Nong O, 40, Drops Rot Thang, Advances in ONE Flyweight Grand Prix
Thai veteran Nong O, 40, knocked down Rot Thang with a left kick to the neck in round two and won a unanimous decision to reach the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semifinals. The fight headlined The Inner Circle 38 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. In the co-main event, PTT Apichatfarm stopped Morocco's Hamza Rachid in the first round.
At 40, Nong O Hama Muaythai, a former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion, landed a signature neck kick that dropped former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rot Thang Jitmuangnon for an eight-count in the second round. Rot Thang also suffered a bad cut that wouldn't stop bleeding. Nong O ultimately won a unanimous decision and advanced to the Grand Prix semifinals. In the co-main event, PTT Apichatfarm, a hard-hitting southpaw looking to rebound, scored a first-round knockout over Morocco's Hamza Rachid.