The fight for the heavyweight world title, which has been anticipated by fans all over the globe, is scheduled to take place on June 23.
Arjan Bhullar will compete in a unification match against Anatoly Malykhin, the current interim heavyweight titleholder, more than two years after knocking out Brandon Vera in the second round to win the ONE heavyweight world championship. Malykhin now holds the interim heavyweight title. Both of these giants have been verbally attacking one another for well over a year, but the time has finally come for them to resolve their differences by confronting one another in person.
They will do precisely that on a can’t-miss edition of ONE Friday Fights on June 23, as the organization continues its spectacular run at the renowned Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok. The event will take place on June 23. During a recent interview on Smack Talk with Sandhu, Arjan Bhullar discussed his unbeaten opponent, Anatoly Malykhin, in anticipation of their upcoming fight for the world title. Here is what Bhullar had to say about Malykhin:
“Anatoly, very dangerous opponent, you got to have that respect for him,” Bhullar said to the other player. You mentioned that they were unbeaten, that they vanquished everyone, and other similar accomplishments. Absolutely, he has promise for his strengths, but we can only perceive major weaknesses in his game.
Anatoly Malykhin has looked nothing short of outstanding while competing under the ONE Championship banner, where he holds a record of 12-0 and a completion rate of 100%. However, it is evident that Arjan Bhullar is seeing someone that the rest of us are not. And without a doubt, something that no other combatant has been able to capitalize on up to this point. We won’t have to wait too much longer, thank goodness, to try to figure out what exactly that is.
Bhullar himself has an amazing overall record of 11-1 with back-to-back victories inside the circle. He is best known for destroying Brandon Vera in the second round of their fight to win the 26-pound division of the ONE Championship. Due to the fact that he has been sidelined for the past 25 months, the question that needs to be answered is whether or not the current holder of the heavyweight belt will exhibit any signs of ring rust.
On June 23 we will have the information.
