Overview
- ONE 173 will stage the featherweight kickboxing title unification on Sunday, November 16, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
- Interim champion Masaaki Noiri says he has multiple game plans and insists he intends to finish Superbon rather than win by decision.
- Noiri argues Superbon’s reactive style can be exploited and points to lessons from Tawanchai’s victories over the Thai star.
- Reigning champion Superbon says he can perform in enemy territory and aims to “mute the audience,” citing long experience against similar kickboxers.
- Noiri earned this shot after rebounding from an 0-2 start in ONE with a KO of Shakir Al-Tekreeti and a third-round TKO of Tawanchai to claim interim gold.