Entering the temporary championship of One Championship in the MMA format, the weight of Featherweight, Thanh Le was not appreciated too high compared to Ilya Freymanov. The Russian boxer was promoted to the string of victory. Meanwhile, Thanh Le is said to have no longer at the peak period when he was 38 years old.
However, the match between Ilya Freymanov and Thanh Le ended very quickly. The overseas Vietnamese boxer locked the opponent with a perfect Heel Hook attack and ended the competition after only 62 seconds. The Russian boxer was forced to beat his hand when his right leg was locked and felt like he was about to break in half.
“There is a lot of fleeting thoughts before the match. He (Freymanov) is a younger boxer than me, and once practiced through the military environment. Freymanov used to defeat Martin Nguyen very quickly, and I took the third half to be able to defeat Martin. For me, Freymanov is a very martial artist, Thanh Le shared.
The defeat of Tang Kai made Thanh Le somewhat no longer believing in himself. He felt that he was old, slow, and no longer at the peak of his form. But that was the time when this boxer thought, he needed to prove himself in big matches. The victory over Freymanov is such a match.
Thanh Le opened the match with Freymanov perfectly. He overwhelmed with long -range stone phases. As soon as Freymanov wanted to use the kicks to recapture the advantage and between the distance, Thanh Le immediately caught cards. He captured the opponent's foot and used the Heel Hook blow.
The victory over Freymanov helped Thanh Le win the One Championship championship in the MMA format, the weight of Featherweight. His goal is to challenge the official belt from Tang Kai, who could not protect the belt according to the scheduled schedule because of injury. The match between two boxers could take place in late 2023 or early 2024.