Thanh Le Wins Interim ONE FC Featherweight Title
Da Boot Sports
10/6/2023
By: David Penn
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Former One FC Featherweight Champion and current #1 contender Thanh Le (14-3) of New Orleans, LA and Russian Ilya Freymanov (12-3) headlined One Fight Night 15 on Amazon Prime. The fighters squared off for an interim featherweight championship due to a training injury to current featherweight champion Tang Kai forced him to withdraw from a scheduled rematch with Le after winning the title from Le in August of 2022.
When the bell rung at legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. Le looked to establish pace and distance early, Le fired a pair of jabs followed by a head kick, the two traded strikes and Le fired a combo that connected with Freymanov who immediately went for a take down attempt that Le reversed into a leg lock. The two would continue to scramble as Le would roll Freymanov into position and secure the heel hook that forced Freymanov to tap just 1:02 seconds into the first round, the submission victory is just the second submission victory of Le’s career and keeps intact Le’s 100% finishing rate, twelve by KO and two by submission.
Le has been resolved since the decision loss, his first loss since joining One FC, to regain the title in a rematch with Kai. “There’s a couple of things on the business side that make the interim title matter a little bit more,” Le said. “Money’s a thing, matchups, contracts are very important. The main thing yes, I appreciate it, but this looks like a placeholder to me. I want that real one. I want Tang Kai because he took that from me.” It’s clear that Le sees the interim title as a chance to unify and regain the championship that Kai won from Le.
Before the match began, Kai stepped into the ring and said that he hoped Le would win the match because he felt that he didn’t perform as well as he could have in the first bout, a five round decision victory, and wanted a chance to knock Le out. Le stated that in the rematch “we will not go to decision again!” Le said that in the rematch he wants forward movement in the unification bout and stated he’s willing to risk his chin and trade with Kai, both fighters known for devastating striking. The next time the two meet, both will arrive with gold around their waist, but only one will leave that way.
After the match and a celebration that included a gold confetti angel, exuberance from Le’s corner, which includes Le’s father Master Le and brother Vinh Le, Le stood toe to toe with Kai in a faceoff. Kai said, “First of all, congratulations Thanh Le to have such a big win and it surprised me that he wins so fast. Second, I will stick with my plan, I will knock him out.” We now wait for One FC to set the date, one thing is for sure, Le vs Kai II will be electric can’t miss action.
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10/6/2023
By: David Penn
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Former One FC Featherweight Champion and current #1 contender Thanh Le (14-3) of New Orleans, LA and Russian Ilya Freymanov (12-3) headlined One Fight Night 15 on Amazon Prime. The fighters squared off for an interim featherweight championship due to a training injury to current featherweight champion Tang Kai forced him to withdraw from a scheduled rematch with Le after winning the title from Le in August of 2022.
When the bell rung at legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. Le looked to establish pace and distance early, Le fired a pair of jabs followed by a head kick, the two traded strikes and Le fired a combo that connected with Freymanov who immediately went for a take down attempt that Le reversed into a leg lock. The two would continue to scramble as Le would roll Freymanov into position and secure the heel hook that forced Freymanov to tap just 1:02 seconds into the first round, the submission victory is just the second submission victory of Le’s career and keeps intact Le’s 100% finishing rate, twelve by KO and two by submission.
Le has been resolved since the decision loss, his first loss since joining One FC, to regain the title in a rematch with Kai. “There’s a couple of things on the business side that make the interim title matter a little bit more,” Le said. “Money’s a thing, matchups, contracts are very important. The main thing yes, I appreciate it, but this looks like a placeholder to me. I want that real one. I want Tang Kai because he took that from me.” It’s clear that Le sees the interim title as a chance to unify and regain the championship that Kai won from Le.
Before the match began, Kai stepped into the ring and said that he hoped Le would win the match because he felt that he didn’t perform as well as he could have in the first bout, a five round decision victory, and wanted a chance to knock Le out. Le stated that in the rematch “we will not go to decision again!” Le said that in the rematch he wants forward movement in the unification bout and stated he’s willing to risk his chin and trade with Kai, both fighters known for devastating striking. The next time the two meet, both will arrive with gold around their waist, but only one will leave that way.
After the match and a celebration that included a gold confetti angel, exuberance from Le’s corner, which includes Le’s father Master Le and brother Vinh Le, Le stood toe to toe with Kai in a faceoff. Kai said, “First of all, congratulations Thanh Le to have such a big win and it surprised me that he wins so fast. Second, I will stick with my plan, I will knock him out.” We now wait for One FC to set the date, one thing is for sure, Le vs Kai II will be electric can’t miss action.
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