Nabil Anane Fires Back At “Boring” Yuki Yoza After Tokyo Win
Yuki Yoza branded his style boring after their fight. Nabil Anane responded the way a modern fighter often does, by firing off a post that left little room for misunderstanding.
The 22-year-old had just outpointed Yoza by unanimous decision in bantamweight kickboxing at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. He controlled the opening round with knees to the body before weathering Yoza’s calf kicks over the final two frames.
That was no small feat. Less than six months earlier, the Japanese K-1 Champion had gone five rounds with Jonathan “The General” Haggerty, yet Anane made the night look routine.
Yoza’s post-fight remark, however, did not sit well. The Algerian-Thai star took to Facebook with a reply that wasted no words.
“Boring? How the h*ll is that boring?! You said you’d break my legs, so I fought you under your rules, and this is all you could do? If you want an exciting fight, come fight me in Muay Thai. I guarantee it’ll be exciting!” Anane wrote.
“This is exhausting. You’re the one who’s boring. I’m the one who should be saying, ‘I thought this would be much harder than it actually was.'”
The win carried extra weight for a fighter who had entered on consecutive losses to Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon and Suakim Pongsuphan PK. Critics had started questioning him again, despite an eight-fight unbeaten run earlier in his ONE career.
The Venum Training Camp and Team Mehdi Zatout athlete answered them in the same post. Rather than gloat, he struck a reflective tone that revealed how he views his own development.
“I’m just a human being like everyone else, and I still have a lot to improve. I know that myself. No matter how good my physical condition is or how many fights I win, I still have to look at what I can do better,” Anane wrote.
“Who wants to stay in the same place forever? I’m trying to become a better person in every aspect of my life, every single day.”
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