Current undisputed ONE flyweight kickboxing king Superlek Kiatmoo9 dominated Tagir Khalilov in their Muay Thai meeting in July 2023 at ONE Fight Night 12 during their catchweight bout at the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The full fight replay of this match was recently looked back by ONE Championship on YouTube, and they wrote the video's description with:
"Before ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek challenges Jonathan Haggerty for the bantamweight Muay Thai crown, relive his heated clash with Russian ace Tagir Khalilov at ONE Fight Night 12 in 2023!"
'The Kicking Machine' instantly imposed his dominance in the fight and opened a nasty cut on 'Samingpri's' face with nasty elbows that he perpetually fired in the opening round.
Less than a minute into the second frame, Superlek scored a knockdown over Khalilov with another atomic elbow strike before referee Olivier Coste saw enough and called a stoppage to the match with 1:16 remaining in the round to prevent further damage to the Russian contender.
This incredible performance by the Thai megastar received approval and high praise from fans, especially from users @shadowaxeband2897, @alanstorm6915, @drinkwater.10, @petecabrina, and @jimpim6454. who commented:
"Superlek Super Boss!!!!"
"What a fkn beat down. Way to go Superlek. 😎😎👍👍"
"This was a murder attempt, the way Superlek put his whole body weight into the elbows..."
"Khalilov deserves a lot of respect, took all of that and stayed solid the whole time and not once looked hurt."
"Those elbows are actually vicious. Like a wild animal or something ouch!!"
Superlek says that he is ready to go on full five rounds with Jonathan Haggerty in megafight in Denver
On Sept. 6, Superlek will move up to the bantamweight division to challenge two-sport world champion Jonathan Haggerty for the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title in the main event of ONE 168: Denver inside the Ball Arena.
In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, the Kiatmoo9 Gym representative revealed that he is ready to go on a five-round war with 'The General' and stated:
"I feel like I'm moving up, maybe I have more power now, and maybe I could finish early. Well, who knows? No one knows, but I have prepared myself for five rounds just in case."
Watch the full interview here:
ONE 168: Denver airs live from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.