The withdrawal of two original participants for One: Only The Brave on Friday prompted changes to the event’s main and lead cards.
Smokin’ Jo Nattawut will now compete in the One featherweight kickboxing World Grand Prix semi-finals, replacing top-ranked contender Marat Grigorian, who withdrew due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
The Thai faces No.4 ranked Chingiz “Chinga” Allazov in the co-main event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Nattawut has a 71-8-2 career Muay Thai and kickboxing record and is coming off a victory over Armenian-Russian Yurik “Mee Khao Jomhot” Davtyan at One: Nextgen II.
Meanwhile, Allazov scored a first-round knockout over French-Algerian Samy “AK47” Sana at One: First Strike in October to book a semi-final slot in…
