Regian Eersel Ready To Return To Circle, Defend ONE Title Against Sadikovic

ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian Eersel (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - ONE Lightweight Kickboxing world champion Regian Eersel is set to return to the Circle to defend his title. Eersel will face Arian Sadikovic which is scheduled to be held in Singapore, 22 April in a match titled ONE: Eersel vs Sadikovic.

Quoted from Antara, Thursday, Eersel is a pretty scary name in the world of kickboxing. So far, the Surinamese fighter is yet to recognize defeat in ONE Championship with a six-game winning streak including a dominant win over Islam Murtazaev earlier this year.

Since becoming the kickboxing king in his class, he has successfully defended the title twice. Overall, the 29-year-old kickboxer has a 57-4 record.

This time he will face a tough challenge from Sadikovic, a German fighter with a 22-3 record in kickboxing. In his ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II debut, the 27-year-old proved his worth by dominantly defeating former belt challenger Mustapha Haida.

In the main event, Jackie Buntan and Smilla Sundell will compete for the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title. Whoever emerges victorious will go down in ONE Championship history as the first Muay Thai belt in the division.

Sundell, who made his ONE debut at ONE: FULL CIRCLE in February, is known for his aggressiveness and agility. Even though he is only 17 years old, this Swedish teenager has already made a good record of 32-5-1 (win-lose-draw).

On the one hand, Buntan has a tactical game of Muay Thai. Teammate Atomweight Kickboxing queen Janet Todd also trains alongside ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion, Superbon Singha Mawynn.

So far, Buntan is unbeaten in ONE Championship. In three matches, this Filipino-blooded American fighter has always won. He has collected a professional record of 23-5.

The presence of Buntan and Sundell seemed to confirm that this division needed a queen. Both have proven worthy of the opportunity to win the first gold belt in the division.