"Future champion" - British phenom Freddie Haggerty sharpens his deadly strikes with brother and two-sport king Jonathan Haggerty
ONE strawweight Muay Thai contender Freddie Haggerty looks sharp as he trains opposite his brother, Jonathan Haggerty, this week.
The promising young athlete hopes to follow in his brother's footsteps and create a major breakthrough of his own sometime in the future. But to get there, Freddie continues to learn from the best until he's the main attraction at a global event like ONE 168: Denver.
Sharing footage of their training session on Instagram, ONE Championship aptly wrote:
"Iron sharpens iron. How do you like training with your siblings?"
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Jonathan Haggerty has been bringing the heat and energy into the Muay Thai scene like never before. The two-sport world champion has made it his business to compete against the best in the world to become one of the UK's greatest Muay Thai fighters.
On September 6, Haggerty will prove his worth again against another world champion in flyweight kickboxing kingping Superlek Kiatmoo9.
"It inspires me every day" - Freddie Haggerty describes the privilege he feels in training with his world champion brother, Jonathan Haggerty
Freddie Haggerty feels more inspired by the day when he watches his brother, Jonathan Haggerty, living his Muay Thai dream.
Born into a family of martial artists, it wasn't long before Freddie also fell in love with the Thai art form. After watching Jonathan train day in and day out for a world title, Freddie felt inspired to follow in his footsteps and compete in the largest martial arts organization in the world.
When he talked about how it felt to train with the best training partner in the world, Freddie told ONE:
"It inspires me every day. Especially at this level, now, being out here [in Thailand], working alongside him. When your brother is the two-sport World Champion and he's pushing you in training, there's nothing like it."
You can watch Haggerty vs. Superlek live in US primetime in Canada and the US with an active Prime Video subscription.