"Words of a champion" - Fans applaud Superbon's grace in uplifting Johan Ghazali's spirits after losing to Diego Paez

ONE featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon did his best to lift the spirits of rising star Johan Ghazali after the latter absorbed a razor-thin defeat at ONE Fight Night 32: Nakrob vs. Jaosuayai last Friday, June 6. The head honcho of Superbon Training Camp once again worked the corner of the Malaysian-American star for his flyweight Muay Thai bout with Diego Paez inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

While Ghazali turned in a solid performance, the 31-year-old emerged victorious via split decision. In an Instagram video shared by the promotion, Superbon sought to allay the fans' fears of Ghazali having hit a wall so early into his career. He also expressed his confidence in the 18-year-old's resilience to learn from his latest setback.

Check out the entire video below:

Fans reacted to his statements in the comments section, writing:

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"The words of a champion 👏💪"

"Champion mindset 🙌"

"And that's facts ❤️"

"Guidance from the legends itself Superbon 🙌🔥"

Screenshot of comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram]

Fans in the United States and Canada with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch ONE Fight Night 32 on demand.

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Diego Paez explains what Johan Ghazali's biggest weakness is

Diego Paez's wealth of experience proved to be the difference-maker in handing Johan Ghazali his first losing streak in ONE. From his perspective, he believes that the talented youngster needs to shed a bit of his ego.

Speaking with combat sports journalist Nick Atkin in a post-fight interview, the Classic Fight Team affiliate said:

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"Absolutely, absolutely. Yeah, I did think that for sure. I know he fights with a lot of ego, and I saw right through that. I can read people kind of like an empath, and I saw that he looked right past me, and he was already focused on what was to come after."

Watch the entire interview below:

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