Joshua Pacio, left, and Jarred Brooks face off in the course of the pre-fight press convention at Solaire Resort and On line casino. The 2 headline ONE 164 on Saturday at Mall of Asia Enviornment. Photograph from ONE Championship
MANILA, Philippines—If anybody has a powerful bid to battle for the ONE Strawweight Championship in the intervening time, it’s none aside from Joshua Pacio.
Pacio, who’s in a excessive spot within the strawweight division, defeated Mansur Malachiev in ONE Battle Evening 15: Le vs. Freymanov on Saturday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, by way of unanimous resolution.
So when the concept of dealing with present champion Jarred Brooks got here up after the victory, Pacio stored his ideas brief and candy.
“If they offer me Jarred Brooks, I’ll seize it,” stated the Lions Nation MMA pioneer.
“Like what I’ve stated, if they offer me Bokang [Masunyane] or another person within the high 5, I’ll nonetheless seize it.”
The previous strawweight king dropped his strap final 12 months by the hands of Brooks however now a rematch is in consideration after his victory over the previously-undefeated Malachiev.
‘NOT IMPRESSED’
Nonetheless, Pacio admitted that he wasn’t totally glad together with his exhibiting towards Malachiev over the weekend.
He cited that his eagerness to knock out the Russian combating machine value him to maintain up for 3 lengthy rounds.
“Actually, I’m not impressed with my efficiency proper now. I have to go to the fitness center once more and work more durable. I used to be not relaxed, I used to be concentrating on throwing the facility pictures as a result of I noticed the injury and I used to be wanting to throw these energy pictures, so it actually acquired in my head that I needed to end him.”
“However that’s not the way it was alleged to occur. I ought to have been extra relaxed and threw my mixtures extra confidently.”
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