ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel 2 was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 5, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel 2
The poster for ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel 2
PromotionONE Championship
DateOctober 5, 2024 (2024-October-05)
VenueLumpinee Boxing Stadium
CityBangkok, Thailand
Event chronology
ONE Friday Fights 82: Yod-IQ vs. Dayakaev ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel 2 ONE 169: Atlanta

Background

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A ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship rematch between current champion Alexis Nicolas and former champion (also current ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion) Regian Eersel headlined the event.[2] They previously met at ONE Fight Night 21 in April 2024, where Nicolas won the title by unanimous decision.[3]

An interim ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship bout between Denice Zamboanga and Alyona Rassohyna was expected to take place at the event.[4] However in August 2024, it was announced that Zamboanga had withdrawn from the bout due to a hamstring injury and the bout was cancelled.[5]

Three fights scheduled for the card: Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai versus Tagir Khalilov, Shir Cohen versus Amy Pirnie, and Jihin Radzuan versus Ayaka Miura - were in jeopardy when Kongthoranee, Khalilov, Cohen and Radzuan all failed to give hydrated samples. Cohen/Pirnie stayed on the card at a catchweight, while the other two bouts were cancelled. Also, Banma Duoji came in at 136.25 lb and was fined a percentage went go to Danial Williams.[6]

Results

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Fight card (Amazon Prime Video)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Kickboxing Regian Eersel def. Alexis Nicolas (c) Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 [a]
Lightweight Muay Thai Youssef Assouik def. Sinsamut Klinmee Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Bantamweight Muay Thai John Lineker def. Alexey Balyko KO (punches) 1 2:14
Strawweight Mansur Malachiev def. Bokang Masunyane Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight Muay Thai Johan Estupiñan def. Zakaria El Jamari KO (punches) 2 1:07
Catchweight (119.25 lb) Muay Thai Shir Cohen def. Amy Pirnie Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Strawweight Muay Thai Rui Botelho def. Thongpoon P.K.Saenchai Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight (136.25 lb) Danial Williams def. Banma Duoji Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[8]

  • Performance of the Night: John Lineker and Johan Estupiñan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexis Nicolas and Regian Eersel Booked for Title Rematch at ONE Fight Night 25". Combat Press. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ^ Pico, Borna (2024-08-06). "Regian Eersel Versus Alexis Nicolas Rematch Official For October 5". Beyond Kickboxing. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ LIDF, Jerome (2024-04-06). "Alexis Nicolas champion of the One Championship! (replay)". Les Infos Du Fight. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ "Denice Zamboanga battles Alyona Rassohyna for atomweight strap at ONE Fight Night 25". | BJPenn.com. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  5. ^ Icasiano, Nissi (2024-08-25). "Injury forces Denice Zamboanga to withdraw from interim ONE title fight". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "ONE Fight Night 25: Dramatic Weigh-Ins See Several Fights Cancelled". Fighters Only. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  7. ^ "ONE Fight Night 25: Nicolas vs. Eersel 2". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  8. ^ Joseph, Mike (2024-10-05). "ONE Fight Night 25 Results: Regian Eersel Gets Revenge Over Alexis Nicolas; John Lineker Stops Alexey Balyko". myKhel.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.