ONE flyweight Muay Thai contender ‘Jojo’ Johan Ghazali is setting his sights on an enormous 12 months in 2026.
The previous 12 months served as an enormous studying expertise for the Malaysian-American putting sensation, who suffered humbling losses to Johan Estupinan and Diego Paez.
However Ghazali completed the 12 months robust, avenging his setbacks with a shocking first-round knockout victory over Zakaria El Jamari at ONE Battle 35 final September.
For the resilient 19-year-old, there’s nowhere to go however up in his promising profession.
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‘Jojo’ shared in an unique ONE Championship interview:
“I simply need to proceed getting extra victories, proceed placing my title on the market, and sustain my evolution as a fighter. These are my three primary objectives. The flyweight division is stacked. There’s a powerful street forward, however, if something, 2025 taught me that I can come up from challenges.”
Ghazali might have stumbled, however he refuses to remain down. The Rentap Muay Thai and Superbon Coaching Camp ward believes he has but to scratch the floor of his immense potential.
Now, Ghazali eyes the stacked flyweight division’s higher echelon, and he’s desperate to proceed silencing critics who questioned his championship potential.
Johan Ghazali has no regrets about blended 2025 marketing campaign
It was a 12 months of ups and downs for Johan Ghazali, however extra importantly, it was a time for progress.
These back-to-back setbacks examined his resolve and character after naysayers tried to deliver him down.
However for the 19-year-old phenom, these classes are mandatory for his improvement.
‘Jojo’ informed ONE in the identical interview:
“Estupinan was a enjoyable struggle, and Paez was one other good one. I don’t make excuses, nevertheless it was an enormous 12 months for me as I had simply moved to Superbon Coaching Camp, coaching out for the primary time. I used to be out of my consolation zone.”
Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim