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“Fight news pending” – Jonathan Haggerty teases imminent return to action – Sportskeeda

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Newly-crowned ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Jonathan Haggerty shocked the world last April at ONE Fight Night 9 when he knocked out Nong-O Hama for the belt.
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‘The General’ silenced the hometown crowd inside the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, by stopping the seemingly untouchable Nong-O. It was Haggerty’s second ONE world title in as many weight classes, making him a rarity in the promotion’s hall of world champions.
There’s a lot of chatter on where Haggerty will go from here. There is, of course, the possibility of an immediate rematch with Nong-O, who more than deserved a shot at the belt he lost. There’s even a possibility of transitioning to MMA.
Regardless of where he takes his career in the near future we can be sure that Jonathan Haggerty will have a lot of eyes looking at what he does next.
‘The General’ posted a teaser on his Instagram:
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Those two hashtags say a lot. #AndStill and #AndNew may very well signal a champion vs. champion match for the English native’s next fight. Currently, there are two Muay Thai world champions on either side of Haggerty’s weight classes: Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Tawanchai PK Saenchai.
Rodtang was the man who took the ONE flyweight world title from Haggerty in 2019 and defended it the following year. ‘The Iron Man’ has not lost a single fight in ONE Muay Thai since. A third bout between the two world champions will surely be a treat to watch.
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Jonathan Haggerty also teased a possible bout with ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai, in perhaps a bid to become a three-division world champion. This will be a very interesting match-up.
Regardless of who he faces next amongst the three options presented here, it seems Jonathan Haggerty is becoming a hunter of Thai world champions in ONE. Akin to how Kazushi Sakuraba was the “Gracie Hunter” in MMA or Manny Pacquiao was the “Mexicutioner” in boxing.
Stay tuned to find out.
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What time is Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III today? Schedule, main card start time for 2023 exhibition boxing fight – Sporting News

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Floyd Mayweather once again steps inside the ring to compete in an exhibition fight. This time, he faces someone with legit combat sports experience and a last name nobody will ever forget. Mayweather faces John Gotti III, the grandson of infamous gangster John Gotti, on June 11.
The fight is inside the FLA Live Arena in Florida and airs on the Zeus Network. 
Gotti turned pro in 2017. Winning five in a row to start his MMA career, Gotti lost his last fight in 2020 against Nick Alley. The 30-year-old has since competed in boxing bouts, winning two contests in the past eight months.
Calling this fight a “pinch-me moment,” Gotti has nothing but respect for Mayweather. However, he will not let his fandom get in the way of what he needs to do. 
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“I’ve been following him since I was eight years old,” Gotti said via Boxing Scene. “This was my idol. This was a guy I did school projects on. It was a guy I looked up to. The fact that I’m in a position to stand across the ring from Floyd is a tremendous honor. But make no mistake, June 11, I’m bringing bad intentions to that man. I don’t care if it’s an exhibition or not. You signed to fight me, there’s no quarter. It’s kill or be killed.”
This is the latest exhibition for Mayweather, who retired in 2017 at 50-0. In 2018 he teamed with RIZIN and beat young kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa via TKO. Mayweather fought Logan Paul and former training partner Don Moore in non-scored bouts. He beat Mikuru Asakura and YouTuber Deji in 2022 via TKO. In February, Mayweather went the distance against MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers.
Here is all you need to know regarding Mayweather vs. Gotti, from the time, channel, and card.
Mayweather vs. Gotti begins at 6:30 p.m ET | 3:30 p.m. PT. Ringwalks are scheduled for 10 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. PT, depending on how long the undercard fights last. 
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Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III can be streamed on Zeus Network. 
Fans in the U.S. can pre-order the fight for $15.99. They can also sign up for the network at the annual rate of $59.99 per year. In the U.K., the pre-order price is about £13, $21 in Canada, and $23 in Australia. 
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Daniel Yanofsky is a combat sports editor at The Sporting News.

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