Newly minted two-sport world champion Jonathan Haggerty credit all his success in his skilled profession to his longtime coach, Christian Knowles, after they captured a brand new milestone in the principle occasion of ONE Struggle Evening 16.
On November 3, 2023, Haggerty turned the latest member of the unique record of ONE Championship athletes who gained two world titles in two completely different sports activities as he handed Fabricio Andrade his first promotional loss of their ONE bantamweight kickboxing world title match inside the long-lasting Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Haggerty is now in possession of the ONE bantamweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world championships.
Two days after his triumph, ‘The Basic’ confirmed his love and appreciation to educate Christian Knowles for guiding him on the trail of success. In a heartfelt Instagram publish, Haggerty thanked Knowles for his onerous work and dedication to him.
The Instagram image was captioned:
“Job completed ✅ I can’t thank this man sufficient for what effort and time he has put in to me during the last 10 years. Not solely the very best coach on the earth but in addition a particular bond I’ll cherish for ever! With out @knowles.christianstrikingcoach none of this might be doable! So thanks a lot for being a part of my group. It’s solely the start… @onechampionship ❤️ #2sportworldchampion”
The world-renowned putting coach responded within the remark part with:
“What a journey, honour privilege. Thanks for trusting in me. NO LIMITS 🔥🔥🔥🔥”
This fast interplay on the social media platform signifies that Haggerty and Knowles are gearing as much as obtain extra accomplishments. The following milestone they’re eyeing is for Haggerty to seize his third world title as a result of he intends to crossover into MMA and problem Andrade for the ONE bantamweight MMA world title.
If the plans come to fruition, the 26-year-old British would be the second fighter in ONE Championship to win three world titles in three completely different sports activities, with Stamp Fairtex being the primary athlete to clinch it.
The replay of ONE Struggle Evening 16 is offered anytime on demand for Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America.