Imangazaliev And Ortikov Make History As Two Undefeated Fighters Meet For ONE Flyweight Muay Thai Gold
Lumpinee Stadium has hosted many landmark nights in its long history, but Friday delivers something genuinely unprecedented. For the first time in ONE Championship, two undefeated ONE Friday Fights contract winners will share the ring to crown a new world champion.
Asadula Imangazaliev and Aslamjon Ortikov clash for the vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title in the main event of The Inner Circle 20, streaming live for members in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 26. Both men earned their contracts at the very same venue with knockout performances, and neither has tasted defeat.
Imangazaliev is 12-0 with nine stoppages. The 22-year-old Dagestani, training out of Team Mehdi Zatout and Team Chingiz Allazov, has knocked out both Nong-O Hama and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai on his way to this moment, and those two men fight directly below him on the same card. The finishing ability he has shown at every level of competition makes every exchange carry genuine danger.
Ortikov brings a 24-0 record and 13 finishes. The Uzbek from Samarkand has drawn comparisons to the Lomachenko of Muay Thai for his fluid, switching, unpredictable style. He grew up in what he describes as “little Thailand” for its fighting culture, became an eight-time Uzbekistan National Champion and two-time Asian Champion, then moved to Bangkok alone to pursue his dream on the biggest stage. His most recent performance was a second-round TKO of Jordan Estupinan at ONE Fight Night 43.
Beneath the headline, the co-main event delivers the third and deciding chapter of one of Muay Thai’s most compelling modern rivalries. Nong-O and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai have each taken a win in their flyweight series, with Kongthoranee edging the split decision in the first and Nong-O earning the unanimous verdict and a performance bonus in the rematch. The decider arrives on Friday, with the legendary veteran’s legacy on one side and the three-time Rajadamnern Stadium World Champion’s ambitions on the other.
The supporting card adds former three-sport ONE World Champion Stamp Fairtex in an atomweight Muay Thai contest against Mexico’s Cynthia Flores, alongside PTT and Muangthai PK Saenchai.
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