Fully recovered, Lito Adiwang believes that his hiatus won’t really affect his game when he returns next month.
After resting from an ACL tear, “Thunder Kid” faces dangerous Adrian “Papua Badboy” Mattheis at ONE Friday Fights 34 on September 22 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
“I’m happy to finally return to the ring after a year. It’s my time to continue my dream,” said Adiwang.
Things will be different when he re-emerges on the ONE stage after tearing his ACL against Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado last year at ONE X.
For starters, he won’t be representing Team Lakay anymore. He left the fabled camp early this year to move abroad and hone his craft elsewhere.
Adiwang will now represent the HIIT Studio team in Bali, Indonesia, after wrapping up his recovery in Phuket, Thailand.
“If everything works out as planned, I feel like they’d see a more technical ‘Thunder Kid’ this time around, combined with power, of course,” he said.
Adiwang believes Mattheis has the edge when it comes to sharpness, especially since the Indonesian has remained active over the last year.
“His advantage is that he’s fought thrice over the past year, but I have to show him that there are levels to this game,” he said.
“I may be out for more than a year, but it only strengthened the fire in me to get back in the game and beat whoever’s in front of me.”
