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Teenage striking star Johan Ghazali has acknowledged the stakes surrounding his pivotal bounce-back fight against Diego Paez at ONE Fight Night 32 on June 6.
Set to go down inside the revered Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, the Superbon Training Camp and Rentap Muay Thai Gym is out for redemption after falling victim to Johan Estupinan on the scorecards at ONE 170.
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Ghazali understands what this massive opportunity against the Colombian-American slugger means to him. He now vows to bring his A-game when the promotion's latest American primetime spectacle takes off this Friday.
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"A win over Diego Paez will give me some form of a career boost," Johan Ghazali told Sportskeeda MMA in an exclusive interview. "You know, after losing to Johan Estupinan, I need to pick myself back up. So yeah, this fight's everything."
The 18-year-old's fire to get his hand raised inside the Mecca of Muay Thai will be a sweet reward, having spent close to three months tirelessly working alongside Thai greats, Superbon, Nong-O Hama, Superlek Kiatmoo9, and Petchtanong Petchfergus, at Superbon Training Camp in the Thai capital.
He stresses that his drive to succeed in his upcoming assignment has been instilled in him from day one since he jetted off to Bangkok to start fight camp.
"I've been putting that hunger and mindset into training, and I will bring that same fire into this fight," he declared, indicating his setback has intensified rather than diminished his competitive drive.
As a fighter who's done his bit to impress every time he fights on the global stage, 'Jojo' appears to be ready than ever to produce the same magic at ONE Fight Night 32.
Could Johan Ghazali's insane knockout power be the difference once more when he takes to the iconic venue against the hard-hitting Paez this Friday, June 6?
Fight fans in the United States and Canada can tune in to ONE Fight Night 32 for free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Johan Ghazali ready for any scenario against Diego Paez
Diego Paez will have a tough task at hand on fight night.
As such, it wouldn't come as much of a surprise if he mimics a bit of Johan Estupinan and Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat's style, the only two fighters who have beaten Johan Ghazali in four-ounce gloves Muay Thai, when they trade inside the Lumpinee Stadium.
However, Johan Ghazali says he has shifted his gears during fight camp to ensure he doesn't make the same mistakes as he did against Estupinan and Nguyen.
So, if Paez does come in with a similar flair, 'Jojo' told Nick Atkin in a separate interview that he'd be more than ready to capitalize on any opportunity. He said:
"Hell, you never know with this kind of fighters, you know. But, I feel like if anyone would want to win against me, they would try to copy that kind of style, but we're ready for it."
"You know, I've learned from my mistakes, and he can come at me with any style, you know. I'll be ready," he added.
