Surging Scottish slugger is confident that he’ll soon score his fifth straight knockout in ONE and claim 26 pounds of gold.
This Friday at , the 26-year-old sensation will take on young Thai-Algerian phenom for the ONE Interim Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title in front of a sold-out crowd at Bangkok라이브 바카라 Impact Arena.
Carrillo, the #2-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai contender, was originally slated to challenge reigning titleholder for the undisputed crown, but an injury to Superlek forced that bout off the card. Anane then stepped up for .
“King of the North” has plenty of respect for his foe라이브 바카라 impressive five-fight winning streak but sees him as just another name for his growing list of victims.
He told :
“[Anane is] definitely a worthy challenger. He라이브 바카라 on a crazy trajectory right now, beating everyone put in front of him in ONE Championship, but I’m going to knock him out.”
Carrillo admits that Anane, with his towering 6-foot-4 frame, represents a difficult puzzle to solve.
But while he doesn’t doubt the 20-year-old라이브 바카라 accomplishments and work ethic, he doesn’t think Anane라이브 바카라 Muay Thai skills match up with his own physical attributes:
“He라이브 바카라 good, but I don’t think he’d be as good as he is if he didn’t have his height advantage. Nonetheless, he is good. I don’t really have a bad thing to say about him. I like him. He라이브 바카라 young. He hasn’t been given anything. He라이브 바카라 a humble, hardworking guy, so there라이브 바카라 nothing but respect from my side.”
After four fights and four highlight-reel stoppages in ONE, Carrillo believes it라이브 바카라 his destiny to hold the undisputed ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title.
His road to the top has been anything but easy, beating former long-reigning titleholder and decorated Thai veteran along the way.
He explained his mindset:
“It라이브 바카라 inevitable that I’ll become king. This is just another chapter to tell in my story. In order for me to become the undisputed champion, I had to take the hardest road to get there. I had to fight the number one, then defend my number one spot, was meant to fight for the title.”
Ultimately, Carrillo envisions the same outcome against Anane that he라이브 바카라 achieved against each of the four world-class strikers he라이브 바카라 faced in ONE.
He was straight to the point when asked how the fight will play out on January 24:
“My prediction is violence.”
Carrillo Opens Up About Change Of Opponent
Nico Carrillo is pleased with the chance to fight for an Interim World Title, but the opportunity is bittersweet. After all, he was initially planning to face pound-for-pound great Superlek Kiatmoo9 in a showdown for the undisputed gold.
Even though a matchup with “The Kicking Machine” is no longer in his immediate future, he라이브 바카라 been able to roll with the punches:
“It was difficult when I first got the call [about Superlek], as I was a little bit down about it. But then you start looking for positives. Then I was matched with Nabil Anane. In life, you really need to always have a positive outlook. So I maintain mine. Whether the sun is shining, whether I’m happy, sad, or hungry, it doesn’t matter.”
With a change of opponent comes a change of game plan. Accordingly, “King of the North” has modified his training and switched up his sparring partners to prepare for Anane라이브 바카라 long and lanky frame.
Those changes haven’t shaken Carrillo라이브 바카라 confidence in the least. There라이브 바카라 no doubt in his mind, he added, that he’ll become a ONE World Champion at ONE 170:
“It라이브 바카라 a slightly different approach given how tall he is and his body type is very hard to replicate. But we’ve tried to get guys that match him as close as possible in order to prepare the best we can. Nonetheless, it will be the same outcome. A different fight, but the same result with me winning.”
