'JoJo' Ghazali is returning to ONE Championship action on June 7 when he faces Colombian-American Diego Paez at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok at ONE Fight Night 32.
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The 18-year-old phenom will be back where he made his name as one of the most electrifying talents in the game and a superstar in his native Malaysia. His opponent, Paez, is 13 years his senior and has just a single ONE appearance to his name: a split decision loss to Sean Climaco at ONE Fight Night 28 earlier this year.
'It's been exciting, you know,' Ghazali told the Post. 'Not many people know that I'm fighting soon, so it's gonna be a shocker for the Malaysian fans mostly here.
'He [Paez] comes to fight. He's experienced, he's strong, he's been around. He fought a pretty good fight against Climaco.
'I've been waiting for a fight for quite a while now – and yes, I'm ready.'
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Now deep into his training camp in Bangkok, Ghazali is working with former ONE Featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon Singha Mawynn and has continued to grow despite a unanimous decision defeat to Johan 'Panda Kick' Estupinan at ONE 170.
'I just got here a few weeks ago to get into a serious fight camp,' he said. 'In my last fight camp, I was going through a lot of change.
