Liam Harrison believes fellow British fighter Liam Nolan must be in line for a shot on the ONE light-weight Muay Thai world title if he beats Sinsamut Klinmee of their scheduled rematch subsequent month.
26-year-old Nolan is to battle former world title challenger Sinsamut of Thailand at ONE Struggle Evening 16 on Prime Video on November 3 in Bangkok. It’s a part of the nine-fight occasion, which is able to occur on the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium.
In an interview with onefc.com, ‘The Hitman’ Harrison shared {that a} convincing victory by Liam Nolan in his upcoming struggle in opposition to Sinsamut ought to benefit a title shot because the Thai fighter set the bar for attainable contenders as he had confronted reigning light-weight Muay Thai king Regian Eersel twice already.
Harrison mentioned:
“If Liam can beat Sinsamut, I consider he’ll have earned the proper for a world title shot. Sinsamut has set the benchmark to get previous, so if Liam can beat him decisively, he’s positively within the dialog for the following shot.”
Liam Nolan fell to Sinsamut of their first encounter in July final 12 months. He misplaced by means of knockout within the second spherical. However he has since bounced again, profitable by unanimous resolution in his subsequent struggle 4 months later over American Eddie Abasolo.
Within the rematch, Liam Nolan has the dual objectives of exacting payback whereas additionally asserting his case for a title shot in opposition to Eersel.
Sinsamut, for his half, will attempt to construct one other profitable streak following his back-to-back title shot losses in opposition to Eersel. In his final struggle again in July, he pummeled Brazilian Victor Teixera en path to a second-round technical knockout (referee stoppage) victory.
In the meantime, Harrison stays on the sidelines after injuring his knee in his final struggle in August 2022. However he has progressed in his rehabilitation and is seeking to return to motion earlier than the 12 months ends.
ONE Struggle Evening 16 will air dwell on US Primetime freed from cost for current Prime Video subscribers in North America.