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‘My Heart Belonged On A Different Stage’ – How Freddie Haggerty Traded Acting Career For Martial Arts

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Before facing Yonis Anane at The Inner Circle on May 22, he revisits a childhood under different lights.

Some fighters take the long road to the bright lights of the global stage. English striking star Freddie Haggerty already knew them by heart. The 21-year-old returns to action in a high-stakes strawweight Muay Thai matchup against WBC Muay Thai World Champion Yonis Anane at The Inner Circle .

The blockbuster event broadcasts live from Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, May 22, available exclusively to monthly subscribers on live. onefc. com .

View this post on Instagram He has built his early professional reputation on explosive finishes, sharp ring craft, and a presentation under the lights that feels remarkably composed for a fighter still in his early twenties. There is a reason that supreme composure runs so deep. Long before Haggerty ever walked toward a ring, he was charming massive audiences across London’s West End up to five nights a week.

The Stage Before The Spotlight The West End is London’s answer to Broadway — a collection of roughly 40 theaters widely regarded as the absolute highest level of commercial theater in England. His journey began nowhere near a ring or a grand stage. A young Freddie Haggerty tagged along to dance school with his older sister, with absolutely no intention of ever performing himself.

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