ONE: Warrior’s Quest Weigh-In Results- Aoki And Ando Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
ONE’s lightweight champ Shinya Aoki and challenger Koji Ando have cleared the way for their fight at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tomorrow, as both men made weight today.
Aoki came in at 154 pounds for the bout and Ando tipped the scales at 154.5.
“I have respect for Koji Ando, especially since he is my fellow countryman,” Aoki was quoted saying in a press release from the promotion. “He has a good ground game and he strikes pretty decently as well. However, I have been training really hard on all areas of my game. I’m ready for Ando come fight night.”
“I’ve worked too hard for too long for this opportunity, and I can assure all the fans that when I step inside that cage, I’ll be ready to give the performance of a lifetime,” Ando stated. “Whatever the outcome of the fight, one thing is certain, Shinya will know he was in a real battle.”
ONE Championship’s “Warrior’s Quest” will be available via online pay-per-view at http://www.onefc.com/livestream.
Here are the official weigh-in results.
MAIN EVENT
ONE Lightweight World Championship bout: Shinya Aoki (70.1kg/154lbs) VS Koji Ando(70.2kg/154.5lbs)
MAIN CARD
ONE Strawweight World Championship bout: Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichok (51.8kg / 114lbs) VS Roy Doliguez (51.6 kg / 113.5lbs)
Featherweight bout: Ev Ting (65.8kg / 145lbs) VS Marat Gafurov (65.8kg / 145lbs)
Lightweight bout: Lowen Tynanes (69.7kg / 153lbs) VS Kuat Khamitov (70.3kg / 154.5lbs)
Lightweight bout: Eddie Ng (70.3kg / 154.5lbs) VS Ariel Sexton (70.2kg / 154.5lbs)
Bantamweight bout: Stephen Langdown (61.2kg / 134.5lbs) VS A La Teng Hei Li (61.2kg / 134.5lbs)
UNDERCARD
Featherweight bout: Amir Khan (65.5kg / 144lbs) VS Shannon Wiratchai (65.8kg / 145lbs)
Featherweight bout: Benedict Ang (65.3kg / 143.5lbs) VS Waqar Umar (65.6kg / 144lbs)
Women’s Strawweight bout: Angela Lee (51.8 kg / 114lbs) VS Aya Saeid Saber ( 51.7kg / 114 lbs)
Flyweight bout: Ali Yaakub (55.3 kg/ 121.5lbs) VS Jianbing Yang (56.7 kg/ 125lbs)