“I'm gonna show another KO” - New interim kickboxing king Masaaki Noiri’s message to Superbon ahead of inevitable unification bout

“I'm gonna show another KO” - New interim kickboxing king Masaaki Noiri’s message to Superbon ahead of inevitable unification bout

Following his successful conquest of the interim featherweight kickboxing world title last Sunday, Masaaki Noiri is now eyeing next a unification bout against reigning divisional king Superbon.

Masaaki Noiri: The Art of Methodical Pressure

Pressure fighting at its most fundamental level is the practice of taking and holding space, but there exists as many flavors of it as there are colors in the alphabet. Swarmers seek to maximize their damage output on trapped opponents without necessarily maximizing the time spent holding ground, while pressure counter fighters use the taking of space to draw out and punish rushed reactions. There’s a wide spectrum between active and passive, wi…