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Petchtanong Petchfergus and Ben Woolliss will face off in a bantamweight kickboxing match at ONE Fight Night 43 on May 15. Both fighters aim for a significant victory, with Petchtanong looking to reclaim his title path and Woolliss seeking to validate his promotional debut.
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Former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchtanong Petchfergus and Ben āThe Problemā Woolliss are both on the hunt for a defining victory when they collide at ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs. Gasanov on Prime Video.
The duo meet in a bantamweight kickboxing battle, which airs live in U.S. primetime on Friday, May 15, from Bangkokās iconic Lumpinee Stadium.
A win rebuilds Petchtanongās path back to the sportās most coveted gold. For the Englishman, getting his hand raised against the Thai veteran will prove his promotional debut was no fluke.
They are ready to trade leather inside the mecca of Muay Thai, and the message from each side has been loud and clear.
Petchtanong Petchfergus is not underestimating a single thing his opponent brings to the ring on fight night.
The multi-time World Champion is coming off a defeat to Yuki Yoza that snapped his three-fight winning streak in ONE. The setback sent him straight back to the drawing board, where he has left nothing to chance heading into this assignment.
He said:
āFrom what Iāve seen, heās very smooth, strong, and has great explosive power. In his last fight, his timing was sharp, and his calf kicks were heavy.
āFor this fight, Iām checking my ego at the door. Iām not going to just stand there and take leg kicks as I did against Yuki. Iāll be using more movement, teeps, and active defense. His most dangerous weapons are definitely those leg kicks and his hooks.ā
The depth of that preparation has been the trademark of his entire fight career.
ONE Fight Night 43 is scheduled for May 15, airing live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
A victory for Petchtanong would help him rebuild his path toward the kickboxing championship title.
Ben Woolliss is making his promotional debut, and a win against Petchtanong would prove his previous victory was not a fluke.
The event will take place at Lumpinee Stadium, which is renowned as a mecca of Muay Thai in Bangkok.
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Petchtanong holds a bachelorās degree in Sports Science. He has spent years putting that academic knowledge to use in daily practice. The result is a 40-year-old who continues to move, recover, and compete with the explosiveness of his prime years.
Every ounce of confidence the Superbon Training Camp representative carries into fight week is rooted in that same foundation. It is also what has him believing the 360th win of his career will arrive in highlight-reel fashion:
āMy mentality is just grittier. Iāve been in this game so long that my endurance and mental toughness are on another level. Iām confident that my fight IQ and timing are a step ahead of his.
āIt might be over a lot faster than you think. Iām confident in my timing. If he slips up even once, Iām going for the knockout. Get ready for some beautiful striking.ā
There is a much bigger prize sitting just beyond ONE Fight Night 43 for the former divisional king.Ā A decisive win would put him back in the conversation for a shot at ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty.
Petchtanong, however, refuses to let that goal distract him from the present. He is keeping the bigger picture on the back burner until the work in front of him is done.
The Thai shared:
āIf I win this next one decisively and my body still feels good, then a title shot is definitely on the cards. Iām taking it one fight at a time and listening to my body.ā
Ben āThe Problemā Woolliss is buzzing with the kind of energy that only a fighter who has waited his entire career for these moments can carry.
The 32-year-old announced his arrival on the global stage in a little under two minutes with a sequence of calf kicks that dropped former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion John āHands of Stoneā Lineker.
He returns this time with a full training camp behind him against another former divisional king. None of it shakes him, though:
āI feel like as these moments get bigger, I only rise to the occasion more and more. Iām even more excited for that ā to fight on the big stage against another big name whoās a former champion.
āIām excited to get in there and compete with someone of his caliber and show the world my abilities.ā
Excitement alone does not win fights. The Englishman knows this better than most, and he has poured every ounce of himself throughout his preparation at SOMA Fight Club.
A man who has spent more than a decade battling Crohnās Disease ā an incurable autoimmune condition that almost ended his career ā does not arrive on a card like this one without first leaving every last piece of himself on the gym mats.
Woolliss has brought that same discipline into this fight, fully assessing where heāll have the edge over the former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion:
āHeās had over 400 fights. So the composure and the time in the ring are probably one of his biggest strengths. But I also feel, if you have that many fights, itās going to be very difficult to unwire your usual patterns, and Iām looking to exploit those patterns.
āHis strengths are obviously his left kick, his left knee, his ability to be evasive, and his ability to be tricky. He also has a good fight IQ. That said, I feel like Iām very educationally aware of everything, and I see some great opportunities that I can exploit there.ā
As such, Woolliss intends to drag the Thai veteran into dark waters in this bantamweight kickboxing matchup.
The Grimsby native predicts heāll leave Lumpinee Stadium with his hand raised one way or another to continue his rise in the worldās largest martial arts organization.
āThe Problemā concluded:
āI can see this fight ending in a few different ways. Iām prepared for every avenue. Iām explosive enough to put pressure out there, and Iām also in amazing condition to be able to put a pace on for three rounds.
āOf course, heās an incredible athlete with a resume to back that up. But heās never been to the depth of darkness that Iāve been to. It doesnāt faze me. I just feel like this is my time.ā