"Kickboxing fight of the year coming soon" - Fans ready for Jonathan Di Bella's looming Bangkok barnburner against Prajanchai
ONE Championship's best strikers are set to descend upon the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 28 with ONE Friday Fights 68. It will be headlined by Prajanchai PK Saenchai and Jonathan Di Bella fighting over the vacant ONE strawweight kickboxing world championship.
Originally scheduled to share the circle at ONE Friday Fights 58 last April 5, their bout was ultimately shelved after Di Bella failed to pass hydration. That also led to him being stripped of the strawweight kickboxing world title.
Fans have been wanting to see this fight go down and shared their thoughts on a recent Instagram post by ONE.
Check out their takes on Di Bella fighting Prajanchai below:
"Fast forward a couple of months. Same place, same belt. Kickboxing fight of the year coming soon 🔥🥊let's gooo! 🍵"
"He wasn't readyyyyyy!!!!!! All jokes aside. One has some high level striking."
"So smooth with it!"
"I think this could be the best straweight kb match in ONEFC 🔥🏆💰"
"Yeah, he can do it"
Jonathan Di Bella hopes to inspire future Canadian fighters
The Team Di Bella Kickboxing product has gone through a lot of challenges to become the megastar that he is, and he is proud to be the flag-bearer for the future generation.
In an interview with Calf Kick Sports, the 27-year-old Jonathan Di Bella stated:
"I see that they're [the next generation of fighters] are watching us and that's the goal to make them do the sport more and grow the sport and hopefully they can become future champions from our country. Right now, I'm honored to be one of the only ones, like me and Denis [Puric] for example, who are leading them to the next level, you know."
See the interview below:
ONE Friday Fights 68 will air live and for free across ONE Championship's digital platforms.