ONE 172 was a historic night for ONE Championship and Masaaki Noiri’s stunning upset was a part of the memorable night. The Japanese star scored a third-round TKO over Tawanchai PK Saenchai to win the ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship. As a huge underdog, Masaaki Noiri entered with confidence and proved all of his naysayers wrong.
Masaaki Noiri Credits Victory to Tuning Out Doubters
“For this fight, I knew the whole world was looking at me and saying that I was going to lose and Tawanchai would win, but I kept believing in myself, and my team and I were sure that we could get the belt.