‘I’ve come to win’, says Cyprus Muay Thai star Michael

Savvas Michael is ready to go all the way to get the gold belt around his waist.
With astounding support from the Pentchydeen team who believes he has what it takes to square off out of the ring as champion, Michael couldn’t be more ready.

The Cypriot champion with his lightning-fast kicks – is about to square off in the ONE flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semi-finals on Friday at ONE on Prime Video 1 with one of the fiercest strikers on the planet who is known for turning his opponents into target bags – Rodtang ‘Iron Man’ Jitmuangnon.

Everything about the Cypriot ‘Baby Face Killer’ screams champion. He fights like a rhino. Think of a calm and very technical monster – sharp jacks, lightning-fast kicks, and cuts like a straight razor. This fight is a very important fight for him and he’s all into defeating the ‘Iron Man’.

Michael said: “I just want Rodtang to know that I believe in myself. I wouldn’t have signed the contract if I didn’t feel like I can beat him. Signing it means I come to win.
“I’m not worried. I’m just excited to train and perform come fight day. It’s my time to shine now, and I want to prove to the world that I’m one of the best.”

The ‘Baby Face Killer’ who has been fighting since he was six has now turned into a monster that never fails to torture his opponent’s body every second whilst waiting for an opportunity to spill blood.

He has already earned an astonishing record in Muay Thai by winning both the WBC Muay Thai Lightweight and WMC Muay Thai 130-pound World Titles. From day one his big motivation has been his number one fan – his mum and this time he’s not planning to let her down.

According to him, he has lost his mind fighting to build a better life for his mum, his girlfriend, and grandkids… this is his driving force. As much as it feels good to win, Michael believes that building a better life for those he loves is the ultimate payback for all the effort and hard work he puts into every fight day.

He said: “I’ve lost my mind in this game like Vincent van Gogh. He dedicated his life to his craft and lost his mind in the process. That’s happening to me. But, fuck it. When the gold belt is around my waist when my mother finally has a mansion, when my girlfriend has a different car for every day of the week, when my kids’ kids have everything they ever want, then it will pay.”

Rodtang himself stepped into the ring at the age of ten to help take care of his family as well as most Muay Thai fighters. Since then he has risen to become a real champ – Rodtang has never lost in ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai division and is unarguably one of the fiercest strikers on the planet which makes their ONE flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix semi-final highly anticipated.

Every time these two stars fight it’s for a purpose – for the people who most look up to them and believe in them.
Nothing can be more motivating than fighting for those you love. Now, these two bloodthirsty monsters are fighting not just for a win but for those that look up to them.
Michael thinks the game is pretty simple, but people just forget the basic rules and juggle other unnecessary stuff.

He said: “Hit and don’t get hit. Facts! The loser is the person that gets hit more than he hits and the winner is the person that hits more than he gets hit.”