ONE Championship: Rizin’s Rukiya Anpo hints at ONE link but Ryan Garcia a possible diversion
- After seeming to beat boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, the Japanese star could join the MMA outift – but Garcia wants revenge for the Filipino
Rukiya Anpo set tongues wagging with an Instagram post yesterday, in which the Rizin star shared a photo of a ONE Championship title along with a caption that read: “One of a kind.”
Anpo is a former super lightweight champion with Japanese professional kickboxing promotion K-1, but his past two fights have taken place on events promoted by Japanese mixed martial arts organisation Rizin.
Last month he faced Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao in an exhibition match that was Anpo’s first taste of the “sweet science”.
Even though the fight was officially scored as a draw, Anpo clearly got the better of the world champion boxer-turned-politician over the three-round fight at Super Rizin 3.
Before that, he was better known for his exploits as a kick-boxer and had been a major star with K-1.
Ringside at Super Rizin 3 was controversial boxer Ryan Garcia. He used to be one of the biggest stars in the sport but his stock fell after failing a drug test earlier this year and he is currently serving a one-year ban.
