One Fight Night 12: This is Rodtang’s prediction for the Superlek vs Khalilov match

– One Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon will not miss the final One Fight Night 12 duel between Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Tagir Khalilov, Saturday (15/7/2023) morning at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Rodtang was looking forward to the duel. The reason is that Superlek has long been associated as a fighter who can stop his dominance as the flyweight king of Muay Thai in ONE Championship.

Meanwhile, Rodtang fought in three rounds against Khalilov in 2021 and only narrowly won through the judges’ assessment.

Regarding his prediction, Rodtang considered Khalilov to have a hard punch. Meanwhile, as a fighter with high flying hours, Superlek is considered to have many tricks that can make a difference.

“This fight is an interesting and exciting fight. Tagir is one of the toughest opponents I’ve ever faced. He is not afraid to exchange blows and always looks for the finish,” said Rodtang.

However, in his opinion, Khalilov still has several gaps in defense. According to him, Khalilov sometimes lowered his defense every time he launched an attack.

“So Superlek will definitely be waiting for that opportunity to strike back,” he added.

According to the athlete nicknamed “The Iron Man”, the battle between the two strikers will not end until the closing round. Who can land a heavy hit first, he will be the winner.

“If Superlek had not tried to trade blows with Khalilov, victory would have been his. However, if he was too reckless in pressing, Khalilov would use the opportunity to knock him out. So, it depends on which of them will make a mistake,” said Rodtang.

“If I predict, this fight has a great chance to end in a KO, but it depends on who will launch the attack first,” he concluded.

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