Scotland’s Nico Carrillo will face Nabil Anane for the ONE interim bantamweight Muay Thai world title after an harm to Superlek Kiatmoo9.
Carrillo was initially meant to struggle Superlek, top-of-the-line strikers pound-for-pound on the planet.
Nevertheless, a knee harm for Superlek means Carillo will go up towards Thai-Algerian Anane on January 24 on the Affect Area in Bangkok, Thailand on the ONE 170 occasion, reside on Sky Sports activities.
The winner of the bout will struggle Superlek in a unification world title bout at ONE 172 in Japan on the finish of March.
Carrillo has gained all of his bouts with the promotion and the hard-hitting Scotsman has stopped all his opponents inside the gap.
He’s the No 1 contender within the division and has been concentrating on the holder of the bantamweight Muay Thai title.
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“Everything I’ve said, I’ve done it. I put my neck out on the line because I come out with these bold statements on what I’m going to do but I’ve not been wrong yet,” Carrollo beforehand advised Sky Sports activities.
“I have this burning belief in myself. I just prove myself right every time.”
Remaining undefeated in ONE Championship, with all 4 victories coming through knockout, underscores that confidence, as he added: “I know what the fans want to see in ONE and it’s violence, so I switched my style for that.”
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