MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fighters Drex Zamboanga and Jeremy Pacatiw ended up with contrasting KO fates in ONE: Full Circle in Singapore on Friday.
Zamboanga, who opened the action in the lead card, announced his arrival in the lightweight division with a first round KO stunner of Rahul Raju.
The fighter out of Marrok Force MMA made a huge leap from flyweight to his current division in just his second match with the Singapore promotion.
A former URCC champion, Zamboanga caught Raju with a nasty right uppercut 1:05 into the opening round to put his opponent to sleep.
Meanwhile, Team Lakay's Jeremy Pacatiw suffered a first round KO against Fabricio Andrade.
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The Baguio-based fighter was pegged as an underdog in the match.
Andrade connected on a knee to the body of Pacatiw that folded the Filipino fighter after a minute and a half in the opening round.
The two fighters thus gave the Philippines a mixed bag of results in ONE Championship's latest offering.