ONE Friday Fights 68: Prajanchai honored to face "one of the top fighters in the world" Jonathan Di Bella
Prajanchai is honored to face one of the "top fighters in the world" this Friday when he heads back to the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.
After reclaiming the ONE strawweight Muay Thai world championship with a spectacular 88-second knockout of Joseph Lasiri in December, Prajanchai will look to become a two-sport king as he challenges undefeated Canadian-Italian star Jonathan Di Bella for the vacant ONE strawweight kickboxing crown at ONE Friday Fights 68.
Speaking with ONE ahead of their highly anticipated title tilt inside the Mecca of Muay Thai, Prajanchai had nothing, but pleasant things to say about his opponent.
"The feeling is mutual. I feel very honored and happy to be fighting one of the top fighters in the world like Jonathan Di Bella, and I’m very happy and excited to face him this Friday," he said.
With a win over Jonathan Di Bella, Prajanchai will extend his current unbeaten streak to five while also etching his name in the history books as the promotion's latest two-sport ONE world champion.
Jonathan Di Bella believes he and Prajanchai are even going into ONE Friday Fights 68
With hundreds of fights under his belt before his 30th birthday and home-field advantage, Prajanchai is primed to hand Jonathan Di Bella his first career loss and bring another 26 pounds of ONE Championship gold to The Land of Smiles.
However, Di Bella doesn't necessarily see it that way, suggesting that he and the Thai are on equal footing as they march toward fight night.
"I think it's an even fight because he has good boxing and he has over 400 fights I believe," Di Bella told the promotion. "So I think he has a lot more experience than me. So yeah, I think it's going to be an even fight and a good fight."
Who leaves with the ONE strawweight Muay Thai world championship this Friday?
ONE Championship will present ONE Friday Fights 68 live from Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, June 28. Click here to purchase the event via pay-per-view.