ONE: Adiwang looks to rebound vs Hexigetu in ‘Unbreakable’

Team Lakay’s Lito Adiwang celebrates his latest win. INQUIRER PHOTO/TRISTAN TAMAYO

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino rising star Lito Adiwang aims to get back on track when he makes his return against China’s Hexigetu in ONE: Unbreakable on Jan. 22 at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Adiwang is raring for a bounce back win after coming off a heartbreaking defeat to Koha Minowa two months ago.

The loss snapped Adiwang’s seven-fight streak.

His opponent, meanwhile, eyes to continue his winning ways after going 3-0 in his last three fights.

The 27-year-old Adiwang hopes to end the recent struggles of Team Lakay, whose prized fighters in Eduard Folayang and Kevin Belingon all suffered setbacks to end 2020.

The strawweight showdown will kick off a six-fight card headlined by a bantamweight kickboxing world championship fight between reigning champion Alaverdi Ramazanov and Petchyindee Academy.

In the co-featured bout, Japanese legend and former ONE lightweight champion Shinya Aoki clashes with former contender James Nakashima.