A 23-year-old with a rising resume is squaring off towards a 33-year-old former champion, and the numbers behind each males inform two very totally different tales.
Their first assembly in December 2024 went to Liu by unanimous choice in his promotional debut, handing Noiri the primary consecutive-loss stretch of his profession. Liu Mengyang rematches him in a quarterfinal of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Event at ONE SAMURAI 2, streaming dwell from Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Area Ota on Saturday, August 8, carrying a 36-7 profession file with 11 finishes and a three-fight ONE Championship profitable streak into the sequel.
Noiri brings a 51-14 file and a former interim title into Saturday’s rematch, together with the backing of a house Tokyo crowd.
“I don’t see any actual threats from him within the rematch in any respect, and I’ll struggle with complete ease and management contained in the cage,” he stated.
“My biggest strengths are my unbreakable willpower and relentless combating spirit, paired with the hyper-specific sport plans my coach designs for each opponent. That can carry me to victory on this kickboxing event.”
Masaaki Noiri file faces youth and momentum towards Liu Mengyang
Since beating Noiri, Liu has continued climbing, including assertion wins to his ledger whereas Noiri has spent the months since his personal November title loss to Superbon looking for a path again to gold.
The winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal advances towards a assured shot at reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon, a prize each males have said is their final goal no matter what occurs between them first.
“After sharing the cage with Masaaki Noiri, I can say his combating model is extraordinarily one-dimensional. He’s good at seizing openings and timing his strikes nicely, however his total sport plan continues to be very one-dimensional in my view,” he stated.
“Masaaki Noiri: If you happen to get KO’d once more this time, don’t declare you simply let your guard down. It’s merely since you’re previous your prime, and it’s time so that you can retire.”
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