One discipline’s gold was never going to be enough for a fighter this dangerous.
Reigning ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Nico Carrillo makes his promotional kickboxing debut against Chinese newcomer Zhou Jiaqiang in a featherweight bout at ONE Fight Night 46 on Friday, August 14. The card streams live on Prime Video from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Carrillo carries a 30-4 career record with 16 finishes and a 7-1 promotional slate into the contest. His run through the organization has been built almost entirely on knockout power.
He debuted with brutal knockouts over Furkan Karabag and Muangthai PK Saenchai that earned him a US$100,000 main roster contract. Stoppages of former longtime champion Nong-O Hama and Saemapetch Fairtex followed soon after.
A first interim title shot against Nabil Anane ended in a TKO loss that briefly halted his momentum, but Carrillo responded by moving up to featherweight.
Nico Carrillo eyes a second discipline after featherweight gold
Nico Carrillo immediately found new life at 145 pounds. Knockout victories over Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Luke Lessei earned him another interim title opportunity.
Carrillo seized it in February, defeating Shadow Mavinn to claim the ONE Interim Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship. Now, with that belt secured, he turns his attention to an entirely new frontier.
Standing across from him is Zhou, a fighter making his own high-profile promotional debut. Whatever happens on August 14, one of Muay Thai’s most feared punchers is about to find out how his power translates to the bigger gloves.
