ONE Championship Friday Fights 9: Regian Eersel earns US$50,000 bonus with body shot KO of Sinsamut
- Eersel defended lightweight Muay Thai title against Sinsamut in Friday card’s main event, posting a fourth-round KO after some early adversity
- It was his second win over the Thai after he claimed the vacant title with a contentious split-decision victory last October
Regian Eersel put a decisive end to his rivalry with Sinsamut Klinmee in the ONE Championship Friday Fights 9 main event.
Suriname’s Eersel, ONE’s reigning lightweight kickboxing and Muay Thai champion, defended the latter title against Sinsamut in the headlining attraction of the event in Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
It was his second fight with the Thai after capturing the vacant lightweight Muay Thai belt with a split-decision win in October.
Their first meeting was competitive enough to warrant an immediate rematch, but the second time around, Eersel left no doubt, stopping his foe with a body shot in round four.
“I feel very good,” the champion, 30, said in his post-fight interview with commentator Mitch Chilson. “I’m a happy man. It was a tough fight. My respect to Sinsamut.”
Sinsamut, who is known for his knockout power, was not without his moments in the fight.
