ONE Championship: Malaysian Muay Thai fighter Johan Ghazali set for ‘big league’ debut, celebrates 17th birthday
- Ghazali warns rivals ‘it’s the I’m only 17 era’ ahead of his main roster arrival against Edgar Tabares next month in Bangkok
- ‘Finally getting my chance in the big leagues. In other words, welcome to the jungle. Let’s do this,’ ONE Friday Fights standout says
Malaysian-American Muay Thai fighter Johan Ghazali has warned his rivals “it's the I’m only 17 era” after celebrating his birthday ahead of his ONE Championship main roster debut.
Ghazali, then aged 16, became the youngest fighter to earn a multi-fight contract from ONE’s weekly Friday Fights cards at Lumpinee Stadium after a third knockout victory in four fights last month.
Asia-based martial arts promotion ONE has fast-tracked him into the spotlight, with Ghazali set to face former flyweight Muay Thai title challenger Edgar Tabares at ONE Fight Night 17 in Bangkok on December 9.
“Finally getting my chance in the big leagues. In other words, ‘Welcome to the jungle’. Let’s do this,” he wrote in a social media post after the fight was announced.
Ghazali then turned 17 years old on Tuesday, but did not let the celebrations interrupt his preparations.
