Casablanca – Moroccan Muay Thai star Elmehdi El Jamari is putting the final touches on his preparations for a pivotal showdown at ONE Championship show ONE Fight Night 32 where he hopes to score a career-defining win and avenge his brother’s loss to his opponent.
El Jamari is set to face Aliff Sor Dechapan in a pivotal strawweight Muay Thai contest that could decide the next challenger for the world title inside Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium in the morning hours of Saturday, June 7.
After scoring a spectacular knockout over Thailand’s Thongpoon PK Saenchai on his debut in April, El Jamari is confident that he can secure a second finish in two promotional fights against a more difficult opponent this Saturday.
The in-form Aliff, who is entering the fight after scoring three consecutive wins, is a dangerous fighter known for his powerful kicks and owns a 7-centimeter height advantage over the Moroccan.
Aware of his next opponent’s strengths and weaknesses after watching his fights closely, El Jamari has put together a game plan to land one of the biggest wins of his career.
“Aliff is a very different fighter to Thongpoon. He is much taller and has quite a different fighting style. However, we have put together a game plan that will surprise people once we are in the ring together,” El Jamari.
Although he is remaining tightlipped about the details of his game plan, El Jamari made no secret of consulting his older brother and fellow ONE athlete Zakaria about facing his former opponent.
Zakaria had suffered a disappointing first-knockout loss at the hands of Aliff last November – and Elmehdi is trying to build on the lessons learned from Zakaria’s experience and is hoping to avenge his brother’s defeat.
“Zakaria explained what happened during the fight. He doesn’t want me to commit the same mistakes he made. He told me Aliff is a good fighter, but he is not a great fighter. I think Zakaria’s biggest mistake was he put his hands down,” Elmehdisaid.
“I cannot wait for the fight. I cannot wait to enter the ring. It will be vengeance that rises to the level of our expectations,” he added.
Despite focusing on his difficult mission in the upcoming bout, the 27-year-old Moroccan is already dreaming of challenging Thai star Prajanchai PK Saenchai for the ONE Strawweight Muay Thai world title.
“I think Prajanchai is a very experienced fighter. But his time is up. He is aging and this is the time for a new generation of fighters. I hope I will defeat Aliff first and then Prajanchai, too,” El Jamari said.
Ahead of the pivotal matchup on Saturday, the talented multi-time Morocco, Arab, and Africa champion is promising an exciting all-out “war” against Aliff and hopes to finish his opponent via knockout.
“It will be war. And the war will not go into the third round. I will finish him via knockout,” El Jamari said.
