3 of the best rising stars from ONE Friday Fights

Thailand’s unforgiving Muay Thai circuit is home to many unhidden gems, which are unearthed in ONE Championship’s weekly ONE Friday Fights cards.

Combat sports fans around the world are now looking forward to the last day of the working week, as they get to witness striking battles of the highest order inside the fabled Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The four walls of “The Mecca of Muay Thai” has certainly seen their fair share of spectacular battles over the years. ONE Friday Fights further opens the window of opportunity for some unheralded yet insanely talented youngsters to strut their stuff for the whole world to see.

Add in ONE Championship’s special brand of Muay Thai in 4 oz gloves, and it’s the perfect recipe for an amazing spectacle.

With that in mind, we’ll be taking a closer look at three of the best-rising stars that stole the show in ONE’s Friday Fight cards.

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#3. Petsukumvit Boi Bangna

At just 24 years old, Petsukumvit is already a household name in his native Thailand. The entire world soon discovered what the fuss was all about after the An Sukhumvit product put on two masterful performances at the Lumpinee Stadium.

The Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai world champion introduced himself to the ONE audience with a technical victory over Chorfah Tor.Sangtiennoi at ONE Friday Fights 3.

The proud Thai warriors traded bombs for 15 minutes, but Petsukumvit landed the cleaner shots to score the decisive unanimous decision win. After going the distance in his promotional debut, Petsukumvit returned at ONE Friday Fights 8 and absolutely wrecked Petchmuangsri Tded99.

The Thai firecracker kept cracking his compatriot in the opening canto and finished the job in the ensuing round. Petsukumvit took away Petchmuangsri’s consciousness and sent him crashing to the mat with a violent barrage.

Watch the full fight here:

He will be headlining ONE Friday Fights 12 on April 7 against Kongthoranee Sor Sommai.

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#2. Rambolek Chor Alajaboon

20-year-old Thai sensation Rambolek Chor Alajaboon entered ONE Championship with over 70 fights under his belt.

The youngster quickly proved his hype is real by dispatching a fellow surging prospect, Theeradet Chor Hapayak, in the seventh iteration of ONE’s weekly fights.

Rambolek came out swinging, stunning Theeradet with a two-punch combination that stopped him in his tracks. Those lightning-fast hands of his became even more impossible to dodge in round two, as he trapped the 24-year-old near the ring ropes.

What came next was a textbook one-two combo resulting in a soul-crushing knockout. Rambolek lowered Theeradet’s guard with a beautiful body blow, followed by a nasty right hook that dropped his opponent like a sack of potatoes.

After a knockout like that, all eyes will certainly be on Rambolek in his next appearance.

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#1. Superball Tded99

ONE Friday Fights is considered an avenue for up-and-coming fighters to make it to the promotion’s marquee ONE Fight Night events. Superball Tded99 certainly proved he is ready for the big stage after back-to-back wins over his rival Kongklai Annymuaythai.

At ONE Friday Fights 5, the 26-year-old figured in a back-and-forth knockdown bonanza with Kongklai. Both fighters got their licks in, dropping each other multiple times in the three-round affair.

Superball’s immaculate clinch work, though, powered him to victory in the judges’ eyes.

The Thai gunslingers ran it back a month later at ONE Friday Fights 11. This time around, Superball asserted his dominance from the opening horn to the final bell. Kongklai survived the standing count twice but was clearly outclassed by the Tded99 Gym star.

Meanwhile, the promotion’s 135-pound Muay Thai division is littered with killers, and Superball could climb up the ranks if he keeps putting on world-class performances.