ONE Championship: Haggerty blasts ‘delusional’ Ghazali, denies ducking fight with teen
Freddie Haggerty says he would say yes to bout against Malaysia’s teen sensation, and fears no one who ‘bleeds like I do’
Freddie Haggerty has denied turning down a fight with Johan Ghazali, in a fiery response to the teenage striking sensation’s claims “he didn’t want it”.
The Briton hit back at comments Ghazali made in an interview with the Post, saying there were “delusional and that’s the truth” and if he was offered a fight with the 18-year-old by ONE Championship he would “say yes like there was no tomorrow”.
And Haggerty, the younger brother of ONE Bantamweight kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty, was quick to shut down any narrative he was avoiding the fight.
“I don’t fear no one that bleeds the same as I do and that’s the God’s honest truth,” the 20-year-old said.
“Once we’re in there [the ring], it’s just a fair battle. It’s who’s trained harder, who’s prepared better, who’s ready to die for it.”
The younger Haggerty said he would be willing to face the Malaysian at multiple Muay Thai weight classes having “watched his [Ghazali] past couple of performances”, and questioned whether the was really as confident as he made out.