“I don’t want to call anything” - Johan Ghazali can’t pick between Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek
Malaysian star Johan Ghazali is currently undecided when it comes to who would come out victorious in the headliner of ONE 168: Denver, Jonathan Haggerty or Superlek.
The 17-year-old prodigy knows that the two are among the sports' legends, with Haggerty holding the two-sport ONE world champion status and Superlek ruling the flyweight kickboxing division.
Hence, Ghazali's only plan is to enjoy the barnburner main event between the two striking superstars after he faces his own challenge in Josue Cruz on Sept. 6.
When he sat with South China Morning Post in a recent interview, the teenage phenom shared his analysis on Haggerty vs. Superlek:
"It’s hard to say. Because Haggerty, he’s knocked out Nong-O. He has the power, he has the versatility. But Superlek, you saw what happened to Haggerty in their last fight. The only thing I see that Haggerty has to his advantage is [early acclimatization to elevation]."
But, 'Jojo' added:
"I don’t know, I don’t want to call anything. Honestly, I’m with Superlek. I’ve trained with him. I’ve seen his technicality, his skills. He’s great. He’s very good."
Tickets for ONE 168: Denver are still available via Ticketmaster.
Check out the full interview with Johan Ghazali below:
Johan Ghazali learns important lesson from last defeat, ready to perform better
Malaysian teenage prodigy Johan Ghazali has learned a lot from his latest setback to Vietnam's Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat last June at ONE 167 on Prime Video.
For that reason, 'Jojo' wants to flip the script and return to the winning ways while taking those lessons into his next challenge in Josue Cruz at ONE 168: Denver next weekend.
The 17-year-old told ONE Championship about his plans:
"There was plenty to learn from that last fight, and that defeat against Nguyen is only making me more pumped up to perform better."
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