ONE Super Series kickboxing to debut Friday, boxing to follow
Chatri Sityodtong: “Aside from the many great bouts this Friday night, what I’m most excited about is the launch of ONE Super Series.”
Asia’s premier martial arts organization, ONE Championship, kicked off its latest event, ONE: HEROES OF HONOR, which is set for Friday, 20 April, at the Mall of Asia Arena.
In attendance were Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, main event combatants Kevin The Silencer Belingon of Baguio City, Philippines and Andrew Leone of Cortland, New York, NY, global kickboxing superstar Giorgio The Doctor Petrosyan and opponent ‘Smokin’ Jo Nattawut of Thailand, among others.
ONE: HEROES OF HONOR marks the world premiere of the highly-anticipated ONE Super Series. Announced earlier this year, ONE Super Series aims to provide the world’s best martial artists a prestigious global platform to showcase the beauty of Asia’s striking arts such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, taekwondo, Kung Fu, Wushu, Sanda, Silat, Lethwei, and more.
While competing promotions offer a similar product, according to Sityodtong, they only offer one flavor of martial arts as opposed to ONE Championship which hosts bouts across all styles of martial arts.
It’s an open invitation to the greatest strikers in the world, said Sityodtong. Fans will witness the absolute elite in striking martial arts, as they go head-to-head on the biggest and most prestigious global stage of competition.
Aside from the many great bouts this Friday night, what I’m most excited about is the launch of ONE Super Series. ONE Championship is the only global player to encompass all styles of martial arts. We have the best in all styles going up against each other. That’s definitely something to look forward to.
Making his appearance in the co-main event of the evening, kickboxing elite Giorgio Petrosyan is elated at his chance to leverage ONE Championship’s massive worldwide audience reach. Broadcast to a potential 1.7 billion on any given night to over 136 countries worldwide, ONE Super Series will harness the full potential of ONE Championship’s global influence in order to highlight the greatest in striking martial arts.
And while the promotion is gearing up for a very busy mid-year, Sityodtong teases that there are plenty more surprises to come, including the highly-anticipated launch of ONE Championship’s new mobile app, slated to arrive in the coming months.
The new ONE Championship mobile app is a true game changer in the world of martial arts, said Sityodtong. Soon, fans will have access to all our blockbuster live events and complete library of Hi-Definition content in the palm of their hands, all for free, and you can watch from anywhere in the world. It’s going to take ONE Championship to the next level.
Before the end of the press conference, Sityodtong also revealed plans to establish a professional boxing league in addition to ONE Super Series, inviting the greatest boxers from the Philippines and around the world to join the promotion.
ONE: HEROES OF HONOR goes down this Friday, 20 April at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Gates open at 6:30 PM local time.
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