‘My Heart Is Stronger Than Steel’ – Rodtang Vows To Spoil Takeru’s Farewell Fight At ONE SAMURAI 1

Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon plans to deliver a peak performance when he faces Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa for the ONE Interim Flyweight Kickboxing World Title. The highly anticipated rematch headlines ONE SAMURAI 1 on April 29 inside Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The Thai megastar returns to the global stage against one of the most accomplished strikers of his generation, a former three-division K-1 Champion who has long stood as one of Japan’s greatest combat sports icons.

View this post on Instagram Their first encounter at ONE 172 in March 2025 ended in just 80 seconds, when Rodtang stopped his opponent with a left hook. Takeru rebounded with a TKO over Denis “The Bosnian Menace” Puric at ONE 173 last November to earn the rematch. He has since announced this will be his retirement bout.

Chosen by Takeru for that defining moment, Rodtang now carries both the responsibility of the moment and the expectation to deliver: “This fight is the most important fight yet, not because of an interim belt, but because it’s his last fight. And he chose me. He probably really respects me.

And I’m happy to be a part of his fight journey. On his last day, he hand-picked me as his opponent. “I am very honored, and I truly appreciate how much he respects me.