‘The Bosnian Menace’ Denis Puric as soon as once more confirmed no real interest in dealing with ONE Championship teenage sensation Johan Ghazali.
A generational placing showdown between the 40-year-old veteran and the 18-year-old phenom has been speculated for some time after their fixed back-and-forth on-line.
Ghazali, for his half, has been itching to get his fingers on Puric. Nevertheless, the Bosnian-Canadian warrior made it clear he has nothing to achieve from this potential bout.
Puric bluntly defined why he refuses to indulge ‘Jojo’ in a latest interview with the South China Morning Submit (SCMP):
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“No, bro. I am not f***ing that child. What’s he doing for my profession? He does nothing for me if I combat him; win or lose, it does nothing for me. I am not that child, I am trying to combat beasts. The beasts that I have been combating.”
To be truthful, Puric has been battling the cream of the crop within the 135-pound placing ranks, together with former ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
He’s additionally slated to return at ONE 173 in opposition to Japanese famous person Takeru Segawa on November 16 at Tokyo’s Ariake Enviornment.
So far as Puric is anxious, Ghazali nonetheless has an extended option to go earlier than he’ll even contemplate giving him the combat.
Watch the total interview:
Denis Puric honored to be part of star-studded ONE 173
With seven world titles hanging within the stability and large bouts throughout a number of sports activities disciplines, ONE 173 is definitely the largest occasion in ONE Championship historical past.
Even Denis Puric is in awe of this unimaginable line-up of fights. ‘The Bosnian Menace’ is deeply honored to battle Takeru Segawa in essentially the most stacked martial arts occasion of the yr.
“I am tremendous excited. Truthfully, this entire card seems to be loopy. I really feel like that is the most effective card ONE Championship has ever put collectively. You bought mainly the most effective fighters in ONE on this card,” he advised SCMP.
Keep tuned to Sportskeeda and ONE Championship for the most recent on Puric’s ONE 173 conflict.
Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim