Group Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao believes in Stephen Loman’s possibilities of turning into a ONE world champion within the close to future.
‘The Sniper’ Stephen Loman is rapidly catching hearth with spectacular back-to-back wins inside the final yr to struggle for the No.1 spot on the ladder to rivalry. The Filipino hard-hitter is scheduled to lock horns with former bantamweight world champion ‘The Flash’ Bibiano Fernandes at ONE on Prime Video 4 on Friday, November 18 on the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Forward of a high-stakes matchup with Fernandes, Loman’s head coach believes his pupil has a big repetoire of expertise and expertise worthy of successful a world championship title.
Talking to ONE Championship, he mentioned:
“Stephen is likely one of the longest-tenured world champions we have now on this crew. He already received a number of world titles in different organizations and his expertise and expertise are positively ONE world champion materials.”
Loman flew his means as much as the Prime 5 largely beneath the radar. Dominating his final two opponents, Yusup Saadulaev by TKO and outlasting Shoko Sato by choice, he’s rapidly turning into one of the crucial thrilling fighters to look at on the roster.
As coach Sangiao talked about earlier than, the 30-year-old Filipino had already set himself other than the competitors earlier than his promotional debut at ONE Championship because the inaugural and former Courageous bantamweight world champion.
Preventing for his homeland of the Philippines, Loman needs to etch his identify among the many all-time Filipino greats, and Sangiao is aware of he’s received what it takes to do it.
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Stephen Loman is happy for the chance to face bantamweight legend Bibiano Fernandes
Stephen Loman’s first actual take a look at comes within the type of Brazilian bantamweight legend Bibiano Fernandes. It will likely be his most difficult take a look at however Loman feels he’s as much as the duty particularly when he’s on a two-fight sizzling streak beneath the promotion.
Hoping to showcase a brand new plethora of strategies and expertise on centre stage towards a harmful opponent like Fernandes, he’s grateful to ONE Championship for making this potential.
He informed ONE:
“I’m so joyful for this chance. Now the individuals will get to see the outcomes of all of the laborious work and coaching that I’ve achieved. I’m really excited for this bout. Bibiano’s one of many prime contenders nonetheless within the division, so a win right here and I may very well be subsequent in line for the title.”