streaking russian competitor Saijid Izagahmayev Want to go home and spend some time with family before looking forward to his next big appearance in the ring.
Izagakhmaev takes biggest win of his career against Asian martial arts legend at ONE 163 on Saturday Shinya Aoki in a dominant manner. It took just 86 seconds for the fourth-ranked lightweight to throw Aoki away, leaving the former lightweight world champion behind with a powerful right hand.
Izagakhmaev followed up with some ground and pound, forcing the referee to step in and stop the carnage. His impressive first-round results also earned him a $50,000 prize from the ONE Championship CEO.
In his ONE 163 post-match interview, Saygid Izagakhmaev said he wanted to take a moment to leave Circle and go home. There, he will spend some of his newfound wealth and spend time with his family before returning.
“I haven’t been home for two months. I want to stay home and spend some time with my family. I made a lot of money this time around so I want to spend some money. Then let’s see when the next time is. I’m ready.”
Watch his post-match interview below:
Is Saygid Izagakhmaev next for two-division world champion Christian Lee?
Just hours before Saygid Izagakhmaev was due to defeat Shinya Aoki at ONE 163, Christian Lee made ONE Championship history by fighting Kiamrian Abbasov for the ONE Welterweight World Title in the best fight of the year.
Now the holder of the ONE Lightweight and Welterweight World Championships, “Warrior” certainly has some options, but defending his featherweight crown only one person makes sense.
and Christian Lee Having already beaten three of the top five lightweight contenders, a matchup with Izagakhmaev seemed like the next logical step. Lee also mentioned defending the ONE welterweight world title against next month’s highly anticipated new signing Roberto Sordic and undefeated Russian contender Murad Ramazanov. Contest.
With both boxers taking the biggest victories of their respective careers, it may be too early to speculate on what’s next for them, but it’s clear that Saijid Izagahmayev and Christian Lee A conflict is occurring.
