ONE’s Tayfun Ozcan had no issues taking Superbon fight after birth of second child: ‘I never had any doubt’
Ozcan looking to stake claim for future title shot with big win at this weekend’s ONE Fight Night 11 event on Amazon Prime Video.
Tayfun Ozcan has quite a lot going on in his life right now.
The Dutch-Turkish striker is busy preparing for the biggest fight of his career at “ONE Fight Night 11: Eersel vs. Menshikov” on Prime Video this weekend, and he also has a newborn baby at home.
The No. 5-ranked featherweight kickboxing contender faces former divisional king Superbon Singha Mawynn in a crucial striking affair at the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, this Friday, June 9 – just weeks after he and his wife welcomed a new addition to their family.
“My second child was born just two weeks ago. I’m very happy for the second time. It’s busy, but I have a great wife,” Ozcan said.
“She doesn’t let me do anything. She only tells me to focus on the fight, and she stays with the little one downstairs, so I don’t even hear nothing.”
Ozcan and Superbon were originally scheduled to clash at ONE Fight Night 2 last October, before an unfortunate illness forced the Thai superstar to withdraw from the bout on the day of the weigh-in.
That cancellation could well have been a blessing in disguise for “Turbine,” however, and there was no hesitation to take the rebooked fight despite the tight timeline.
“I think there is never a good time when you have a kid. But I think, for me, this is perfect because now my wife is staying at home with the two children. So for me, it’s the perfect time to be in a camp. I never had any doubt in my mind to take the fight at this point,” Ozcan said.
“The only stress I had this time was when she gave birth. That was the only time I had stress because you never know what will happen. Maybe something will happen to the baby or to her, you know? But everything went well, so now I can just focus.”
With his mind solely focused on his epic clash with Superbon, Ozcan has been formulating a plan to topple the top-ranked contender and state his case for a ONE featherweight kickboxing world title shot.
While the 31-year-old is playing his cards close to his chest on what he will do after the opening bell this Friday, he did reveal that a calculated approach will be key to claiming professional victory number 85.
“I see that I’m going to fight in every possible way. That’s how I visualize it. Putting the pressure on in every range,” Ozcan said.
“I’m not going to look for the finish. I have a very good game plan, and I’m going to execute my game plan to perfection. Nobody can look for the KO. If I say I look for that, I’m not going to find it. But I have a gameplan. I’m going to stick to it, and we’ll see what happens.”