ONE Fight Night 28 Results: Prajanchai Finishes Barboza, Retains ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title

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ONE Championship's two-sport World Champion Prajanchai PK Saenchai delivered another impressive performance, defending his Muay Thai crown against Ellis Badr Barboza via TKO in the main event of ONE Fight Night 28 on Saturday, February 8, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The two-sport ONE World Champion put on a striking masterclass in the first two rounds, utilizing his lightning quick hands to stymie Barboza's attacks, often stringing his boxing combinations together with beautiful body shots, be it knees or hooks.

Barboza showed great resilience, though, and even fired off a few good shots in the third, gamely staying in the pocket and trading hands with Prajanchai to make the fight interesting entering the championship rounds.

But it didn't take long for the proud Thai World Champion to put a lid on the bout and send his thousands of supporters home with smiles on their faces. Two well placed elbows in the fourth round turned out to be Barboza's end, with the last blow certainly leaving a mark by opening a huge cut above his left eye.

Prajanchai's final blow was so accurate he instantly knew it was going to open a deep cut that could potentially end the fight, so he quickly called referee Olivier Coste's attention upon impact.

Coste, seeing the nasty gash above Barboza's eye, then called on the ringside doctor to check his status. Barboza was soon deemed unable to continue, giving Prajanchai the stoppage win at the 1:55 mark of round four.

The victory gave Prajanchai 344 wins against 52 losses as he successfully defended his ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title for the first time since unifying it against Joseph Lasiri.

In the co-main event, fourth-ranked flyweight Muay Thai contender Kongthoranee Sor Sommai took his third-straight win after outpointing Nong-O Hama and taking a split-decision win in the former bantamweight king's flyweight debut.

Kongthoranee used everything from leg kicks to teeps to frustrate the Thai legend, making a good account of himself and ultimately beating the man with vastly more experience than himself. Here is a look at the full results of ONE Fight Night 28:

ONE Fight Night 28 Results

• Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship - Prajanchai PK Saenchai defeated Ellis Badr Barboza via TKO at 1:55 of round four
• Flyweight Muay Thai - Kongthoranee Sor Sommai defeated Nong-O Hama via split decision
• Catchweight (178.5 LBS) MMA - Zhang Lipeng defeated Hiroyuki "Japanese Beast" Tetsuka via TKO at 2:06 of round one
• Flyweight Muay Thai - Sean Climaco defeated Diego Paez via split decision
• Strawweight MMA - Keito Yamakita defeated Lito Adiwang via unanimous decision
• Bantamweight Muay Thai - Felipe Lobo defeated Saemapetch Fairtex via TKO at 2:22 of round three
• Flyweight MMA - Jeremy Miado defeated Gilbert Nakatani via unanimous decision
• Bantamweight MMA - Carlo Bumina-ang defeated Song Min Jong via TKO at 0:53 of round one
• Featherweight Submission Grappling - Gabriel Sousa defeated Gianni Grippo via split decision
• Catchweight (127.5 LBS) Muay Thai - Aliff Sor Dechapan defeated Shamil Adukhov via knockout at 1:10 of round one