CV Stardom

“The Boxing Computer” Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex, 33, of Thailand lost to Jamal “Kherow” Yusupov of Russia at “ONE: Age of Dragons” at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China on November 16, 2019. They battled it out in a Muay Thai bout at a catch weight of 73kg.

Originally, Yodsanklai was supposed to fight Sasha Moisa (Олександр Мойса) of Ukraine at “ONE: Age of Dragons”. They both competed in the inaugural ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix, which was won by Giorgio Petrosyan of Italy.

Moisa was replaced by Yusupov, who took the fight on short notice. The former was born in Odesa, Ukraine and the latter was born in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.

Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex vs Jamal Yusupov

“ONE: Age of Dragons” featured 11 matches not only in mixed martial arts but also in ONE Championship’s striking-only league ONE Super Series with kickboxing and Muay Thai contests. The Muay Thai bout between Yodsanklai and Yusupov was the ninth match.

Yusupov knocked out Yodsanklai via punches after 39 seconds in the second round. It was the Thai fighter’s first loss since 2005.

In 2004, Yusupov started training in Muay Thai. He became a Master of Sports in Muay Thai in 2005 and in kickboxing in 2006.

“ONE: Age of Dragons”

“ONE: Age of Dragons” marked Yusupov’s ONE Championship debut. On July 29, 2019, he turned 36.

In the main event of “ONE: Age of Dragons,” ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Ilias Ennahachi of the Netherlands successfully defended his title from “Metal Storm” Wang Wenfeng of China. The defending champion won via split decision after five 3-minute rounds.

In the co-main event, Tarik “The Tank” Khbabez of Morocco and Roman Kryklia of Ukraine competed for the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship. The Ukrainian contender won the title by defeating his Moroccan opponent via technical knockout via punches after 43 seconds in the second round.