Belingon headlines ONE Manila card, faces Leone

Kevin Belingon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Team Lakay’s Kevin Belingon looks to extend his winning streak inside the cage when he faces Andrew Leone in ONE: Heroes of Honor on April 20 at Mall of Asia Arena.

Belingon (17-5) is on a four-fight winning streak and once challenged Bibiano Fernandes for the bantamweight belt in a fight that ended in a loss for the Filipino back in January 2016.

Leone (8-3), meanwhile, will look to bounce back after losing also to Fernandes back in August 2017 when he challenged the Brazilian for the same title Belingon fought for.

Belingon joins ONE heavyweight champion Brandon Vera, former ONE lightweight champion Eduard Folayang, Honorio Banario, and Geje Eustaquio as the Filipinos who headlined a card in Manila.

Also in the card is the inaugural bout of the ONE Super Series, a striker-exclusive event that is another brainchild of ONE Chairman Chatri Sityodtong.

Italian Kickboxer Giorgio Petrosyan, regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of his generation, will face Jo Nattawut of Thailand in the first match for ONE Super Series.

Petrosyan owns several titles across his storied career and sports a record of 85-2-2, with two no contests, and once went undefeated for six years across 42 fights.

Among Petrosyan’s several championships are the two K-1 World Championships and the World Muaythai Intercontinental welterweight title.

Nattawut, who now resides in Atlanta, sports a 60-11-2 record and is a two-division Lion Fight champion and World WMC champion.