ONE: Drex Zamboanga scores KO win, Jeremy Pacatiw loses
Drex Zamboanga scores an early knockout in ONE: Full Circle. Photo from ONE Championship
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino fighters got mixed results at ONE: Full Circle with Drex Zamboanga enjoying an early win while Jeremy Pacatiw suffered the exact opposite Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Zamboanga quickly opened the card when he knocked out Rahul Raju just 1:05 into the first round of their lightweight bout.
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Going to the body in the early part of his flurry, the 32-year-old Zamboanga put his head down and exploded for a right uppercut that knocked out Raju.
Zamboanga (9-5) bumped his winning streak to three fights, the last two coming in ONE Championship, while Raju (8-7) has now lost three of his last four matches.
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Pacatiw, meanwhile, suffered a first round knockout to No. 4 contender Fabricio Andrade in the bantamweight division.
Andrade, who hasn’t lost since 2017, dropped Pacatiw with a vicious left knee to the liver putting a stop to their fight 1:37 into the first round.
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The two were still gauging each other in the early stages of the bout with Pacatiw managing to connect with a roundhouse and Andrade (7-2) grazing the Team Lakay prospect with a front kick.
Andrade’s win saw him extend his winning run to six fights, four of which coming in the promotion, while Pacatiw (10-5) absorbed his first loss since 2019.
