JAKARTA—Facing her toughest opponent yet, Jomary Torres will just let her fight do the talking against hometown bet Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol in ONE: Conquest of Heroes fight night on Saturday.
Odds are stacked against the Zamboanga native as she faces not just Gaol, but also the partisan home crowd at Jakarta Convention Center here.
But if anything, being the underdog against just makes Torres more determined to get the victory in their atomweight clash.
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“It’s my first time to fight someone who is from here. So really don’t want to lose. I’m more motivated to win,” the soft-spoken Torres said in Filipino during the open workout on Thursday.
“I think she’s my toughest opponent so far. There are other stronger fighters in my division but I’ll also prepare hard for them.”
Jomary Torres works with coach Rene Catalan. She faces hometown bet Priscilla Gaol on Saturday in ONE: Conquest of Heroes pic.twitter.com/RYoRzfenaC
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Torres has piqued everyone’s attention with an impressive 4-0 streak that includes wins over elite fighters like Rika Ishige and Nita Dea, but she still thinks and trains like an underdog.
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“I can’t sleep sometimes. I’m a bit nervous,” she admitted. “But I focused on training. A lot of people are counting me out, but I just keep telling myself that I can do this. I will show everyone what I’ve got.”
Torres, coached by ONE veteran Rene Catalan, said she put extra work on her grappling and striking knowing she’s going to be facing an Indonesian wushu champion.
“We really prepared hard so we can put on a good fight,” she said. “We focused on grappling and striking because I also have a lot of avoid from her especially she’s a wushu champion.”
Torres and Gaol cap off the preliminary round of stacked ONE: Championship card where fellow Filipino fighter Joshua Pacio tries to take home the ONE Strawweight belt in the main event.